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Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2021
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Jin Sung Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Ki Chang Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Dong Chul Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignees:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 5/005 (2013.01); B60R 11/0217 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of providing virtual sound in an electric vehicle, includes: collecting vehicle driving information for outputting the virtual sound; determining characteristics of the virtual sound based on the collected vehicle driving information; generating a virtual effect signal for outputting the virtual sound, based on the determined characteristics; generating a sound signal containing the characteristics, based on the virtual effect signal; collecting the generated sound signal to obtain a final sound signal corresponding to a vehicle rating selected according to setting information based on the preset vehicle rating and a sound correction algorithm; and outputting the virtual sound corresponding to the selected vehicle rating, according to the final sound signal.


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