US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOBIS on May 12 for "Virtual engine sound control system and control method thereof" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,942, issued on May 12, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Virtual engine sound control system and control method thereof" was invented by Jae Young Lee (Icheon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A virtual engine sound generating system and method are provided in which each of speakers outputting a virtual engine sound provides an intended optimal virtual engine sound to a driver by adjusting a time for a virtual engine sound to reach the driver and an amplitude of an engine sound that reaches the driver when the head position of the driver changes from a reference position. The system includes sp...