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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2023
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Michael S. Dublin, Arlington, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for providing augmented ultrasonic audio in a vehicle, including a first ultrasonic transducer arranged to direct a first ultrasonic acoustic signal to a first listening zone within a cabin of the vehicle, wherein the first listening zone is disposed at a first seating location; a first plurality of midrange speakers arranged to direct a first binaural midrange acoustic signal to the first listening zone, wherein the first plurality of midrange speakers are each near-field speakers; and a controller configured to drive the first ultrasonic transducer with a first upper range content of a first content signal, such that the first ultrasonic acoustic signal is modulated with the first upper range content, and to drive the first plurality of midrange speakers with a first midrange content of the first content signal such that the first binaural midrange acoustic signal includes the first midrange content.