Vehicle and method of controlling a display therein

• US 10,189,427 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2018
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Hangtae, Choi, Kyungdong
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Steven
• Assistant Examiner(s): Adnan, Muhammad
• Application Number:
  US15/873,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20180201207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 377 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/175 Autonomous driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1868 according to driving situations
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/334 Projection means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/563 Vehicle displaying mobile device information
• 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 35/23 Head-up displays [HUD] optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01
• 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: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/006 Side-view mirrors, e.g. V-shaped mirrors located at the front or rear part of the vehicle combined with rear-view mirrors B60R1/08; side-view periscopes B60R1/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0236 for economical driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1253 with cameras, video cameras or video screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/202 displaying a blind spot scene on the vehicle part responsible for the blind spot
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/205 using a head-up display
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/307 virtually distinguishing relevant parts of a scene from the background of the scene
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 : Machine learning

Abstract

Disclosed are a vehicle and method of controlling a display therein. Herein, the vehicle supports auto driving. The present invention includes sensors, a display including a display area formed on a glass of the vehicle and a controller configured to cause the display to display data obtained via at least one of the sensors on the display area based on an operation mode of the vehicle and vehicle passenger information.

Claims

1. An automated vehicle supporting autonomous or self-driving, the vehicle comprising:

sensors;

a display including a display area formed on a glass of the vehicle; and

a controller configured to;

cause the display to display data obtained via at least one of the sensors on the display area based on an operation mode of the vehicle and vehicle passenger information; and

cause the display to not display the data obtained via the at least one of the sensors when the operation mode is an automatous or self-driving mode in which a driver is not required.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a lens located at a portion of the vehicle and configured to obtain side view data.

3. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the lens comprises a fisheye lens having a global shutter sensor, and wherein a viewing angle of the fisheye lens is 180°

.

4. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to:

process image data obtained through the lens; and

cause the display to display the processed image at a prescribed display area of the display area.

5. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the data obtained via the at least one of the sensors and the data obtained via the lens at a specific display area of the display area when the operation mode is a manual mode in which a driver is required.

6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control at least one of transparency, resolution, or brightness of the display area based on ambient environment data of the vehicle obtained from the data collected via the at least one of the sensors such that the at least one of transparency, resolution, or brightness of the display area is changed when the ambient environmental data is changed.

7. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

collect gaze information of a driver of the vehicle via the at least one of the sensors; and

cause the display to display vehicle operation data obtained via the at least one of the sensors at a portion of the display area determined based on the collected gaze information.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein when the operation mode is a manual mode, the controller is further configured to cause the display to display vehicle operation data obtained via the at least one of the sensors at a specific portion of the display area determined based on at least one of:

a speed of the vehicle;

a current location of the vehicle;

current time;

or

a distance from the vehicle to a destination.

9. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the vehicle lacks a side mirror.

10. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the glass is a front glass.

11. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the glass comprises a windshield or front window.

12. An automated vehicle supporting autonomous or self-driving, the vehicle comprising:

sensors;

a display including a display area formed on a glass of the vehicle; and

a controller configured to;

cause the display to display data obtained via at least one of the sensors on the display area based on an operation mode of the vehicle and vehicle passenger information;

determine a number of passengers inside the vehicle based on the vehicle passenger information; and

cause the display to display vehicle operation data obtained via the at least one of the sensors on a screen of a mobile terminal registered to the vehicle and associated with a vehicle passenger when the operation mode is an automatous or self-driving mode and when the determined number of passengers is plural.