# US 2014/0207465 A1 · Method and Apparatus for Incoming Audio Processing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0207465 A1 - Document ID: US20140207465A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/744,724 - Filed: 2013-01-18 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-18 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Doron M. Elliott; Ryan Robert Dauzet; Jeffrey Raymond Ostrowski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207465A1 ## CPC - G10L 15/00: Speech recognition (G10L17/00 takes precedence) - G10L 15/22: Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue - H04L 67/141: Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) - H04L 67/63: Routing a service request depending on the request content or context - H04M 11/00: Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems - H04N 21/00: Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD] (real-time bi-directional transmission of motion video data H04N7/14 {; broadcast or conference over packet switching networks H04L12/18}) - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A system includes a processor configured to receive a verbal request to active an audio playback application on a remote device wirelessly connected to the processor. The processor is also configured to relay the request to the remote device for handling. The processor is further configured to receive a request from the remote device for audio playback. The processor is also configured to select a source channel for incoming audio. The processor is additionally configured to receive incoming audio from the remote device over the selected source channel and playback the incoming audio over a vehicle output. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a processor configured to: receive a verbal request to active an audio playback application on a remote device wirelessly connected to the processor; relay the request to the remote device for handling; receive a request from the remote device for audio playback; select a source channel for incoming audio; receive incoming audio from the remote device over the selected source channel; and playback the incoming audio over a vehicle output. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the source channel is determined by the processor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the source channel is determined by the remote device and the determination is sent to the processor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the request is sent to the remote device in the form in which it was received. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive metadata relating to the audio playback. ### Claim 6 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to populate a vehicle display with the relevant metadata. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to send a play command prior to receiving audio, but following source selection, such that incoming audio is not present until the play command is sent. ### Claim 8 A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a verbal request to active an audio playback application on a remote device wirelessly connected to the processor; relaying the request to the remote device for handling; receiving a request from the remote device for audio playback; selecting a source channel for incoming audio; receiving incoming audio from the remote device over the selected source channel; and playing back the incoming audio over a vehicle output. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the source channel is determined by the processor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the source channel is determined by the remote device and the determination is sent to the processor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the request is sent to the remote device in the form in which it was received. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving metadata relating to the audio playback. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising populating a vehicle display with the relevant metadata. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising sending a play command prior to receiving audio, but following source selection, such that incoming audio is not present until the play command is sent. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method comprising: receiving a verbal request to active an audio playback application on a remote device wirelessly connected to the processor; relaying the request to the remote device for handling; receiving a request from the remote device for audio playback; selecting a source channel for incoming audio; receiving incoming audio from the remote device over the selected source channel; and playing back the incoming audio over a vehicle output. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the source channel is determined by the processor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the source channel is determined by the remote device and the determination is sent to the processor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the request is sent to the remote device in the form in which it was received. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, the method further comprising receiving metadata relating to the audio playback. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The storage medium of claim 15, the method further comprising sending a play command prior to receiving audio, but following source selection, such that incoming audio is not present until the play command is sent.