Patent ID: 11937067
Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for playing back audio in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
memory; and
an audio controller including the memory and programmed to:
transmit first audio content to one or more first vehicle occupants positioned in a first zone seating area;
transmit second audio content to one or more second vehicle occupants positioned in a second zone seating area;
receive a first command to transmit at least one of the first audio content in the first zone seating area and the second audio content in the second zone seating area to provide an equal listening experience for the first zone seating area and the second zone seating area; and
receive a second command from the one or more first vehicle occupants to transmit at least one of the first audio content in the first zone seating area and the second audio content in the second zone seating area to increase a quality of sound of the first audio content being played back in the first zone seating area and to decrease a quality of sound in the second zone seating area,
wherein the audio controller is further programmed to mix one or more first frequencies on a first audio input signal with a second audio input signal to provide the second audio content in the second zone seating area which decreases the quality of the second audio content.