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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Victor Martinez, Novi, MI (US);
Brendan F. Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew Penne, Pierce, NE (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Directional audio is provided to positions around the vehicle. A position mapping is stored defining information indicative of how each of a plurality of closures of a vehicle, in a plurality of positions, affects sound emanating from a plurality of speakers of the vehicle at different positions around the exterior of the vehicle. Respective locations of at least one user outside the vehicle are tracked. The position mapping is utilized to apply power levels to the plurality of speakers and positioning to the plurality of the closures to direct sound output from the speakers to the respective locations of the at least one user at a desired volume level.