METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING IN-VEHICLE SPEAKERS
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle computing system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a processor;
an external device interface communicatively coupleable to a mobile device; and
a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to;
receive an indication of an incoming call directed toward the mobile device;
determine location information for the mobile device;
correlate the mobile device with a selected speaker of the vehicle, the selected speaker being associated with the location information for the mobile device; and
adjust, via the in-vehicle computing system, at least one audio setting for the selected speaker.
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Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for an in-vehicle computing system for selectively adjusting audio settings for speakers in a vehicle. In some embodiments, an in-vehicle computing system for a vehicle includes a processor, an external device interface communicatively coupleable to a mobile device, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to receive an indication of an incoming call directed toward the mobile device. The instructions are further executable to determine location information for the mobile device, correlate the mobile device with a selected speaker of the vehicle, the selected speaker being associated with the location information for the mobile device, and adjust, via the in-vehicle computing system, at least one audio setting for the selected speaker.
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20 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle computing system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a processor; an external device interface communicatively coupleable to a mobile device; and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to; receive an indication of an incoming call directed toward the mobile device; determine location information for the mobile device; correlate the mobile device with a selected speaker of the vehicle, the selected speaker being associated with the location information for the mobile device; and adjust, via the in-vehicle computing system, at least one audio setting for the selected speaker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device comprising:
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a display; a communication interface comprising an antenna operable to receive information according to a location-dependent communication protocol; a processor; and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to; exchange one or more of authentication information and an identifier of the mobile device with an in-vehicle computing system; receive location information from a location sensor in a vehicle via the antenna; send the location information to the in-vehicle computing system; receive an indication of an incoming call; and selectively accept the call based on user input to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for selectively adjusting audio settings for speakers in a vehicle via an in-vehicle computing system, the method comprising:
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outputting audio content via one or more speakers in the vehicle; detecting, via communication received at one or more of an antenna and an external device interface of the in-vehicle computing system, a mobile device in the vehicle; determining a location of the mobile device; determining that an incoming communication is directed toward the mobile device; and for more than one speaker in the vehicle, selectively adjusting one or more audio settings of that speaker in the vehicle based on a proximity of that speaker to the location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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