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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yifan Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abhishek Sharma, Plymouth, MI (US);
Qianyi Wang, Allen Park, MI (US);
Steven Lin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2020.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a computer programmed to identify a plurality of audio amplitudes of an audio input. The computer is programmed to identify a plurality of time intervals of the audio input between respective identified audio amplitudes. The computer is programmed to map a haptic pattern based on identified audio amplitudes and the time intervals. The computer is programmed to actuate a motor to output the haptic pattern.