A method includes storing a plurality of passenger profiles regarding passengers of a vehicle where each of the plurality of passenger profiles includes a pre-stored physical characteristic of a respective passenger associated therewith and the pre-stored physical characteristic includes at least one of a height of the respective passenger or a typical head position of the respective passenger within a seat of the vehicle; acquiring passenger identifying data regarding an identity of a present passenger in the vehicle; identifying a respective passenger profile associated with the present passenger from the plurality of passenger profiles based on the identity of the present passenger; and controlling a speaker positioned within the vehicle based at least in part on the pre-stored physical characteristic included with the respective passenger profile to emit noise-canceling sound waves to generate a noise suppression zone to suppress sound waves perceived by the present passenger.


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    Title :

    IN-SEAT SOUND SUPPRESSION


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-07-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / G10K Tonerzeugungsvorrichtungen , SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES



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