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

• US 8,207,837 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2005
• Issued: 06/26/2012
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US11/076,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20050212667A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,665 Days
• Field of Search: 340/439, 340/575, 340/576, 702/182, 702/183, 702/188
• 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 to a driver, the processing comprising the acts of:

storing one piece of music, respectively, as music information in a table for different behaviors of the driver and/or traffic situations, wherein the music information has musical characteristics that improve a mood or state of the driver;

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, the one piece of music respectively stored as music information for a correspondingly determined driver behavior and/or an existing traffic situation; and

determining if the driver'"'"'s behavior and/or existing traffic has changed; and

, if so, playing back via the audio device in the vehicle, the one piece of music respectively stored as music information correspondingly to the determined changed driver behavior and/or 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 one piece of music currently being played and then plays back music corresponding to music information provided in the table for the changed behavior and/or situation.

3. A process for outputting music information, comprising the acts of:

storing one piece of music, respectively, as music information in a table for different human behaviors and/or situations, wherein the music information has musical characteristics that improve a mood or state of the driver;

determining human behavior based on data from one or more information systems of a moving object;

playing back via an audio device, the piece of music respectively stored for a correspondingly determined human behavior; and

determining if the human behavior has changed; and

, if so,

playing back via the audio device, the piece of music respectively stored for the determined changed human behavior.