CPC G06F 11/1616 (2013.01) [G06F 11/0757 (2013.01); G06F 11/076 (2013.01); G06F 13/4247 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for preventing audio loss during a vehicle call, comprising:
an audio bus configured to connect a plurality of nodes in a vehicle;
a plurality of vehicle microphones, each vehicle microphone connected to a first node of the plurality of nodes;
a plurality of vehicle speakers, each vehicle speaker connected to a second node of the plurality of nodes;
a processor configured to receive data from the plurality of nodes via the audio bus;
a non-bus microphone, wherein the non-bus microphone is coupled to the processor;
a non-bus speaker, wherein the non-bus speaker is coupled to the processor;
a cellular module connected to the processor, wherein the cellular module is configured to connect a call initiated by the processor to a call recipient; and
a bus managing module coupled to the processor, wherein the bus managing module is configured to detect a fault on the audio bus and switch the call and a corresponding audio connection from the audio bus to the non-bus microphone and the non-bus speaker in response to detecting the fault on the audio bus.
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