US Patent Issued to Hyundai Mobis on Nov. 4 for "Method of controlling sound of audio device based on gaze direction of vehicle occupant and device therefor" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,432, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Method of controlling sound of audio device based on gaze direction of vehicle occupant and device therefor" was invented by Tae Hun Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seung Hwan Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Ji Soo Shin (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Myung Bin Choi (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a method of controlling, by a sound control device for audio devices, sounds of an audio device worn by an occupant according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method includes: obtaining information on the oc...