An embodiment and/or method to improve communication in a vehicle. Voice
signals of the occupants of a vehicle may be picked up on an individual
basis via separately arranged microphones. The individually picked-up
voice signals may then be amplified separately for each occupant in an
input stage and filtered for purposes of minimizing interference levels
and for frequency adaptation. The signals may be subjected in a process
stage to a signal processing that may be specific to each output channel,
in the form of a delay correction and a level differentiation. And, via
an adaptation stage having a level adaptation, the signals may then be
distributed to likewise separately assigned loudspeakers, in accordance
with the spatial conditions of the vehicle and the desired loudness
level. The embodiment and/or method may be effectively used in passenger
cars, larger vehicles including multimedia buses and trucks, ships,
trains and airplanes/airborne spaces.