US-12617411-B2 - Apparatus and method for providing vehicle sound

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Abstract

An apparatus for providing a vehicle sound includes a communicator configured to communicates with an electronic device, a detector configured to detect driver's driving pattern information and road driving condition information of a vehicle, and a controller coupled to the communicator and the detector. The controller is configured to obtain music information from the electronic device and calculate a music emotional quotient (EQ) index based on the music information, the driver's driving pattern information, and the road driving condition information. The controller is also configured to select a game sound type based on the music EQ index, and provide an emotional sound matched with the game sound type.

Inventors

Ki Chang Kim
Sang Jin Hong
Dong Chul Park
Eun Soo JO
Jeong Goo KANG

Assignees

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
KIA CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20230712
Priority Date: 20221213

Claims (16)

1 . An apparatus for providing a vehicle sound, the apparatus comprising: a communicator configured to communicate with an electronic device; a detector configured to detect driver's driving pattern information and road driving condition information of a vehicle; and a controller coupled to the communicator and the detector, wherein the controller is configured to: obtain music information from the electronic device, calculate a music emotional quotient (EQ) index based on the music information, the driver's driving pattern information, and the road driving condition information, select a game sound type based on the music EQ index, and provide an emotional sound matched with the game sound type.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to: analyze a music pattern included in the music information, and parameterize an emotional adjective based on the analyzed result.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate the emotional sound using granular synthesis.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate the emotional sound using a formant filter.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to: identify whether there is a passenger other than a driver in the vehicle, identify whether the passenger is a predetermined passenger type by analyzing image information inside the vehicle obtained by a camera in response to identifying that there is the passenger, and play an emotional sound of a predetermined concept in response to identifying that the passenger is the predetermined passenger type.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the game sound type based on music preference.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to: analyze a game sound based on the music EQ index, match an external factor and an internal factor based on game content with driving personalization emotion, and guide a driver through the emotional sound based on the matched result.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to correct volume of the emotional sound based on the driver's driving pattern information and the road driving condition information.
9 . A method for providing a vehicle sound, the method comprising: obtaining, by a controller, music information from an electronic device; detecting, by the controller, driving pattern information of a driver and road driving condition information of a vehicle; calculating, by the controller, a music emotional quotient (EQ) index based on the music information, the driving pattern information, and the road driving condition information; selecting, by the controller, a game sound type based on the music EQ index; and providing, by the controller, an emotional sound matched with the game sound type.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein calculating the music EQ index includes: analyzing, by the controller, a music pattern included in the music information, and parameterizing, by the controller, an emotional adjective based on the analyzed result.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein providing the emotional sound includes: generating, by the controller, the emotional sound using granular synthesis.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein providing the emotional sound includes: generating, by the controller, the emotional sound using a formant filter.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising: identifying, by the controller, whether there is a passenger other than a driver in the vehicle; identifying, by the controller, whether the passenger is a predetermined passenger type by analyzing image information inside the vehicle obtained by a camera in response to identifying that there is the passenger; and playing, by the controller, an emotional sound of a predetermined concept in response to identifying that the passenger is the predetermined passenger type.
14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein selecting the game sound type includes: determining, by the controller, the game sound type based on music preference.
15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein selecting the game sound type includes: analyzing, by the controller, a game sound based on the music EQ index, matching, by the controller, an external factor and an internal factor based on game content with driving personalization emotion, and guiding a driver through the emotional sound based on the matched result.
16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein providing the emotional sound includes: correcting, by the controller, volume of the emotional sound based on the driving pattern information and the road driving condition information.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of and priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0173893, filed on Dec. 13, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for providing a vehicle sound. BACKGROUND A healthcare system is a technology of identifying a state of a driver and guiding the driver to receive guidance and alert and perform safe driving in connection with a vehicle system. The healthcare system may collect biometric information, such as electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rates, movement of the driver, and the like, using sensors to determine the state of the driver. Furthermore, the healthcare system may y recognize a facial expression of the driver using a camera to determine an emotional state of the driver. The above information disclosed in the background section is merely for enhancement of understanding of the background of the disclosure and therefore it may contain information that does not form prior art that is already known to those having ordinary skill in the art. SUMMARY The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art while advantages achieved by the prior art are maintained intact. An aspect of the present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for providing a vehicle sound to recognize an emotional state of a driver using music information of the driver in an electronic device and provide an emotional sound of a sound type matched with the recognized emotional state. Another aspect of the present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for providing a vehicle sound to determine a music emotional quotient (EQ) index with regard to a driver's emotional state, a driver's driving pattern, and a road driving condition and provide an emotional sound based on the determined music EQ index. The technical problems to be solved by the present disclosure are not limited to the aforementioned problems, and any other technical problems not mentioned herein should be clearly understood from the following description by those having ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus for providing a vehicle sound may include a communicator configured to communicate with an electronic device, a detector configured to detect driver's driving pattern information and road driving condition information of a vehicle, and a controller coupled to the communicator and the detector. The controller may be configured to obtain music information from the electronic device, and calculate a music emotional quotient (EQ) index based on the music information, the driver's driving pattern information, and the road driving condition information. The controller may also be configured to select a game sound type based on the music EQ index, and may provide an emotional sound matched with the game sound type. In an aspect, the controller may be configured to analyze a music pattern included in the music information and parameterizes an emotional adjective. In an aspect, the controller may be configured to generate the emotional sound using granular synthesis. In an aspect, the controller may be configured to generate the emotional sound using a formant filter. In an aspect, the controller may be configured to identify whether there is a passenger other than a driver in the vehicle and analyze image information inside the vehicle, the image information being obtained by a camera installed in the vehicle. The controller may be configured to identify whether the passenger is a predetermined passenger type when it is identified that there is the passenger, and to play an emotional sound of a predetermined concept when the passenger is the predetermined passenger type. In an aspect, the controller may be configured to determine the game sound type based on music preference. The controller may be configured to analyze a game sound based on the music EQ index and may match an external factor and an internal factor based on game content with driving personalization emotion and may guide a driver through the emotional sound. In an aspect, the controller may be configured to correct a volume of the emotional sound based on the driver's driving pattern information and the road driving condition information. According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing a vehicle sound may include obtaining music information from an electronic device and detecting driver's driving pattern information and road driving condition information of a vehicle. The method may also include calculating a music emotional quotient (EQ) index based on the music information, the driver's driving pattern information, and the road driving condition information. The method may additionally include selecting a game sound type based on the