Infotainment system control
The infotainment system addresses the issue of interrupted conversations by using a control system to detect talks and adjust audio output, ensuring timely delivery of navigation announcements.
DE102011012400B4Active Publication Date: 2025-09-04GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE102011012400
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2010-03-02
- Filing Date
- 2011-02-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-04
- Estimated Expiration
- 2031-02-25
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Conversations between vehicle occupants are often interrupted by navigation announcements and entertainment content, leading to missed announcements or the need for users to manually adjust volume levels, which can be disruptive.
Method used
An infotainment system with a control system that detects conversations using a microphone and adjusts audio output volume or delays navigation announcements until conversations are completed, ensuring important announcements are not missed.
Benefits of technology
Minimizes disruption to conversations by adjusting audio levels or delaying announcements, thereby enhancing the usability of infotainment systems in vehicles.
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Abstract
Infotainment system (100, 200, 300) for a motor vehicle, the system comprising: a navigation system (202); an entertainment system (110, 204); an audio output device (108, 206); and a control system (102) coupled to the navigation system (202), the entertainment system (110, 204), and the audio output device (108, 206), controlling access to the audio output device (108, 206) by the navigation system (202) and the entertainment system (110, 204), comprising a call detection device (212) that determines whether a call is being conducted, alters the operation of the audio output device (108, 206) if a call is being conducted, and alters the operation of the audio output device (108, 206) by delaying the playback of a navigation announcement on the audio output device (108, 206) during at least a portion of the call by delaying the navigation announcement for a portion of the call until a location-based limit is reached at which the motor vehicle has reached a specified minimum distance before a corresponding driver action should be taken,The navigation announcement is preceded by an introduction if the call is interrupted by the navigation announcement.
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