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Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2017
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Ilan Malka, Tel Aviv, IL;

Eli Tzirkel-Hancock, Ra'Anana, IL;

Scott M. Reilly, Southfield, MI (US);

Frank C. Valeri, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1282 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3046 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3047 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling noise in a cabin of a vehicle. In various embodiments, a method for controlling noise in a cabin of a vehicle includes measuring a first sound via a microphone in the cabin; obtaining a second sound from a loudspeaker of the cabin; estimating, via a processor, a third sound at a virtual location that is remote from both the microphone and the loudspeaker, using the first sound, the second sound, and one or more transfer functions; and applying active noise cancellation for the cabin based on the third sound at the virtual location.


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