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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2020
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Riley Winton, Opelika, AL (US);
Christopher Ludwig, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Jason Choi, Ferndale, MI (US);
Philippe Dreiling, Stamford, CT (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An in-car headphone system may include a first headset associated with a vehicle occupant and configured to transmit audio signals to an associated occupant; at least one interior microphone configured to receive an interior audio signal from within a vehicle cabin; at least one exterior microphone configured to receive an exterior audio signal acquired from outside of the vehicle; and a processor configured to receive at least one of the interior audio signal from the at least one interior microphone and the exterior audio signal from the at least one exterior microphone; determine whether at least one of the interior audio signal and exterior audio signal include a trigger command or an alert signal; and transmit the audio signal that includes the trigger command or alert signal to the first headset in response to the audio signals including a trigger command or an alert signal.