Vehicle infotainment apparatus and method for controlling the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsJihoon Sung, Jaekyu Yu
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Abstract
A vehicle infotainment apparatus may include an antenna configured to receive a FM broadcast signal; an RF front end configured to modulate and demodulate the FM broadcast signal; and a controller configured to determine a type of content being broadcast by processing the FM broadcast signal, determine a reference level for switching a sound mode based on the determined type of the content, determine the sound mode based on the reference level and the level of the FM broadcast signal, and control the RF front end to modulate and demodulate the FM broadcast signal based on the determined sound mode.
Claims24
A vehicle infotainment apparatus, comprising:
- an antenna configured to receive a FM broadcast signal;
- an RF front end connected to the antenna and configured to modulate and demodulate the received FM broadcast signal;
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- a controller connected to the RF front and configured to determine a type of content being broadcast by processing the received FM broadcast signal, determine a reference level for switching a sound mode based on the determined type of the content, determine the sound mode based on the reference level and a level of the received FM broadcast signal, and control the RF front end to modulate and demodulate the received FM broadcast signal based on the determined sound mode.
A method of controlling a vehicle infotainment apparatus, comprising:
- receiving, by a controller of the vehicle infotainment apparatus, a FM broadcast signal using an antenna of the vehicle infotainment apparatus;
- determining, by the controller, a type of content being broadcast by processing the received FM broadcast signal;
- determining, by the controller, a reference level for switching a sound mode based on the determined type of the content;
- determining, by the controller, the sound mode based on the reference level and a level of the received FM broadcast signal;
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- controlling, by the controller, a RF front end of the vehicle infotainment apparatus and connected to the controller to modulate and demodulate the received FM broadcast signal based on the determined sound mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.