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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Bhavna Mathur, Novi, MI (US);
Andrew W. Gellatly, Macomb, MI (US);
Cody R. Hansen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John P. Weiss, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Matthew M. Highstrom, South Lyon, MI (US);
Robert D. Sims, Milford, MI (US);
Bhavna Mathur, Novi, MI (US);
Andrew W. Gellatly, Macomb, MI (US);
Cody R. Hansen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John P. Weiss, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Matthew M. Highstrom, South Lyon, MI (US);
Robert D. Sims, Milford, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An embodiment an infotainment system for an automobile includes a navigation system, an entertainment system, an audio output device and a control system coupled to the navigation system, the entertainment system and the audio output device. The control system controls access by the navigation system and the entertainment system to the audio output device and includes a conversation recognizer that determines if a conversation is being conducted. The control system of this embodiment varies operation of the audio output device in the event a conversation is being conducted.