Process and apparatus for the output of music information in a vehicle

• US 20050212667A1
• Filed: 03/10/2005
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Lengning, Marc, Schambeck, Bernhard
• Granted Patent: US 8,207,837 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/439
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

In the case of a process for the output of music information via an audio device in a vehicle, in which the driver'"'"'s behavior is determined on the basis of data of one or more driving systems and/or of one or more comfort systems of the vehicle, one piece of music respectively is stored as music information in a table for different behaviors of the driver and/or traffic situations. When the respective driving behavior and/or the respective traffic situation exists, this music information is played back by way of the audio device.

Claims

1. A process for outputting music information in a vehicle, the processing comprising the acts of:

stirring one piece of music, respectively, as music information in a table for different behaviors of the driver and/or traffic situations;

determining a driver'"'"'s behavior based on data from at least one of one or more driving systems and comfort systems of the vehicle;

playing back via an audio device in the vehicle, a music information respectively stirred for a correspondingly determined driver behavior and/or an existing traffic situation.

2. The process according to claim 1, wherein when the respective driving behavior and/or traffic situation changes, the process immediately interrupts the music information currently being played and then plays back the music information provided in the table for the changed behavior and/or situation.