WIPER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A wiper system comprising:
- a first camera provided inside a vehicle to photograph outside of the vehicle beyond a windshield glass;
a wiper apparatus removing foreign materials from the windshield glassa body control module operating the wiper apparatus; and
a telematics module communicating with a driver terminal and controlling the body control module,wherein the telematics module determines whether an external view is extractable from an image acquired by the first camera during an engine stop, and applies a wiper operation signal to the body control module based on a communication result according to communication with the driver terminal if the external view is not extracted.
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Abstract
A wiper system and a control method thereof are provided. The wiper system includes a first camera provided inside a vehicle to photograph outside of the vehicle beyond a windshield glass. A wiper apparatus removes foreign materials from the windshield glass, and a body control module operates the wiper apparatus. The telematics module communicates with a driver terminal and controls the body control module. The telematics module determines whether an external view is extractable from an image acquired by the first camera during an engine stop, and applies a wiper operation signal to the body control module based on the communication result according to a communication with the driver terminal if the external view is not extracted.
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17 Claims
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1. A wiper system comprising:
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a first camera provided inside a vehicle to photograph outside of the vehicle beyond a windshield glass; a wiper apparatus removing foreign materials from the windshield glass a body control module operating the wiper apparatus; and a telematics module communicating with a driver terminal and controlling the body control module, wherein the telematics module determines whether an external view is extractable from an image acquired by the first camera during an engine stop, and applies a wiper operation signal to the body control module based on a communication result according to communication with the driver terminal if the external view is not extracted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control method for a wiper system comprising:
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determining whether an engine is in a stop state; determining whether an external view is extractable from an image acquired by a first camera during an engine stop; transmitting an operation request message to a driver terminal if the external view is not extracted; and applying a wiper operation signal to the body control module if an operation approval message is received from the driver terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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