CN-121999749-A - Apparatus, system, and method for controlling User Interface (UI) of Active Acoustic Control (AAC) in vehicle

Abstract

For example, the controller may be configured to process system bus information received via a system bus of a vehicle to identify Active Acoustic Control (AAC) configuration information representative of one or more parameters affecting real-time configuration of AAC in at least one sound control area in the vehicle. For example, the controller may be configured to selectively enable or disable an AAC state switching function provided by a User Interface (UI) to a user, for example, based on the AAC configuration information. For example, the AAC state switching function may be configured to allow the user to switch between at least a first AAC state and a second AAC state of the AAC in the at least one sound control area.

Inventors

• FRIEDMANNN THOMAS
• Y. Naoer
• O. Kniaz

Assignees

• 赛朗声学技术有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20250109

Priority Date

20241108

Claims (20)

1. 1. A method implemented by at least one processor, the method comprising: Processing system bus information received via a system bus of a vehicle to identify Active Acoustic Control (AAC) configuration information representing one or more parameters affecting real-time configuration of AAC in at least one sound control region in the vehicle, and Based on the AAC configuration information, an AAC state switching function provided by a User Interface (UI) to a user is selectively enabled or disabled, the AAC state switching function being configured to allow the user to switch between at least a first AAC state and a second AAC state of the AAC in the at least one sound control area.
2. 2. The method of claim 1, comprising: Determining whether a handover enabling criterion is met based on the AAC configuration information, and The AAC state switching function is enabled or disabled based on whether it is determined that the switching enabling criteria is met or not, respectively.
3. 3. The method of claim 1, comprising selectively enabling or disabling the AAC state switching function based on one or more predefined enabling conditions corresponding to the one or more parameters affecting the real-time configuration of the AAC in the sound control area.
4. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein a predefined enablement condition of the one or more predefined enablement conditions is based on a comparison between a value of a parameter of the one or more parameters and at least one of a predefined range or a predefined threshold.
5. 5. The method of claim 3, comprising enabling the AAC state switching function based on determining that all of the one or more predefined enabling conditions are met.
6. 6. The method of claim 3, comprising disabling the AAC state switching function based on determining that at least one of the one or more predefined enabling conditions is not met.
7. 7. The method of claim 3, wherein the one or more predefined enabling conditions are configured to ensure that the AAC status switching function is enabled only when a performance level of the AAC in the at least one sound control area is not below a predefined AAC performance level.
8. 8. The method of claim 1, comprising selectively enabling or disabling the AAC state switching function when the AAC system is in the first AAC state based on a duration of a period of time the AAC system is continuously in the first AAC state.
9. 9. The method of claim 8, comprising enabling the AAC state switching function based on a determination that the time period is not shorter than a predefined duration threshold.
10. 10. The method of claim 8, comprising disabling the AAC state switching function based on determining that the time period is shorter than a predefined duration threshold.
11. 11. The method of claim 1, comprising selectively enabling or disabling the AAC state switching function based on an acoustic output level of one or more acoustic transducers of the AAC system.
12. 12. The method of claim 1, comprising selectively enabling or disabling the AAC state switching function based on a level of an input signal from an acoustic sensor of the AAC system.
13. 13. The method of claim 1, comprising: identifying a switch state in which the user has switched the AAC system from the first AAC state to the second AAC state, and The AAC system is automatically switched from the second AAC state back to the first AAC state based on a predefined switching back condition.
14. 14. The method of claim 1, comprising: identifying a switch state in which the user has switched the AAC system from the first AAC state to the second AAC state, and The AAC system is automatically switched from the second AAC state back to the first AAC state based on a determination that a time period since the AAC system was switched to the second AAC state by the user has exceeded a predefined AAC second state time period.
15. 15. The method of claim 1, comprising: Identifying a switch state in which the user has switched the AAC system from the second AAC state to the first AAC state, and The AAC system is automatically switched from the first AAC state back to the second AAC state based on determining that at least one predefined AAC first state condition is not met.
16. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the AAC state switching function includes an AAC activation/deactivation switching function, the first AAC state including an AAC active state of the AAC in the at least one sound control area, the second AAC state including an AAC inactive state of the AAC in the at least one sound control area.
17. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the AAC state switching function includes an AAC area selection switching function, the first AAC state including a first AAC area state including a configuration of the AAC in at least one first sound control area, the second AAC state including a second AAC area state including a configuration of the AAC in at least one second sound control area different from the at least one first sound control area.
18. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein at least one of the first AAC zone status or the second AAC zone status includes a configuration of the AAC in at least one of a driver seat area, a front seat passenger area, a second row passenger area, or a rear seat passenger area.
19. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first AAC area state includes a driver enhanced AAC state including a configuration of the AAC in a driver seat area, wherein the second AAC area includes a wide coverage AAC state including a configuration of the AAC in a wide coverage area including the driver seat area and one or more passenger seat areas.
20. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein the AAC state switching function comprises an AAC default/non-default switching function, the first AAC state comprises a default AAC state, and the second AAC state comprises a non-default AAC state.

Description

Apparatus, system, and method for controlling User Interface (UI) of Active Acoustic Control (AAC) in vehicle Background Active Noise Control (ANC) is a technique that uses digitally generated noise to reduce unwanted noise. Based on the principle of superposition of sound waves. Generally, sound is a wave that propagates in space. The first sound wave may be completely eliminated if another second sound wave of the same amplitude but opposite phase to the first sound wave may be generated. Drawings For simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements illustrated in the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements may be exaggerated relative to other elements for clarity. Further, reference numerals may be repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. The figures are listed below. Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustration of an Active Acoustic Control (AAC) system in accordance with some demonstrative aspects. Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of a deployment scenario of components of the AAC system of fig. 1, according to some demonstrative aspects. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram illustration of a controller according to some demonstrative aspects. Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram illustration of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) prediction unit, according to some demonstrative aspects. Fig. 5 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of components of a controller of an AAC system, according to some demonstrative aspects. FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram illustration of a controller according to some demonstrative aspects. Fig. 7 is a schematic illustration of a vehicle including an AAC system, according to some demonstrative aspects. Fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of controlling AAC switching functions of a User Interface (UI) in accordance with some demonstrative aspects. Fig. 9 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of controlling AAC switching functions of a UI in accordance with some demonstrative aspects. Fig. 10 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a method of controlling an AAC handover function in accordance with some demonstrative aspects. FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram illustration of the manufacture of a product according to some demonstrative aspects. Detailed Description In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of some aspects. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that some aspects may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, units and/or circuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the discussion. Discussion herein using terms such as "processing," "computing," "calculating," "determining," "establishing", "analyzing", "checking", and the like, may refer to operation and/or processing of a computer, computing platform, computing system, or other electronic computing device, that manipulates and/or transforms data represented as physical (e.g., electronic) quantities within the computer's registers and/or memories into other data similarly represented as physical quantities within the computer's registers and/or memories or other information storage medium that may store instructions for performing the operations and/or processes. As used herein, the terms "plurality" and "plurality" include, for example, "a plurality" or "two or more". For example, "a plurality of items" includes two or more items. References to "one aspect," "an illustrative aspect," "various aspects," etc., indicate that the aspect described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every aspect may not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Furthermore, repeated use of the phrase "in one aspect" does not necessarily refer to the same aspect, but may. As used herein, unless otherwise indicated, the use of ordinal adjectives "first", "second", "third", etc., to describe a common object merely indicate that different instances of objects are being referred to, and are not intended to imply that the objects so described must be in a given sequence, either temporally, spatially, in ranking, or in any other manner. Some portions of the detailed descriptions which follow are presented in terms of algorithms and symbolic representations of operations on data bits or binary digital signals within a computer memory. These algorithmic descriptions and representations may be the techniques used by those skilled in the data processing arts to convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. The phrases "at least one" and "one or more" may be understood to include numerical values greater than or equal to one, for example, one, two, three, four, [..the. ], and the like. The phrase "at least one" with respect to a s