IP Library Granted Patent US 12676135
Granted Patent B2
US 12676135 · App. 18/605,468 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

System, a method and a computer program product for silencing a person

Inventors: Angelika Gardtman (Gothenburg, SE); Magnus Nilsson (Floda, SE)
Assignees: Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Dev. Co., Ltd.; ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD.
G10K11/1754G06V40/176G10L25/78
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12676135
App. No.
18/605,468
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for silencing a person includes a microphone configured to obtain sound of a first person, a speaker configured to playback sound to the first person, a processing circuitry connected to the microphone and the speaker and configured to obtain sound of the first person by the microphone, and play back the obtained sound of the first person with a predefined time delay by the speaker.

Claims (13)

1 . A vehicle system for a vehicle for silencing a person, the vehicle system comprises: a microphone configured to obtain sound of a first person, wherein the first person is a vehicle occupant; a speaker configured to playback sound to the first person, wherein the speaker and/or microphone are installed in the vehicle; a processing circuitry connected to the microphone and the speaker and configured to:—obtain sound of the first person by the microphone;—determine if the obtained sound of the first person is above a predefined sound level; and—play back the obtained sound of the first person with a predefined time delay by the speaker if the sound of the first person is above the predefined sound level.

2 . The monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein the predefined sound level is set dynamically based on the sound level of an ambient sound.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:—determine if the duration of the sound of the first person exceeds a predefined time.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises: a camera configured to obtain an image of a second person; and the processing circuitry is connected to the microphone, the speaker and the camera and further configured to:—obtain an image of a facial expression of a second person by the camera; 2and—determine if the obtained facial expression of the second person corresponds to a predetermined facial expression associated with a first facial expression category.

5 . The system according to claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:—determine if the obtained facial expression of the second person is obtained while sound of the first person is obtained.

6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:—obtain sound of a second person by the microphone; and—determine by sound recognition if the obtained sound of the second person corresponds to a predetermined sound associated with a first sound category.

7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:—determine a total time when sound is obtained from the first person; and—determine when the total time of sound from the first person exceeds a predefined time period.

8 . A method for silencing a person in a vehicle, the method comprising:—obtaining sound of a first person by a microphone wherein the first person is a vehicle occupant;—determining if the obtained sound of the first person is above a predefined sound level by the processing circuitry connected to the microphone and a speaker; and—playing back the obtained sound of the first person with a predefined time delay by a speaker if the sound of the first person is above a predefined sound level.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:—determining if the duration of the sound of the first person exceeds a predefined time.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:—obtaining an image of a facial expression of a second person by a camera; and—determining if the obtained facial expression of the second person corresponds to a predetermined facial expression associated with a first facial expression category.

11 . The method according to claim 10 further comprising:—determining if the obtained facial expression of the second person is obtained while sound of the first person is obtained.

12 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:—obtaining sound of a second person by the microphone; and—determining by sound recognition if the obtained sound of the second person corresponds to a predetermined sound associated with a first sound category.

13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium, having stored thereon a computer program comprising program instructions, the computer program being loadable into a processing circuitry and configured to cause execution of the method according to claim 8 when the computer program is run by the processing circuitry.