Methods of managing communications for an in-vehicle telematics system

A system, comprising:

• a first in-vehicle system providing interactive voice services through at least one menu dialogue, the interactive voice services including a first audio signal configured to be provided over a vehicle audio system;
• a second in-vehicle system providing first audio messaging including a second audio signal configured to be provided over the vehicle audio system;
• an arbitration control coupled to the first and second in-vehicle systems, the arbitration control adapted to select, when the first and second audio signals occur substantially simultaneously, one of the first and second audio signals as a priority output and an other of the second and first audio signals as a subordinate output, wherein the priority output is provided over the vehicle audio system;
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• a queue manager adapted to maintain the subordinate output in a queue for outputting over the vehicle audio system after completion of the priority output, wherein if the first audio signal is the subordinate output, then the queue manager is adapted to maintain a state of the at least one menu dialogue, as of a time the priority output is selected, for continuation of the at least one menu dialogue from the maintained state after the completion of the priority output.

A system, comprising:

• a first in-vehicle system providing an interactive voice menu including a first audio signal for playing over a vehicle audio system, wherein the first in-vehicle system has a state responsive to a user interaction through the interactive voice menu;
• a second in-vehicle system providing first audio messaging including a second audio signal for playing over the vehicle audio system;
• an arbitration control responsive to the first and second in-vehicle systems and adapted to select, when the first and second audio signals occur substantially simultaneously, one of the first and second audio signals as a priority output, and an other of the second and first audio signals as a subordinate output, wherein the priority output is provided over the vehicle audio system;
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• a queue manager adapted to maintain the subordinate output in a queue for outputting over the vehicle audio system after completion of the priority output, wherein if the first audio signal is the subordinate output, then the queue manager is adapted to maintain the state of the first in-vehicle system as of a time of the maintaining in the queue, and allows continuation of the first in-vehicle system from the maintained state after the completion of the priority output.