US 12,118,269 B2
Apparatus and method for providing sensory experience
Ki Chang Kim, Suwon (KR); and Dong Chul Park, Anyang (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 Aug. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/880,096.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0178963 (KR), filed on Dec. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0185517 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); B60H 3/00 (2006.01); G01H 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G10H 1/00 (2006.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [B60H 3/0007 (2013.01); G01H 17/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G10H 1/0008 (2013.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); G10H 2210/036 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing a sensory experience, the method comprising:
receiving, by a controller, a sound played in a vehicle;
extracting, by the controller, a sound feature from the received sound;
generating, by the controller, sensory information based on the extracted sound feature; and
providing, by the controller, a sensory experience based on the sensory information;
wherein the generating of the sensory information comprises;
separating the received sound into a music sound and a virtual sound;
determining a sound source style of the music sound,
comparing and analyzing a volume of the music sound with a volume of the virtual sound; and
generating the sensory information based on the sound source style and the volume comparison result.