Patent ID: 9537989
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) within a vehicle with an in-vehicle configuration including a plurality of zones, comprising: detecting a handset-based audio capture and/or playback attempt by the UE while audio is being output in accordance with an in-vehicle audio output scheme by a vehicle audio system that includes a plurality of speakers provisioned within the vehicle; determining that the UE is located within a given zone from the plurality of zones based upon interaction between the UE and an in-vehicle location detection system; and interacting with the vehicle audio system to temporarily reduce volume of two or more speakers of the plurality of speakers, wherein a degree of volume reduction for the two or more speakers is based on one or more volume reduction parameters including a proximity of the two or more speakers to the given zone, and wherein the two or more speakers have different degrees of volume reduction based on the one or more volume reduction parameters.