Method and device for providing information about failure in virtual engine sound system unit for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016152183-A1
Application number	US-201514719800-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 22, 2015
Priority date	Nov 27, 2014
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for providing information about a failure in a virtual engine sound system (VESS) unit for a vehicle includes sending a VESS unit failure message to a cluster, and displaying the failure message on the cluster. In the unit failure information providing method, VESS unit failure information may be provided by the use of a navigation unit or electric/electronic subassemblies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for providing information about a failure in a virtual engine sound system (VESS) unit for a vehicle, the method comprising:
sending a VESS unit failure message to a cluster; and displaying the VESS unit failure message on the cluster.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a diagnoser with a diagnostic trouble code (DTC), which is recognizable by a car repair shop, corresponding to the VESS unit failure message before sending the VESS unit failure message to the cluster.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying, by a navigation unit of the vehicle, a VESS unit failure warning screen included in the VESS unit failure message when the vehicle speed is within a speed range where the VESS unit is active.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
turning on headlamps of the vehicle when the vehicle enters an area in which the vehicle must travel within a speed range where the VESS unit is active.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
emitting a warning sound through a buzzer in the vehicle when the VESS unit sends a failure message after the turning on of the headlamps.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
boosting a pressure of a vehicle engine sound emitted from the VESS unit when the VESS unit does not send a failure message after the turning on of the headlamps.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
emitting a warning sound through a buzzer in the vehicle when a front sensor unit or a rear sensor unit of the vehicle detects an object outside of the vehicle while the vehicle is traveling within a speed range in which the VESS unit is active.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein:
the front sensor unit includes a plurality of motion sensors located at a front of the vehicle, and the object is detected as moving when at least two of the plurality of motion sensors detect the object.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a navigation unit of the vehicle displays route information for directing the vehicle to a car repair shop when the VESS unit sends the VESS unit failure message.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending of the VESS unit failure message comprises:
sending the VESS unit failure message to the cluster when a disconnection of wires connecting the VESS unit to speakers occurs.

11 . A device for providing information about a failure in a virtual engine sound system (VESS) unit for a vehicle, the device comprising:
a VESS unit emitting a virtual engine sound and sending a VESS unit failure message; and a cluster receiving the VESS unit failure message from the VESS unit through a central gateway (GCW) and displaying the VESS unit failure message.

12 . The device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a diagnoser that receives a diagnostic trouble code (DTC), which is recognizable by a car repair shop, corresponding to the VESS unit failure message before sending the failure message to the cluster.

13 . The device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a navigation unit that displays a VESS unit failure warning screen included in the VESS unit failure message sent by the VESS unit when the vehicle speed is within a speed range where the VESS unit is active.

14 . The device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a navigation unit that displays route information for directing the vehicle to a car repair shop when the VESS unit sends the VESS unit failure message.

15 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the VESS unit causes headlamps of the vehicle to be turned on when the vehicle enters an area in which the vehicle must travel within a speed range where the VESS unit is active.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the VESS unit causes a warning sound to be emitted through a buzzer in the vehicle when the VESS unit sends a VESS unit failure message after the turning on of the headlamps.

17 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the VESS unit boosts pressure of a vehicle engine sound when the VESS does not send a VESS unit failure message after the turning on of the headlamps.

18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for providing information about a failure in a virtual engine sound system (VESS) unit for a vehicle, the computer readable medium comprising:
program instructions that send a VESS unit failure message to a cluster; and program instructions that display the VESS unit failure message on the cluster.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Young

Classifications

• H04R29/001

  for loudspeakers (H04R29/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60Q11/00 Primary

  Arrangement of monitoring devices for devices provided for in groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q9/00 · CPC title

• B60Q9/00

  Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} · CPC title

• B60Q5/008

  for signaling silent vehicles, e.g. for warning that a hybrid or electric vehicle is approaching · CPC title