AUDIO SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20130130671A1
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Kleinstueck, Lutz
• Granted Patent: US 8,792,872 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An audio system for a motor vehicle is provided. The system includes a radio with loudspeakers for outputting a sound pattern. The radio comprises a data connection with an engine control of the vehicle. The system also includes a mobile telephone with computer functionality, including a data connection with the radio via which audio data is transferable from the mobile telephone to the radio, and further data is transferable from the radio to the mobile telephone. This results in a sound pattern being generated which is an artificial driving noise.

Claims

1. An audio system for a motor vehicle comprising:

a radio with loudspeakers for outputting a sound pattern, the radio including a data connection to an engine control of the motor vehicle; and

a mobile telephone with computer functionality that includes a data connection to the radio, via which audio data is transferable from the mobile telephone to the radio and further data is transferable from the radio to the mobile telephone, which results in a sound pattern being generated,

wherein the sound pattern generated is an artificial driving noise.

2. The audio system according claim 1, wherein the sound pattern is generated from further audio data provided by the mobile telephone.

3. The audio system according to claim 1, wherein the data connection from the mobile telephone to the radio is a wireless connection.

4. The audio system according claim 3, wherein the wireless connection is configured as a wireless LAN connection.

5. The audio system according claim 3, wherein the wireless connection is configured as a Bluetooth connection.

6. A motor vehicle, comprising:

an electric drive with an engine control;

a radio with loudspeakers for outputting a sound pattern, the radio including a data connection to the engine control of the motor vehicle; and

a mobile telephone with computer functionality that includes a data connection to the radio, via which audio data is transferable from the mobile telephone to the radio and further data is transferable from the radio to the mobile telephone, which results in a sound pattern being generated,

wherein the sound pattern generated is an artificial driving noise.

7. A method for generating a sound pattern in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising the following:

providing, by a mobile telephone with computer functionality, first audio data as an input signal for a radio, wherein the first audio data relates to an artificial driving noise;

generating a sound pattern from the first audio data by the radio; and

outputting the sound pattern by means of loudspeakers.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

providing second audio data; and

generating the sound pattern from the first audio data and second audio data.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the second audio data is provided by the mobile telephone as a further input signal to the radio.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein transfer of the first audio data and second audio data from the mobile telephone to the radio is effected wirelessly.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the radio receives data relating to the current state of driving from an engine control of the motor vehicle.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the mobile telephone in order to generate the first audio data accesses data relating to the current state of driving from the engine control of the motor vehicle.

13. The method according to claim 7, wherein the sound pattern is manipulable by a user.

14. A computer program product, comprising:

a tangible computer-readable medium readable by a computer unit of an audio system of a motor vehicle and storing instructions for execution by the computer unit for performing a method comprising;

providing, by a mobile telephone with computer functionality, first audio data as an input signal for a radio, wherein the first audio data relates to an artificial driving noise;

generating a sound pattern from the first audio data by the radio; and

outputting the sound pattern by means of loudspeakers.