Motorola Corporation

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Thomas J Mactavish

Walter L Davis

Thomas V D'Amico

David John Wheatley

William F Zancho

Robert Michael Gardner

Jurgen Reinold

Shrirang Nilkanth Jambhekar

Don Remboski

Embodiments of the invention relate to a feedback mechanism that informs a user of a communication device to adjust the volume, pitch, tone or other characteristic of his voice so as to compensate for noise in the surrounding environment. The feedback mechanism includes feedback circuitry that analyzes audio signals from the microphone and preferably from one or more additional environmental noise sensors. From the analysis, the feedback circuitry determines characteristics of the user's voice and characteristics of the environmental noise, and provides an analysis of how the user might modify his voice to best compensate for environmental noise. This analysis results in an indication to the user, such as through a vibration, a sound, or graphical indication on the device, which tells the user whether and to what extent the user should adjust a characteristic of his voice to best overcome such environmental noise.

Method and apparatus for providing feedback of vocal quality to a user

Substantive informational conflicts as between navigation information provided by an in-vehicle navigation unit ( ) and an in-vehicle roadside information service receiver ( ) are detected ( ). When detected, information from one source or the other is modified ( ). Such modification can include alteration and/or deletion of one information item or the other. The modification can alleviate the conflict and/or otherwise provide alternative information to a user of the vehicle to support journey goals.

Method and apparatus for modification of vehicular navigation information

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Thomas J Mactavish