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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Lukas Günter Gaß, Mainz, DE;
Adrian Bablok, Wiesbaden, DE;
Michael Schreiber, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Ingmar Langer, Darmstadt, DE;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for providing privacy protection in preparation for a phone call between a vehicle occupant of a vehicle and a remote conversation partner is provided. The method includes detecting, by an occupant detection system of the vehicle, additional listeners inside the vehicle. The method further includes receiving a call request with a telecommunication system in the vehicle for a phone call between the vehicle occupant and the remote conversation partner, the phone call being an outgoing call or an incoming call. The method further includes sending a notification to the remote conversation partner with the telecommunication system prior to establishment of the requested phone call informing the remote conversation partner about the presence of detected additional listeners.