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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott Howard Gaboury, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Lisa Therese Boran, Northville, MI (US);
Mark George Vojtisek, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a receiver configured to receive a signal representing a sequence of user inputs to a portable electronic device and an audible device configured to generate a sound based at least in part on the sequence of user inputs. A duration and volume of the sound is based at least in part on the sequence of user inputs received within a predetermined time interval. A method includes receiving the signal provided to the portable electronic device within a predetermined time interval and generating the sound based at least in part on the sequence of user inputs.