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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Kudzayi Chwioko, Warwickshire, GB;
Delphine Nourzad, Warwickshire, GB;
Xavier Vinamata, Warwickshire, GB;
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Warwickshire, GB;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an in-vehicle privacy system, comprising audio output means () associated with a first zone () of an interior of a vehicle (), audio source means () for providing an audio signal () to the audio output means (), speech intelligibility means () for estimating a speech intelligibility in the first zone (), control means arranged to control one or more properties of the audio signal () in dependence on the estimate of speech intelligibility to mask speech of a second occupant in a second zone () of the interior of the vehicle () from a first occupant with the first zone.