Display apparatus and method for controlling the same

• US 10,144,289 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2016
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Byungju, Ryu, Daihyung, Son, Junghoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Sing-Wai
• Application Number:
  US15/097,364
• Publication Number:
  US 20160311323A1
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/175 Autonomous driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/186 Displaying information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1868 according to driving situations
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/195 Blocking or enabling display functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/597 Recognising the driver's state or behaviour, e.g. attention or drowsiness
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16

Abstract

A vehicle display apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display and a controller configured to monitor a manipulation variable of a driving manipulation device provided to a vehicle, to select any one driving mode corresponding to the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device from among a plurality of predetermined driving modes, and to control the display to display different information according to the plurality of driving modes. When a driving mode corresponding to a relatively small manipulation variable is selected, the controller decreases driving information displayed on the display and increases convenience information displayed on the display, as compared to when a driving mode corresponding to a relatively large manipulation variable is selected.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display; and

at least one processor configured to;

monitor a value of a manipulation variable corresponding to a user input to a driving manipulation device provided in a vehicle, the value of the manipulation variable corresponding to an extent of the user input provided to the driving manipulation device;

select, from among a plurality of driving modes and based on the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device, a driving mode for the vehicle;

determine a display ratio of driving information to convenience information based on the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device; and

control, according to the selected driving mode, the display to display driving information and convenience information for the selected driving mode according to the determined display ratio,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to;

determine that the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device is greater than or equal to a reference value;

select a first driving mode from among the plurality of driving modes based on the determination that the value of the manipulation variable is greater than or equal to the reference value, wherein the first driving mode corresponds to blocking an autonomous driving function of the vehicle; and

based on selecting the first driving mode, display enhanced driving information on the display as compared to driving modes in which the autonomous driving function of the vehicle is executed.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a display ratio of driving information to convenience information based on the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device by:

selecting, based on the driving mode, a display format that has the determined ratio.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the driving manipulation device comprises a direction manipulation device and a speed manipulation device of the vehicle; and

the at least one processor is configured to monitor a direction manipulation variable of the direction manipulation device and a speed manipulation variable of the speed manipulation device.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:

the direction manipulation device comprises a steering wheel and a direction indication lever of the vehicle; and

the speed manipulation device comprises an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal of the vehicle.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

control the display to display driving information and convenience information regarding the driving mode selected from among the plurality of driving modes; and

set the vehicle to the selected driving mode.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving information comprises at least one of speed information, route guidance information, a driving image, a blind spot image, obstacle information, traffic sign information, gas mileage information, vehicle failure information, accident information, or traffic information.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine that the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device is less than the reference value;

select a second driving mode from among the plurality of driving modes based on the determination that the value of the manipulation variable is less than the reference value, wherein the second driving mode corresponds to executing the autonomous driving function of the vehicle; and

based on selecting the second driving mode, display enhanced convenience information on the display as compared to driving modes in which the autonomous driving function of the vehicle is blocked.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the convenience information comprises at least one of information about multimedia, email, games, weather, shopping, Internet, pictures, documents, or surrounding facilities outside the vehicle.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to, based on the vehicle being set to the second driving mode:

determine a first time at which a point of gaze of the driver of the vehicle deviates from a screen of the display, and a second time, after the first time, at which the point of gaze of the driver first returns to the screen of the display; and

diminish at least some of the information displayed on the display during a period of time between the first time and the second time.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to, based on the determination that the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device is less than the reference value:

determine whether a position of the vehicle is within a section of a road in which the second driving mode is permitted;

restrict the autonomous driving function of the vehicle based on the determination that the position of the vehicle is within a section of the road in which the second driving mode is prohibited; and

control the display to display information indicating that the position of the vehicle is within the section of the road in which the second driving mode is prohibited.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to, based on selecting the second driving mode:

display, on a surface of the display that projects towards an exterior of the vehicle, information indicating that the autonomous driving function of the vehicle is being executed.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine, in a state in which the vehicle is set to the first driving mode, that a point of gaze of the driver of the vehicle deviates from a predetermined viewing area;

release the first driving mode and select a second driving mode, wherein the second driving mode corresponds to executing the autonomous driving function for driving the vehicle; and

based on selecting the second driving mode, display enhanced convenience information on the display as compared to driving modes in which the autonomous driving function of the vehicle is blocked.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display comprises a transparent display mounted in at least one region in an interior of the vehicle; and

the at least one processor is configured to change a transmittance of the transparent display based on the selected driving mode among the plurality of driving modes.

14. A method comprising:

monitoring a value of a manipulation variable corresponding to a user input to a driving manipulation device provided in a vehicle, the value of the manipulation variable corresponding to an extent of the user input provided to the driving manipulation device;

selecting, from among a plurality of driving modes and based on the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device, a driving mode for the vehicle;

determining a display ratio of driving information to convenience information based on the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device; and

controlling, according to the selected driving mode, a display of a display apparatus of the vehicle to display driving information and convenience information for the selected driving mode according to the determined display ratio,

wherein the method further comprises;

determining that the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device is greater than or equal to a reference value;

selecting a first driving mode from among the plurality of driving modes based on the determination that the value of the manipulation variable is greater than or equal to the reference value, wherein the first driving mode corresponds to blocking an autonomous driving function of the vehicle; and

based on selecting the first driving mode, displaying enhanced driving information on the display as compared to driving modes in which the autonomous driving function of the vehicle is executed.

15. At least one computer memory that is operably connectable to at least one processor and that has stored thereon instructions which, when executed, perform operations comprising:

monitoring a value of a manipulation variable corresponding to a user input to a driving manipulation device provided in a vehicle, the value of the manipulation variable corresponding to an extent of the user input provided to the driving manipulation device;

selecting, from among a plurality of driving modes and based on the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device, a driving mode for the vehicle;

determining a display ratio of driving information to convenience information based on the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device; and

controlling, according to the selected driving mode, a display of a display apparatus of the vehicle to display driving information and convenience information for the selected driving mode according to the determined display ratio,

wherein the operations further comprise;

determining that the value of the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device is greater than or equal to a reference value;

selecting a first driving mode from among the plurality of driving modes based on the determination that the value of the manipulation variable is greater than or equal to the reference value, wherein the first driving mode corresponds to blocking an autonomous driving function of the vehicle; and

based on selecting the first driving mode, displaying enhanced driving information on the display as compared to driving modes in which the autonomous driving function of the vehicle is executed.