Patent ID: 9322471
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: F16H

Claim Text:
1. A method for music-based electronic transmission range selection for a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving a first signal from a first electronic control unit, the first signal indicative of an initiation of an electronic park function, the first electronic control unit generating the first signal when an operator presses an electronic park button on an electronic shift device; determining, from the first signal, a corresponding first audio function; implementing the first audio function in the vehicle; determining whether a second signal from a second electronic control unit is received, the second signal indicating successful engagement of the electronic park function with respect to a park transmission state; if the second signal has not been received, implementing a second audio function in the vehicle, the second audio function producing sound that is dissonant with respect to sound produced by the first audio function; and if the second signal has been received, implementing a third audio function in the vehicle, the third audio function producing sound that is consonant with respect to the sound produced by the first audio function.