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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2021
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Joong Kwan Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Myoung Ok Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kang Dok Yee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jung Keun You, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chi Sung Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Mun Hwan Cho, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A sound control apparatus for a vehicle is capable of implementing a separated sound zone in response to a change in position of a passenger's head. A separated sound zone control method for a vehicle includes determining a current position of the passenger's head, and when the determined current head position corresponds to a predicted head position, outputting an output sound datum corresponding to the predicted head position through a plurality of speakers, where the output sound datum is selected by applying a sound data sample to a control filter set configured to form a separated sound zone corresponding to the predicted head position.