# US 12,594,951 B2 · Audible cue system for a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,594,951 B2 - Document ID: US12594951B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/661,531 - Filed: 2024-05-10 - Published: 2025-11-13 - Granted: 2026-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2024-05-10 - Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Inventors: Omer Tsimhoni; Song He; Frank C. Valeri - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12594951B2 ## CPC - B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention - G08B 21/24: Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms - B60W 2050/143: {Alarm means} - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS ## Abstract An audible cue system for a vehicle includes data processing hardware and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware. The memory hardware stores instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations including receiving, at a first electronic control unit (ECU), one or more vehicle data points, executing, by the first ECU, an audible cue application configured with a positive cue and cue characteristics, and comparing the one or more vehicle data points with a cue range. The operations also include outputting, based on the comparison of the one or more vehicle data points with the cue range, the positive cue of the audible cue application via a speaker system of the vehicle, monitoring the one or more vehicle data points, and modifying the positive cue based on the monitored one or more vehicle data points. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An audible cue system for a vehicle, the audible cue system comprising: data processing hardware; and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the memory hardware storing instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising: receiving, at a first electronic control unit (ECU), one or more vehicle data points; executing, by the first ECU, an audible cue application configured with a positive cue and cue characteristics; comparing the one or more vehicle data points with a cue range stored in the memory hardware; outputting, based on the comparison of the one or more vehicle data points with the cue range, the positive cue of the audible cue application via a speaker system of the vehicle; monitoring the one or more vehicle data points; and modifying the positive cue based on the monitored one or more vehicle data points. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The audible cue system of claim 1, wherein outputting the positive cue includes outputting, continuously, the positive cue when the one or more vehicle data points are within the cue range. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The audible cue system of claim 1, wherein modifying the positive cue includes altering at least one of the cue characteristics, the positive cue including a first audible pattern. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The audible cue system of claim 3, further including issuing a reminder in response to the monitored one or more vehicle data points, the reminder including a positive reminder cue having a second audible pattern. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The audible cue system of claim 4, wherein issuing the reminder includes identifying a trend relative to the cue range and issuing the reminder when the identified trend is trending towards the cue range. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The audible cue system of claim 4, wherein the second audible pattern is faster than the first audible pattern. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The audible cue system of claim 1, wherein outputting the positive cue includes increasing a volume of the positive cue at a first rate to a predetermined volume. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The audible cue system of claim 7, wherein modifying the positive cue includes decreasing the volume of the positive cue at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate. ### Claim 9 A computer-implemented method when executed by data processing hardware causes the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising: receiving, at a first electronic control unit (ECU), one or more vehicle data points; executing, by the first ECU, an audible cue application configured with a positive cue and cue characteristics; comparing the one or more vehicle data points with a cue range; outputting, based on the comparison of the one or more vehicle data points with the cue range, the positive cue from the audible cue application via a speaker system of the vehicle; monitoring the one or more vehicle data points; and modifying the positive cue based on the monitored one or more vehicle data points. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein outputting the positive cue includes projecting, continuously, the positive cue when the one or more vehicle data points are within the cue range. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein modifying the positive cue includes altering at least one of the cue characteristics, the positive cue including a first audible pattern. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further including issuing a reminder in response to the monitored one or more vehicle data points, the reminder including a positive reminder cue having a second audible pattern. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein issuing the reminder includes identifying a trend relative to the cue range and issuing the reminder when the identified trend is trending towards the cue range. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the second audible pattern is faster than the first audible pattern. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein outputting the positive cue includes increasing a volume of the positive cue at a first rate to a predetermined volume. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein modifying the positive cue includes decreasing the volume of the positive cue at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate. ### Claim 17 An audible cue system for a vehicle, the audible cue system comprising: data processing hardware; and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware, the memory hardware storing instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising: receiving, at a first electronic control unit (ECU), one or more vehicle data points; executing, by the first ECU, an audible cue application configured with a positive cue and cue characteristics; comparing the one or more vehicle data points with a cue range stored in the memory hardware; and outputting, based on the comparison of the one or more vehicle data points with the cue range, the positive cue from the audible cue application via a speaker system of the vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The audible cue system of claim 17, further including monitoring the one or more vehicle data points and modifying the positive cue based on the monitored one or more vehicle data points. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The audible cue system of claim 17, further including issuing a reminder in response to the monitored one or more vehicle data points being outside of the cue range. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The audible cue system of claim 17, wherein the one or more vehicle data points includes at least one of a speed of the vehicle, a state of charge of a battery, environmental controls of the vehicle, power usage of the battery, acceleration of the vehicle, deceleration of the vehicle, gravitational force of the vehicle in at least one direction, and a following distance of the vehicle.