US 12,443,387 B2
Intelligent audio control in vehicles
Robert Richard Noel Bielby, Placerville, CA (US); and Poorna Kale, Folsom, CA (US)
Filed by Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/321,351.
Application 17/321,351 is a continuation of application No. 16/547,177, filed on Aug. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,042,350.
Prior Publication US 2021/0271446 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G06N 3/049 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G05B 13/027 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06N 3/049 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
at least one microphone configured to generate signals representing audio content presented in a cabin of the vehicle;
an infotainment system having access to multiple sources of audio content; and
an artificial neural network configured to receive input parameters relevant to audio control in the vehicle and generate, based on the input parameters as a function of time, predictions of audio pattern, wherein the input parameters include data representing the signals from the at least one microphone, and at least one operating parameter of the vehicle;
wherein the vehicle is configured to effectuate a first adjustment of the infotainment system based at least in part on the predictions generated by the artificial neural network;
wherein the vehicle is configured to train, in response to adjustments of settings of the infotainment system initiated by one or more occupants in the vehicle, the artificial neural network to predict an audio pattern corresponding to the signals representing audio content presented, as a result of the adjustments, in the cabin of the vehicle; and
wherein the vehicle is further configured to train the artificial neural network based on a user rejection of a proposed change to the audio content presented in the cabin of the vehicle, the proposed change comprising a change to the audio content that has not yet been implemented.