Patent ID: 9743180
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H04R

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method operable on an audio system for a vehicle, comprising: receiving an indication that at least a first module and an end unit module are physically and operatively connected to a main module, wherein the first module, the end unit module and the main module are operatively connected via physical connectors and are adapted to be powered from a main power source and, if available, a secondary power source of the vehicle; identifying via the physical connectors one or more types of one or more speakers operatively connected to the first module; matching the one or more types of speakers to one or more speaker profiles, wherein each speaker profile includes a predefined sound curve setting for each type of speaker; receiving a selection of the first module for inclusion in at least one zone of a plurality of zones of the vehicle, wherein each module included in the at least one zone operates in sync; and tuning the first module to the one or more predefined sound curve settings for each type of speaker operatively connected to the first module based upon, at least in part, matching the one or more types of speakers to the one or more speaker profiles, and applying any override profiles for individual control over the one or more speakers operatively connected to the first module for the at least one zone.