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Patent No.:

US 12091032 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2022

Engine sound enhancement during towing

Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Scott W. Shopoff, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Michael U. Frank, Saline, MI (US);

Keita Okamoto, Novi, MI (US);

Luis Miyar Alvarez, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignees:

TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, , JP;

Attorney:

Snell & Wilmer LLP

Primary Examiner:

Erick R Solis

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/175 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); G10K 15/04 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); G10K 15/04 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems, devices and apparatuses for a sound enhancement system. The sound enhancement system includes a trailer brake control unit placed on the vehicle and an electronic control unit coupled to the trailer brake control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine the vehicle is operating in a tow mode based on the trailer brake status, determine a magnitude of an audio signal that mimics or enhances engine sound based on the tow mode, and generate the audio signal. The sound enhancement system further includes an audio device configured to output the audio signal based at the determined magnitude.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Shopoff, Scott. (2024). Engine sound enhancement during towing (U.S. Patent No. 12091032). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12091032

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