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Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventor:

Sean L. Helm, Saline, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for using one or more external Bluetooth speakers in conjunction with an in-vehicle Bluetooth-enabled audio system. Locational features or aspects of the external Bluetooth speakers and the in-vehicle Bluetooth-enabled audio system can be leveraged in a manner that allows for automatic or manual adjustment of the one or more external Bluetooth speakers, e.g., adjusting left/right balance of the one or more external Bluetooth speakers based on the position or location of the or more external speakers relative to the vehicle, in-vehicle Bluetooth-enabled audio system, etc.


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