VEHICLE IN CABIN SOUND PROCESSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A sound system of a vehicle, said sound system comprising:
- a plurality of microphones disposed in a cabin of a vehicle equipped with said sound system;
a plurality of speakers disposed in the cabin of the equipped vehicle at or near respective seats of the equipped vehicle;
a sound processor operable to process microphone output signals of said microphones to determine a voice signal of a speaking occupant in the equipped vehicle at or near one of said microphones;
wherein said sound processor generates a processor output signal that is provided to at least some of said speakers; and
wherein, responsive to said processor output signal, said some of said speakers generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant to direct the sound towards at least some of the other occupants in the equipped vehicle while one or more speakers at or near the seat occupied by the speaking occupant do not generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant so as to not direct the sound towards the speaking occupant.
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Abstract
A sound system of a vehicle includes a plurality of microphones disposed in a cabin of the vehicle, a plurality of speakers disposed in the cabin of the vehicle, and a sound processor operable to process microphone output signals of the microphones to determine a voice signal of a speaking occupant in the vehicle at or near one of the microphones. The sound processor generates a processor output signal that is provided to at least some of the speakers. Responsive to the processor output signal, the at least some of the speakers generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant to direct the sound towards other occupants in the vehicle, while one or more speakers at or near the seat occupied by the speaking occupant do not generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant.
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20 Claims
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1. A sound system of a vehicle, said sound system comprising:
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a plurality of microphones disposed in a cabin of a vehicle equipped with said sound system; a plurality of speakers disposed in the cabin of the equipped vehicle at or near respective seats of the equipped vehicle; a sound processor operable to process microphone output signals of said microphones to determine a voice signal of a speaking occupant in the equipped vehicle at or near one of said microphones; wherein said sound processor generates a processor output signal that is provided to at least some of said speakers; and wherein, responsive to said processor output signal, said some of said speakers generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant to direct the sound towards at least some of the other occupants in the equipped vehicle while one or more speakers at or near the seat occupied by the speaking occupant do not generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant so as to not direct the sound towards the speaking occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sound system of a vehicle, said sound system comprising:
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a plurality of microphones disposed in a cabin of a vehicle equipped with said sound system, wherein said plurality of microphones comprises a plurality of microphones disposed at or near respective ones of a plurality of seats in the cabin of the equipped vehicle; a plurality of speakers disposed in the cabin of the equipped vehicle, wherein said plurality of speakers comprises at least one speaker disposed at or near respective ones of the seats in the cabin of the equipped vehicle; a sound processor operable to process microphone output signals of said microphones to determine a voice signal of a speaking occupant at one of the seats in the equipped vehicle at or near one of said microphones; wherein said sound processor generates a processor output signal that is provided to at least some of said speakers at others of the seats in the equipped vehicle; and wherein, responsive to said processor output signal, said at least some of said speakers generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant to direct the sound towards other occupants in the equipped vehicle, while speakers at or near the seat occupied by the speaking occupant do not generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant so as to not direct the sound towards the speaking occupant. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sound system of a vehicle, said sound system comprising:
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a plurality of interior microphones disposed in a cabin of vehicle equipped with said sound system; a plurality of speakers disposed in the cabin of the equipped vehicle; a plurality of exterior microphones exterior of the cabin of the equipped vehicle; a sound processor operable to process interior microphone output signals of said microphones to determine a voice signal of a speaking occupant in the equipped vehicle at or near one of said interior microphones; wherein said sound processor generates a processor output signal that is provided to at least some of said speakers; wherein, responsive to said processor output signal, said at least some of said speakers generate sound representative of the voice signal of the speaking occupant to direct the sound towards other occupants in the equipped vehicle; and wherein, responsive to exterior microphone outputs of said exterior microphones, said sound processor is operable to determine a noise of interest from the signals of the exterior microphone signals, and wherein said sound processor controls said speakers to generate sound representative of the determined noise of interest at least towards a driver of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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