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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Kyoung Jin Chang, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/175 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/1752 (2020.05); G10K 11/17853 (2018.01);
Abstract
A noise masking apparatus and method are disclosed. The noise masking apparatus includes a receiver that receives an impact sound and a controller. The controller generates a seed sound source based on an impact noise when the received impact sound is determined as the impact noise, modulates the seed sound source to generate and reproduce a masking sound, sets a repeating reproduction time of the masking sound and a total reproduction time of the masking sound, and reproduces the masking sound during the repeating reproduction time and the total reproduction time.