VEHICLE MANIPULATING SYSTEM USING SOUND WAVES

• US 20140379172A1
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: PARK, Sung Min, OH, Kwang Myung, LEE, Hui Sung, SAH, Sung Jin
• Granted Patent: US 9,415,733 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/023 for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0231 Circuits relating to the driving or the functioning of the vehicle monitoring tyres B60C23/00; indicating overspeed B60K31/00; for dash boards B60K37/00, B60Q3/10; for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52; brake control systems B60T; registering or indicating the working of vehicles G07C5/00; measuring distance G01C, e.g. combinations of speed and distance G01C23/00; engine indicators G01L; measuring speed or acceleration G01P
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0373 Voice control in general G10L

Abstract

A vehicle manipulating system using sound waves includes a friction pad, and a sound wave generation film that generates film sound waves when adhered to the friction pad and moved. A smartphone is configured to control devices in a vehicle using the sound waves generated by the sound wave generation film, in order to control various devices in the vehicle while driving.

Claims

1. A vehicle manipulating system using sound waves, comprising:

a friction pad;

a sound wave generating film that generates sound waves when adhered to the friction pad and moved; and

a smartphone configured to control devices in a vehicle using the sound waves generated by the sound wave generation film.

2. The vehicle manipulating system using sound waves according to claim 1, wherein the sound wave generation film has a pattern carved thereon so as to generate the sound waves by friction with the friction pad.

3. The vehicle manipulating system using sound waves according to claim 1, wherein the sound wave generation film is attached on a back of the smartphone.

4. The vehicle manipulating system using sound waves according to claim 1, wherein the friction pad is attached to a hand reach zone including a center console of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle manipulating system using sound waves according to claim 1, wherein the smartphone includes:

a storage to store device information corresponding to each sound wave;

a microphone to receive the sound wave generated from the outside;

a controller configured to determine a device corresponding to the sound wave received through the microphone based on the device information corresponding to each sound wave and then generate a corresponding control signal; and

a communicator to transmit the control signal to a control system of the vehicle.