Automatic volume control for land mobile radio

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9923534
APP PUB NO 20160087597A1
SERIAL NO

14815033

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The present disclosure provides a radio and method for automatically adjusting, in response to ambient noise, the volume setting of a radio. The radio comprises a microphone for receiving ambient audio and generating a microphone signal; a codec for receiving the microphone signal and generating a processor signal representative of the ambient audio; and processor circuitry operable to receive the processor signal, determine an ambient audio level in response to the processor signal, and determine an adjusted radio volume to generate a radio volume control signal, wherein the adjusted radio volume is determined by calculating a difference between a baseline volume level and ambient audio level and adding a current volume level setting, wherein the codec is also operable to receive the radio volume control signal and generate an output signal to adjust the radio volume setting to maintain a net difference between the adjusted radio volume and ambient audio.

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E F JOHNSON COMPANY1440 CORPORATE DRIVE IRVING TX 75038-2401

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barker, Christian K Roanoke, US 4 28
Borer, Stephen Joseph Lincoln, US 3 11
Johnson, Joshua Alan Lincoln, US 6 54
Schiring, Marshall Pommier Lincoln, US 3 11

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