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Convenience apparatus for vehicle and vehicle

  • US 10,196,068 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2016
  • Issued: 02/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A convenience apparatus for a vehicle, the convenience apparatus comprising:

  • a user sensing unit configured to sense a user located outside the vehicle;

    an object sensing unit configured to sense an object other than the user located outside the vehicle; and

    at least one processor configured to;

    determine at least one geo-fence established around the vehicle;

    determine, based on the user sensing unit sensing the user outside the vehicle, whether an entrance event or an exit event of the user has occurred based on the at least one geo-fence around the vehicle;

    determine that the object sensing unit has sensed an object outside the vehicle; and

    based on the determination that the object sensing unit has sensed the object outside the vehicle and based on the determination that the entrance event or the exit event of the user has occurred, provide a signal that controls at least one operation of the vehicle according to the entrance event or the exit event of the user,wherein the at least one geo-fence comprises a virtual perimeter around the vehicle corresponding to a real-world geographic area, andwherein the at least one processor is further configured to;

    determine, through the user sensing unit, that the user enters the at least one geo-fence;

    provide, based on the determination that the user enters the at least one geo-fence, a first signal for controlling operations of the vehicle corresponding to the entering user;

    determine, through the user sensing unit, that the user exits the at least one geo-fence; and

    provide, based on the determination that the user exits the at least one geo-fence, a second signal for controlling operations of the vehicle corresponding to the exiting user,wherein the at least one processor is further configured to;

    determine, through the user sensing unit, that the entrance event of the user has occurred in a state in which the vehicle is parked; and

    based on the determination that the entrance event of the user has occurred in the state in which the vehicle is parked, provide a signal that controls the vehicle to secure an exterior space around the vehicle that allows the user to enter the vehicle, andwherein the at least one processor is further configured to;

    determine, through the user sensing unit, that an entrance event of the user has occurred in a state in which the vehicle is parallel-parked; and

    based on the determination that the entrance event of the user has occurred in the state in which the vehicle is parallel-parked, provide a signal that controls a steering wheel of the vehicle to rotate in a direction corresponding to an expected driving direction.

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