In-vehicle passenger phone stand

A method for processing audio signals from a mobile computing device by a mobile computing device stand associated with a seat where a user is expected to be positioned, comprising:

• (a) receiving, by a system controller of the mobile computing device stand, the audio signals comprising speech signals and non-speech signals of an audio session from the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device comprising a media player for conducting the audio session, the mobile computing device stand comprising a plurality of back speakers positioned in the seat behind a location where the user is expected to be positioned and next to the seat, wherein the plurality of back speakers comprises a first set of back speakers positioned at a first side of the seat and a second set of back speakers positioned at a second side of the seat opposite the first side of the seat, the first set of back speakers comprising a first inward back speaker facing toward the location and a first outward back speaker facing away from the location, the second set of back speakers comprising a second inward back speaker facing toward the location and a second outward back speaker facing away from the location;
• (b) separating, by the system controller, the audio signals into a first portion comprising the speech signals and a second portion comprising the non-speech signals;
• (c) generating, by the system controller, mixed audio signals comprising a combination of the speech signals and the non-speech signals according to one or more output mixing attributes;
• (d) sending, by the system controller, the mixed audio signals to the first inward back speaker and the second inward back speaker;
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• (e) sending, by the system controller, the mixed audio signals in an out of phase manner to the first outward back speaker and the second outward back speaker, wherein the playing of the audio signals by the first and second outward back speakers reduce or cancel a volume of the playing of the audio signals by the first and second inward back speakers.

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodied in a phone stand, comprising computer readable program code embodied therein, wherein when executed by a processor causes the processor to:

• (a) receive the audio signals comprising speech signals and non-speech signals of an audio session from the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device comprising a media player for conducting the audio session, the mobile computing device coupled to a mobile computing device stand comprising a plurality of back speakers positioned in the seat behind a location where the user is expected to be positioned and next to the seat, wherein the plurality of back speakers comprises a first set of back speakers positioned at a first side of the seat and a second set of back speakers positioned at a second side of the seat opposite the first side of the seat, the first set of back speakers comprising a first inward back speaker facing toward the location and a first outward back speaker facing away from the location, the second set of back speakers comprising a second inward back speaker facing toward the location and a second outward back speaker facing away from the location;
• (b) separate the audio signals into a first portion comprising the speech signals and a second portion comprising the non-speech signals;
• (c) generate mixed audio signals comprising a combination of the speech signals and the non-speech signals according to one or more output mixing attributes;
• (d) send the mixed audio signals to the first inward back speaker and the second inward back speaker;
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• (e) send the mixed audio signals in an out of phase manner to the first outward back speaker and the second outward back speaker, wherein the playing of the audio signals by the first and second outward back speakers reduce or cancel a volume of the playing of the audio signals by the first and second inward back speakers.