Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Motor vehicle workspace with enhanced privacy
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Application No.: US18369283Application Date: 2023-09-18
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Publication No.: US12027149B2Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Stuart C. Salter , Brendan F. Diamond , John R. Van Wiemeersch , Pietro Buttolo , Ryan O'Gorman , Joshua R. Wheeler
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- Agent Frank L. Lollo
- Main IPC: G10K11/175
- IPC: G10K11/175 ; G10L25/51 ; H04R1/02 ; H04R1/08 ; H04R1/32 ; H04R3/00

Abstract:
A transportation vehicle provides a workspace in a passenger cabin to support a teleconference with a remote party. External sensors are configured to scan the exterior of the vehicle. A sound exciter is configured to generate a masking noise directed to the exterior. A control circuit which enhances privacy of the teleconference is configured to A) detect the audio content of the teleconference being present in the interior of the vehicle, B) quantify an interior sound level of the audio content, C) estimate a discernability of the audio content at an external location accessible to passersby where the audio content can be overheard, and D) activate the sound exciter such that the masking noise is adapted to mask the audio content at the external location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240005900A1 MOTOR VEHICLE WORKSPACE WITH ENHANCED PRIVACY Public/Granted day:2024-01-04
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