US 12,420,638 B2
System and method for controlling sound output in vehicle
Ki Chang Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Tae Kun Yun, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Sang Jin Hong, Seoul (KR); Dong Chul Park, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Eun Soo Jo, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Jin Sung Lee, 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 Mar. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/615,751.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0106467 (KR), filed on Aug. 14, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0058629 A1, Feb. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. B60K 35/26 (2024.01); B60K 35/25 (2024.01)
CPC B60K 35/26 (2024.01) [B60K 35/25 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for controlling sound output in a vehicle, the system comprising:
a sensing device configured to obtain vehicle information of the vehicle;
a sound device configured to play and output a vehicle sound through speakers;
a seat device configured to control seat vibration based on the vehicle sound; and
a control device connected with the sensing device, the sound device, and the seat device,
wherein the control device is configured to:
determine a driving mode of the vehicle based on the vehicle information,
perform sound shift control for the speakers based on the driving mode,
control the seat vibration in conjunction with the sound shift control, and
calculate a time delay for each of the speakers for playing and outputting a distributed sound source.