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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marcus Hoggarth, Herts., GB;
David Mingay, Weybridge, GB;
Pierre Bernuchon, London, GB;
Harriet Dodds, London, GB;
Liberty Fearns, Helston, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a vehicle sound system to enhance the driving experience of vehicle occupants. A vehicle-mounted sensor (such as a LIDAR or RADAR system) is used to identify an object in the vehicle environment. A database that may be stored on a remote server is queried, the database containing, in electronic form, a sound stored therein associated with the object. The sound may be a desirable or pleasant sound. The sound is download to the vehicle sound system and the sound system generates the sound in a vehicle cabin for enjoyment by the occupants. Other ambient sounds may be detected by an exterior microphone of the vehicle, characteristics and locations of the sound added to the database. A vehicle noise reduction system may be activated as the vehicle approaches the location when it is determined that the characteristic indicates that the ambient sound is undesirable.