IP Library Granted Patent US 10,492,044
Granted Patent B2
US 10,492,044 · App. 16/050,642 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Entertaining system of vehicle, method for connecting wireless, and processing sound using the same

Inventor: Un Hwan Sol (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
H04W4/48B60R11/0217B60R11/0264H04M1/6091B60R2011/0276B60R2011/0294
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Patent No.
US 10,492,044
App. No.
16/050,642
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An entertainment system of a vehicle can include: a mobile terminal of a passenger, an audio output device of the passenger wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal, a rear seat entertainment unit wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal, and a control unit connected with the rear seat entertainment unit, the control unit configured to control the rear seat entertainment unit so as to automatically and wirelessly connect with the audio output device when pairing information of the audio output device is requested by the rear seat entertainment unit and the pairing information of the audio output device is received by the rear seat entertainment unit.

Claims (54)

1. An entertainment system of a vehicle, comprising:

a mobile terminal of a passenger;

an audio output device of the passenger wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal;

a rear seat entertainment unit wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal; and

a control unit connected with the rear seat entertainment unit, the control unit configured to control the rear seat entertainment unit so as to automatically and wirelessly connect with the audio output device when pairing information of the audio output device is requested by the rear seat entertainment unit and the pairing information of the audio output device is received by the rear seat entertainment unit,

wherein:

the rear seat entertainment unit requests the pairing information of the audio output device from the mobile terminal when the pairing information of the audio output device is received from the control unit, and

the rear seat entertainment unit transmits the pairing information of the audio output device to the control unit when the pairing information of the audio output device is received from the mobile terminal.

2. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the audio output device corresponds to a device selected from a group consisting of: a wireless headphone, a wireless earphone, a wireless headset, and a wireless ear set.

3. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the audio output device comprises a noise-canceling microphone configured to receive a music source playback sound of a front multimedia unit of the vehicle outputted via a vehicle speaker and measure an input volume value of the music source playback sound.

4. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the audio output device transmits the measured input volume value of the music source playback sound to the rear seat entertainment unit when the audio output device is wirelessly connected with the rear seat entertainment unit and receives an input volume value request signal from the rear seat entertainment unit.

5. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:

the rear seat entertainment unit comprises radio frequency (RF) antenna, and

the rear seat entertainment unit automatically connects with the mobile terminal and the control unit via the RF antenna when the mobile terminal is positioned within the vehicle.

6. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:

the control unit determines whether a music source of a front multimedia unit of the vehicle is played when the pairing information of the audio output device is requested from the rear seat entertainment unit, and

the control unit requests the pairing information of the audio output device from the rear seat entertainment unit when the music source of the front multimedia unit is played.

7. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:

the control unit determines whether the rear seat entertainment unit is connected with the mobile terminal when the pairing information of the audio output device is requested from the rear seat entertainment unit, and

the control unit requests the paring information of the audio output device from the rear seat entertainment unit when the rear seat entertainment unit is connected with the mobile terminal.

8. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein:

the control unit determines whether at least one of information of the audio output device and an authentication code is included in the pairing information of the audio output device when the pairing information of the audio output device is received from the rear seat entertainment unit, and

the control unit stores the pairing information of the audio output device when the at least one of the information of the audio output device and the authentication code is included in the pairing information of the audio output device.

9. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a sound processing unit configured to process a music source playback sound of a front multimedia unit of the vehicle,

wherein, when a music source playback sound synchronization request signal is received from the control unit, the sound processing unit calculates a playback sound output adjustment value based on a playback sound output volume value outputted from a vehicle speaker and a playback sound input volume value measured by the audio output device according to the music source playback sound synchronization request signal, and the sound processing unit transmits the calculated playback sound output adjustment value to the control unit.

10. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 9 , wherein:

the sound processing unit measures the playback sound output volume value outputted from the vehicle speaker when the music source playback sound synchronization request signal is received from the control unit, and

the sound processing unit calculates the playback sound output adjustment value based on the playback sound output volume value outputted from the vehicle speaker and the playback sound input volume value measured by the audio output device when the playback sound input volume value measured by the audio output device is received from the control unit.

11. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the sound processing unit calculates the playback sound output adjustment value by calculating a difference between the playback sound output volume value outputted from the vehicle speaker and the playback sound input volume value measured by the audio output device.

12. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 9 , wherein:

the control unit determines whether a music source of the front multimedia unit is played, and

the control unit transmits the music source playback sound synchronization request signal to the sound processing unit when the music source of the front multimedia unit is played.

13. The entertainment system of the vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the control unit corrects the music source playback sound based on the received playback sound output adjustment value and transmits the corrected music source playback sound to the audio output device via the rear seat entertainment unit when the playback sound output adjustment value is received from the sound processing unit.

14. A method of wirelessly connecting an entertainment system of a vehicle containing a control unit and a rear seat entertainment unit, the method comprising:

wirelessly connecting the rear seat entertainment unit with a mobile terminal of a passenger when the mobile terminal is positioned within the vehicle, the mobile terminal being wirelessly connected with an audio output device of the passenger;

connecting the control unit with the rear seat entertainment unit;

requesting, by the control unit, that pairing information of the audio output device be transmitted to the rear seat entertainment unit;

requesting, by the rear seat entertainment unit, the pairing information of the audio output device from the mobile terminal when the rear seat entertainment unit receives a request signal for the pairing information of the audio output device from the control unit;

transmitting, by the rear seat entertainment unit, the pairing information of the audio output device to the control unit when the rear seat entertainment unit receives the pairing information of the audio output device from the mobile terminal; and

controlling, by the control unit, the rear seat entertainment unit so as to automatically and wirelessly connect with the audio output device when the control unit receives the pairing information of the audio output device from the rear seat entertainment unit.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the requesting that the pairing information of the audio output device be transmitted to the rear seat entertainment unit comprises:

determining whether a music source of a front multimedia unit of the vehicle is played; and

requesting that the pairing information of the audio output device be transmitted to the rear seat entertainment unit when the music source of the front multimedia unit is played.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the receiving of the pairing information of the audio output device from the rear seat entertainment unit by the control unit comprises:

determining whether at least one of information of the audio output device and an authentication code is included in the pairing information of the audio output device; and

storing the pairing information of the audio output device when the at least one of the information of the audio output device and the authentication code is included in the pairing information of the audio output device.

17. An entertainment system of a vehicle, comprising:

a mobile terminal of a passenger;

an audio output device of the passenger wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal;

a rear seat entertainment unit wirelessly connected with the mobile terminal; and

a control unit connected with the rear seat entertainment unit, the control unit configured to control the rear seat entertainment unit so as to automatically and wirelessly connect with the audio output device when pairing information of the audio output device is requested by the rear seat entertainment unit and the pairing information of the audio output device is received by the rear seat entertainment unit,

wherein:

the control unit determines whether the rear seat entertainment unit is connected with the mobile terminal when the pairing information of the audio output device is requested from the rear seat entertainment unit, and

the control unit requests the paring information of the audio output device from the rear seat entertainment unit when the rear seat entertainment unit is connected with the mobile terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2018
From: SOL, UN HWAN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046514/0262 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0044494 · Apr 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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