METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCLUDING SOUND FROM AN EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT INTO A VEHICLE AUDIO SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for producing sounds corresponding to an exterior of a source vehicle through an audio system corresponding to an interior of the source vehicle, comprising:
- receiving an input audio signal corresponding to an undefined sound originating from a source within an external environment of the source vehicle;
determining the undefined sound to be indicative of a specific external sound to be produced at a desired loudness by one or more output sound devices located within an internal cabin of the source vehicle;
generating an output audio signal based upon the input audio signal and the desired loudness for the specific external sound to be produced; and
transmitting the output audio signal to the one or more output sound devices to produce the specific external sound mixed in combination with internal sound that originates from one or more infotainment sources.
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Abstract
A method for producing sounds corresponding to an exterior of a source vehicle through an audio system corresponding to an interior of the source vehicle includes receiving an input audio signal corresponding to an undefined sound originating from a source within an external environment of the source vehicle and determining the undefined sound to be indicative of a specific external sound to be produced at a desired loudness by one or more output sound devices located within an internal cabin of the source vehicle. An output audio signal is generated based upon the input audio signal and a desired loudness for the specific external sound to be produced. The output audio signal is transmitted to the one or more output sound devices located within an internal cabin of the source vehicle to produce the specific external sound mixed in combination with internal sound that originates from one or more infotainment sources.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for producing sounds corresponding to an exterior of a source vehicle through an audio system corresponding to an interior of the source vehicle, comprising:
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receiving an input audio signal corresponding to an undefined sound originating from a source within an external environment of the source vehicle; determining the undefined sound to be indicative of a specific external sound to be produced at a desired loudness by one or more output sound devices located within an internal cabin of the source vehicle; generating an output audio signal based upon the input audio signal and the desired loudness for the specific external sound to be produced; and transmitting the output audio signal to the one or more output sound devices to produce the specific external sound mixed in combination with internal sound that originates from one or more infotainment sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for producing sounds corresponding to an exterior of a source vehicle within an internal cabin of the source vehicle, comprising:
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a sound capturing device of the source vehicle that captures an undefined sound originating from a source within an external environment of the source vehicle, the sound capturing device converting the undefined sound to an input audio signal; an external sound module that in response to receiving the input audio signal from the sound capturing device; determines whether or not the input audio signal indicates a specific external sound to be produced at a desired loudness within the internal cabin; generates an output audio signal based on the input audio signal and the desired loudness for the specific external sound to be produced when the input audio signal indicates the specific external sound; transmits the generated output audio signal to at least one output sound device located within the internal cabin; and the least one output sound device that produces the specific external sound mixed in combination with internal sound that originates from an infotainment source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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