Infotainment system control
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsBhavna Mathur, Andrew W. Gellatly, Cody R. Hansen, John P. Weiss, Matthew M. Highstrom, Robert D. Sims
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Abstract
An embodiment an infotainment system for an automobile includes a navigation system, an entertainment system, an audio output device and a control system coupled to the navigation system, the entertainment system and the audio output device. The control system controls access by the navigation system and the entertainment system to the audio output device and includes a conversation recognizer that determines if a conversation is being conducted. The control system of this embodiment varies operation of the audio output device in the event a conversation is being conducted.
Claims18
An infotainment system for an automobile, the system comprising:
- a navigation system;
- an entertainment system;
- an audio output device;
- and
- a control system coupled to the navigation system, the entertainment system and the audio output device, the control system controlling access by the navigation system and the entertainment system to the audio output device, the control system including a conversation recognizer that determines if a conversation is being conducted, the control system varying operation of the audio output device in the event a conversation is being conducted.
A computer based method of operating an infotainment system in an automobile, the infotainment system including at least a navigation system and an entertainment system, the method comprising:
- receiving at a computer based control system of the infotainment system a navigation prompt;
- receiving at the computer based control system a play prompt command from the navigation system to play the navigation prompt;
- determining that a conversation is being conducted by at least one passenger in the automobile;
- and
- delaying the navigation prompt from being played on an audio output device during at least a portion of the conversation.
A computer program product including a computer readable medium with program segments for, when executed on a computer device, causing the computer device to implement a method for operating an infotainment system, the method comprising:
- receiving a navigation prompt;
- receiving a play prompt command from the navigation system to play the navigation prompt;
- determining that a conversation is being conducted by at least one passenger in the automobile;
- and
- delaying the navigation prompt from being played on an audio output device during at least a portion of the conversation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.