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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Joshua Wheeler, Trenton, MI (US);

Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Cynthia M. Neubecker, Westland, MI (US);

Thomas Chrapkiewicz, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

David Graham Smith, Dearborn, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); H03G 3/32 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/123 (2013.01); H03G 3/32 (2013.01); H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to detect a position of a head of an occupant within a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The instructions include instructions to conduct a hearing test based on the position of the head of the occupant. The instructions include instructions to output sound at least at one of a specified frequency or amplitude, the specified frequency or amplitude selected based on results of the hearing test.


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