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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohannad Murad, Troy, MI (US);
Joseph G. Machak, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/02 (2006.01); G10K 11/175 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/175 (2013.01); G10K 2210/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
One general aspect includes a method of sound masking, the method including: receiving, via a processor, a privacy request from a user; generating, via the processor, a masking sound configured to mask speech of the user in response to the privacy request; and providing, via the processor, the masking sound as an audio output through an audio system.