Global Patent Index - EP 3396663 B1

EP 3396663 B1 20200923 - SOUND MASKING FOR WHITE GOODS

Title (en)

SOUND MASKING FOR WHITE GOODS

Title (de)

GERÄUSCHMASKIERUNG FÜR WEISSE WAREN

Title (fr)

MASQUAGE SONORE POUR PRODUITS BLANCS

Publication

EP 3396663 B1 20200923 (EN)

Application

EP 17168006 A 20170425

Priority

EP 17168006 A 20170425

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3396663A1] The present invention refers to a system for controlling active motor noise (9) for white goods (1) using sound masking technique. In the white good (1), the system is fixed near to the user interface to determine a loading condition and accordingly predicts the active motor noise (9). An original music (6) with appropriate background sound can be selected from the internet or from a system memory. The original music (6) is converted to plain music (8) by removing a periodic rhythmic background sound (7) from the original music (6). The plain music (8) can be played through a speaker (2). The active motor noise (9) and the plain music (8) can be combined (10) together in air and produce a comfortable music (11). Hence, the rotating motor sound (9) of the white good (1) is masked with the plain music (8).

IPC 8 full level

G10K 11/175 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G10K 11/1752 (2020.05 - EP US); G10K 2210/105 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3396663 A1 20181031; EP 3396663 B1 20200923; TR 201709256 A3 20181221

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17168006 A 20170425; TR 201709256 A 20170621