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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Turgay Isik Aslandere, Aachen, DE;
Cem Mengi, Aachen, DE;
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a method of operating a vehicle, a data processing circuit, a computer program, a computer-readable medium, and a system for providing a transformed cabin sound. The vehicle comprises at least one sound receiver sensor, a smart sound system, and at least one speaker arranged inside a vehicle cabin. An input sound is recorded external to the vehicle using the at least one sound receiver sensor. An input signal being based on the recorded input sound is transmitted to the smart sound system. The input signal is transformed according to at least one transformation configuration into a transformed output signal. The transformed output signal is transmitted to the at least one speaker and an output sound being based on the transformed output signal is outputted with the at least one speaker.