US 12,304,341 B2
Vehicle with charging progress notification and method of controlling the same
Youngbeom Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/490,832.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0185009 (KR), filed on Dec. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203859 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/62 (2019.02) [B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 2250/10 (2013.01); B60L 2250/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a charging management system configured to output an electrical signal corresponding to a charging progress state of the vehicle;
a sound output system configured to output a sound indicating the charging progress state of the vehicle in response to the electrical signal being output from the charging management system in an active mode and not output the sound in an inactive mode, the sound including at least a voice indication of the charging progress state; and
a controller configured to determine a position of a user device based on a communication signal transmitted from the user device, and to change an operation mode of the sound output system to the inactive mode based on the user device being located outside a preset range such that the sound output system does not output the sound indicating the charging progress state of the vehicle in response to the electrical signal being output from the charging management system.