Audio Control in Vehicles
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHannes TRAPP, Mario URBINA CAZENAVE
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Abstract
An audio device for vehicles includes two audio sources; three audio sinks formed of two headphone connections and a speaker system; and a touch-sensitive display. The audio device is configured to simultaneously play back the two audio sources; display one representation each for the audio sources and the audio sinks on the display; and detect a touch input, wherein the touch input includes a motion of a finger of the user on the display. The motion begins on the representation of an origin audio source and proceeds toward a destination audio sink. In response to the detection, the origin audio source is output on the destination audio sink.
Claims8
An audio device for a vehicle, comprising:
- two audio sources;
- three audio sinks, comprising two headphone connections and a speaker system;
- a touch-sensitive display;
- wherein the audio device is configured to execute:
- simultaneous playing back of the two audio sources,
- displaying one representation respectively for the audio sources and audio sinks in the display,
- detecting a touch input, wherein the touch input comprises a motion of the user's finger on the display, wherein the motion starts on the representation of an origin audio source and extends in the direction of a destination audio sink, and
- in response to the detection, outputting the origin audio source on the destination audio sink.
A vehicle, comprising:
- first and second rows of seats arranged one behind the other;
- an audio device, comprising:
- two audio sources;
- three audio sinks, comprising two headphone connections and a speaker system;
- a touch-sensitive display;
- wherein the audio device is configured to execute:
- simultaneous playing back the two audio sources,
- displaying one representation respectively for the audio sources and audio sinks in the display,
- detecting a touch input, wherein the touch input comprises a motion of the user's finger on the display, wherein the motion starts on the representation of an origin audio source and extends in the direction of a destination audio sink, and
- in response to the detection, outputting the origin audio source on the destination audio sink;
- wherein the display is arranged on a backside of a front one of the first and second rows of seats.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.