US 12,469,481 B2
Vehicle sound ordinance control and method
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US); Muhannad Anwar Hamdan, Canton, MI (US); Christian Wegner, Clawson, MI (US); and John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/515,517.
Prior Publication US 2025/0166598 A1, May 22, 2025
Int. Cl. G10K 11/16 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01)
CPC G10K 11/17883 (2018.01) [G10K 11/17827 (2018.01); G10K 2210/128 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle having sound monitoring, the vehicle comprising:
a cabin interior configured to transport one or more occupants;
an interior microphone located in the cabin interior for detecting interior sound;
a navigation device for detecting a geographic location of the vehicle; and
a controller configured to determine a sound level limit based on the detected location, the controller further determining an exterior sound level based on the detected interior sound, wherein the controller further generates an output indicative of the determined exterior sound level relative to the sound level limit.