VIRTUAL ENGINE SOUND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SYSTEM
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1. A method for controlling a virtual engine sound for a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting, by a data detector, data for determining volume of the virtual engine sound;
determining, by a controller, whether an output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied based on the data;
determining, by the controller, a sound source to be played back when the output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied;
determining, by the controller, the volume of the virtual engine sound based on a noise level extraneous to the vehicle; and
outputting, by the controller, the virtual engine sound that corresponds to the determined volume.
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Abstract
A virtual engine sound system for a vehicle and a method for controlling the system are provided. The method includes detecting data for determining volume of the virtual engine sound and determining whether an output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied based on the data. In addition, the method includes determining a sound source to be played back when the output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied and determining the volume of the virtual engine sound based on a noise level extraneous to the vehicle. The virtual engine sound that corresponds to the determined volume is then output.
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1. A method for controlling a virtual engine sound for a vehicle, comprising:
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detecting, by a data detector, data for determining volume of the virtual engine sound; determining, by a controller, whether an output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied based on the data; determining, by the controller, a sound source to be played back when the output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied; determining, by the controller, the volume of the virtual engine sound based on a noise level extraneous to the vehicle; and outputting, by the controller, the virtual engine sound that corresponds to the determined volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A virtual engine sound system outputting a virtual engine sound to the exterior of a vehicle via a speaker, comprising
a data detector configured to detect data for determining the volume of the virtual engine sound, and a controller having a memory and a processor and configured to: -
detect the data for determining the volume of the virtual engine sound from the data detected by the data detector; determine whether an output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied based on the data; determine a sound source to be played back when the output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied; determine the volume of the virtual engine sound based on a noise level extraneous to the vehicle; and output the virtual engine sound that corresponds to the determined volume. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that detect the data for determining the volume of the virtual engine sound from the data detected by the data detector; program instructions that determine whether an output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied based on the data; program instructions that determine a sound source to be played back when the output condition of the virtual engine sound is satisfied; program instructions that determine the volume of the virtual engine sound based on a noise level extraneous to the vehicle; and program instructions that output the virtual engine sound that corresponds to the determined volume. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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