APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING REAR LAMP

• US 20150108987A1
• Filed: 10/08/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: SAH, Sung Jin, NA, Jin Ho, PARK, Sung Min, OH, Kwang Myung, LEE, Hui Sung
• Granted Patent: US 9,846,997 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/414
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 11/005 for lighting devices, e.g. indicating if lamps are burning or not
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/006 on road vehicles, e.g. automobiles or trucks testing of ignition installations peculiar to internal combustion engines F02P17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission

Abstract

An apparatus for checking a rear lamp includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is disposed in at least one rear lamp and configured to obtain a first signal generated from the outside. The controller is configured to turn on the at least one rear lamp according to the first signal.

Claims

1. An apparatus for checking a rear lamp, the apparatus comprising:

a sensor disposed in at least one rear lamp and configured to obtain a first signal generated from the outside; and

a controller configured to turn on the at least one rear lamp according to the first signal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to turn on the rear lamp when the first signal and a pre-stored second signal are identical.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first signal and the second signal are sound wave signals.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to perform a user authentication with authentication information received from the outside.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to complete a user authentication when user authentication information received from an electronic device and pre-stored authentication information are identical.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the controller is configured to activate a rear lamp checking mode when the user authentication is completed.

7. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to store, when the second signal is not pre-stored, the first signal received from the outside as the second signal by entering into a signal storing mode.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of rear lamps,

wherein the controller is configured to change a type of lamps to be turned on, among the plurality of rear lamps, according to a type of the first signal.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to sequentially turn on the plurality of lamps.

10. A method for checking a rear lamp, comprising:

obtaining a first signal from a sensor disposed in at least one rear lamp; and

turning on the at least one rear lamp according to the first signal.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the turning on of the at least one rear lamp comprises:

comparing the first signal with a pre-stored second signal; and

turning on the rear lamp when the first signal and the second signal are identical.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

before obtaining the first signal from the sensor, completing a user authentication when user authentication information received from the outside and pre-stored authentication information are identical.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

after completing a user authentication, activating a rear lamp checking mode when the user authentication is completed.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

before comparing the first signal with the pre-stored second signal, determining whether the second signal is stored;

entering into a signal storing mode when it is determined that the second signal is not stored; and

before comparing the first signal with the pre-stored second signal, storing the first signal received from the sensor as the second signal.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

changing a type of lamps to be turned on, among a plurality of rear lamps, according to a type of the first signal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of lamps are sequentially turned on.

17. A system for checking a rear lamp, the system comprising:

an electronic device storing user authentication information;

at least one rear lamp including at least one sensor configured to obtain a first signal inputted from the outside; and

a checking device configured to perform a user authentication by user authentication information received from the electronic device, and control turning on/off of the rear lamp when the first signal obtained from the sensor and a pre-stored second signal are identical.

18. A system for checking a rear lamp, the system comprising:

a plurality of rear lamps including at least one sensor configured to obtain a first signal inputted from the outside; and

a checking device configured to perform a user authentication by user authentication information inputted through an input, and control turning on/off of the rear lamp when the first signal received from the sensor and a pre-stored second signal are identical.