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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroji Akahori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 5/008 (2013.01); B60Q 5/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sound output device for installation at a vehicle is provided with a warning sound generation section configured to generate a warning sound including at least one sine wave, a background sound generation section configured to generate a volume-adjusted first background sound based on a selected sound source, a controller configured to control selection of a sound source of the first background sound based on externally-supplied selection information, and a first synthesizer section configured to combine the warning sound and the first background sound and output the combination as a first advisory sound.