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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Riley Winton, Opelika, AL (US);
Chris Ludwig, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus and method for monitoring audio content that is played back in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes memory and a media controller. The media controller includes the memory and is programmed to transmit first media content as desired by one or more first vehicle occupants positioned in a first zone seating area and to transmit second media content as desired one or more second vehicle occupants positioned in a second zone seating area. The media controller is further programmed to receive an indication from the one or more first vehicle occupants to transmit the second media content in the first zone seating area and to transmit the second media content for monitoring by the one or more first vehicle occupants in the first zone seating area based on the indication.