Vehicle manipulating system using sound waves

• US 9,415,733 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• 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, Lee, Hui Sung, Oh, Kwang Myung, Sah, Sung Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Nga X
• Application Number:
  US14/095,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379172A1
• Time in Patent Office: 987 Days
• Field of Search: 701 1- 2, 701/36, 345173-184
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 mounted inside a vehicle;

a sound wave generation film generating sound waves when the sound wave generation film is adhered to the friction pad and is moved by a driver;

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

wherein the sound wave generation film has a pattern carved thereon to generate the sound waves by friction with the friction pad;

wherein the sound wave generation film is attached on a back of the smartphone.

2. 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.

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

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

a microphone configured to receive a sound wave generated from 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 to generate a corresponding control signal; and

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