US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Feb. 25 for "Management of audio performance in a vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,238,486, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Management of audio performance in a vehicle" was invented by Ryan M. Edwards (Shelby Township, Mich.), Russell A. Patenaude (Macomb Township, Mich.), Eric T. Hosey (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Matthew Neely (Rochester, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for managing audio performance in a vehicle includes an audio unit having one or more speakers and one or more microphones respectively positioned in and/or around the vehicle. The speakers transmit an audio signal within the vehicle. A command unit is in communication with the audio unit. Th...