System and method for restricting audio transmission based on driver status
AssigneeFord Global Technoliges, LLC
InventorsThomas Lee Miller, Robert Earl Johnson, JR., Kenneth Nkosi Williams
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a method and a apparatus for restricting audio transmission in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a control module. The control module is configured to receive an audio feed signal including audio content and a content advisory indicator and compare the content advisory indicator to predetermined criteria. The control module is further configured to restrict transmission of the audio data based on the comparison of the content advisory indicator to the predetermined criteria.
Claims19
A method for restricting audio transmission in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving an audio feed signal including audio data and a content advisory indicator;
- comparing the content advisory indicator to predetermined criteria;
- and
- restricting transmission of the audio data based on the comparison of the content advisory indicator to the predetermined criteria.
An apparatus for restricting audio transmission in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a control module configured to:
- receive an audio feed signal including audio content and a content advisory indicator;
- compare the content advisory indicator to predetermined criteria;
- and
- restrict transmission of the audio data based on the comparison of the content advisory indicator to the predetermined criteria.
An apparatus for restricting audio transmission in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a control module configured to:
- receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver;
- and
- receive a locked signal corresponding to one or more audio channels that enable the transmission of unsuitable audio data;
- restrict the transmission of the unsuitable audio data associated with the one or more audio channels on the locked signal in response to determining that the driver status signal corresponds to the secondary driver;
- and
- transmit a display signal to indicate that one or more of the audio channels is a restricted channel for the secondary driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.