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Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Karma Automotive Llc, Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Groene, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);

Andre Franco Luis, Orange, CA (US);

Joe Durre, Irvine, CA (US);

George Huan, Irvine, CA (US);

Assignee:

Karma Automotive LLC, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 5/023 (2013.01); H04R 2410/01 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

An audio system for a vehicle including a plurality of personal sound zones, each personal sound zone comprising a plurality of microphones, an audio controller, and a plurality of speakers. The system is configured to allow the occupants of a vehicle to experience their own dedicated sound environment without the sound from one dedicated sound environment interfering with the sound from another dedicated sound environment. The system includes features for controlling the audio of each dedicated sound environment, including passing audio from one dedicated sound environment to another dedicated sound environment.


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