Patent ID: 9338536
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. An automobile audio system comprising: a signal processor configured to receive and process audio signals from a source and provide processed audio signals to an amplifier, a first headrest comprising a first headrest speaker connected to the automobile audio system and coupled to a driver's seat, a first fixed speaker positioned near a left corner of the vehicle's cabin forward of the first headrest, a second fixed speaker positioned near a right corner of the vehicle's cabin forward of the first headrest, and a headrest accessory port located in a passenger's seat, the headrest accessory port configured to receive a connector of a second headrest speaker in a second headrest and connect the automobile audio system to the second headrest speaker when the connector is received by the headrest accessory port, wherein the automobile audio system is configured to detect whether the second headrest speaker is connected to the automobile audio system, and wherein the signal processor uses a first set of processing parameters for processing the received audio signals when the first headrest speaker is connected to the automobile audio system and the second headrest speaker is not detected as being connected to the automobile audio system, and the signal processor uses a second set of processing parameters for processing the received audio signals when the first headrest speaker is connected to the automobile audio system and the second headrest speaker is detected as being connected to the automobile audio system.