ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,563,373, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Communication system and method for a vehicle" was invented by Alex J. Veloso (Rochester Hills, Mich.), George Knish (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Dipankar Pal (Sylvania, Ohio), Ahmed J Khan (Troy, Mich.), Zeyad Yehia (Mesa, Ariz.) and Eric T. Hosey (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telematics controller, a second controller, a dual-function audio speaker, and a switch are included. The telematics controller is in communication with a first microphone. The telematics controller includes a first amplifier, and is configured to co...