Systems and methods for interleaving navigational directions with additional audio in a mobile device

1. A method in an electronic communication device, the electronic communication device comprising an audio application configured to utilize a first audio component and a second audio component configured to receive audio, the method comprising:

determining, by a processor, that a navigation application is active, wherein the navigation application is configured to audibly output directions via the first audio component;

identifying, by a processor, an audio output associated with the navigation application; and

preventing, by a processor, the second audio component from receiving any audio input while the audio output is output via the first audio component.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, when the audio output is an upcoming warning associated with the directions, the method further comprises:

preventing the upcoming warning from being audibly output via the first audio component.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio output is an upcoming direction of the directions.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting an incoming audio stream element associated with the audio application;

examining a listing of at least one rule to determine that the incoming audio stream element has a high priority; and

providing, to a user of the electronic communication device, an indication of the incoming audio stream element.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting an incoming audio stream element associated with the audio application;

examining a listing of at least one rule to determine that the incoming audio stream element has a low priority;

estimating an amount of time before an upcoming direction of the directions is to be audibly output via the first audio component; and

managing the incoming audio stream element based on the amount of time.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein managing the incoming audio stream element comprises:

determining that the amount of time does not meet or exceed a threshold; and

delaying an alert associated with the incoming audio stream element.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the alert is delayed until the amount of time meets or exceeds the threshold.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein managing the incoming audio stream element comprises:

determining that the amount of time does not meet or exceed a threshold; and

routing the incoming audio stream element to a voice mailbox module.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein managing the incoming audio stream element comprises:

determining that the amount of time meets or exceeds a threshold; and

providing, to a user of the electronic communication device, an indication of the incoming audio stream element.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first audio component is a speaker and the second audio component is a microphone.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting an initialization of an audio stream associated with the audio application;

estimating an amount of time before an upcoming direction of the directions is to be audibly output via the first audio component;

querying a user of the electronic communication device with an option to continue the initialization, wherein the option comprises an indication of the amount of time; and

receiving, from the user, a response to the querying.

12. An electronic communication device comprising:

audio input hardware configured to receive audio;

audio output hardware configured to output audio;

a navigation application configured to provide directions via the audio output hardware;

an audio application configured to utilize the audio input hardware and the audio output hardware; and

a processor configured to execute the navigation application and the audio application, for:

detecting an initialization of the audio application on the electronic communication device while the navigation application is executing,

determining that the navigation application will utilize the audio output hardware to provide the directions while the audio application is initialized,

identifying an upcoming direction of the directions, and

preventing the audio input hardware from receiving any audio input while the navigation application outputs the upcoming direction via the audio output hardware.

13. The electronic communication device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the navigation application and the audio application, for:

identifying a warning associated with the upcoming direction, and

preventing the navigation application from outputting the warning via the audio output hardware.

14. The electronic communication device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the navigation application and the audio application, for:

detecting an incoming audio stream element associated with the initialization of the audio application,

examining a listing of at least one rule to determine that the incoming audio stream element has a high priority, and

providing, to a user of the electronic communication device via the audio application, an indication of the incoming audio stream element.

15. The electronic communication device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the navigation application and the audio application, for:

detecting an incoming audio stream element associated with the initialization of the audio application,

examining a listing of at least one rule to determine that the incoming audio stream element has a low priority,

estimating an amount of time before an upcoming direction of the directions is to be audibly output via the audio output hardware, and

managing, by the audio application, the incoming audio stream element based on the amount of time.