NAVIGATION DEVICE, VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE

• US 20160123762A1
• Filed: 09/22/2015
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: OH, Se Min
• Application Number:
  US14/861,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20160123762A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00742 by detection of the vehicle occupants' presence; by detection of conditions relating to the body of occupants, e.g. using radiant heat detectors
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00771 the input being a vehicle position or surrounding, e.g. GPS-based position or tunnel
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0272 using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/12 in graphical form

Abstract

A navigation device includes a reception unit configured to receive vehicle information including a position of a steering wheel of a vehicle; a determination unit configured to determine positions of a driver'"'"'s seat and a passenger seat of the vehicle based on the received vehicle information; and a display unit configured to display the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle based on the determination result.

Claims

1. A navigation device comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive vehicle information including a position of a steering wheel installed in a vehicle;

a determination unit configured to determine positions of a driver'"'"'s seat and a passenger seat of the vehicle based on the received vehicle information; and

a display unit configured to display the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle based on the determination result.

2. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the reception unit receives the vehicle information from an air conditioning apparatus of the vehicle through a controller area network (CAN).

3. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises part information of the steering wheel installed in the vehicle.

4. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the reception unit receives the vehicle information transmitted from an air conditioning apparatus after booting of the navigation device is complete, or receives the vehicle information transmitted from the air conditioning apparatus before the booting of the navigation device is complete.

5. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle through the display of the navigation device.

6. The navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit generates a user interface constituting a screen of a display corresponding to the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle.

7. The navigation device according to claim 6, wherein the display unit displays the generated user interface on the screen.

8. A vehicle comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive vehicle information including a position of a steering wheel of the vehicle;

a determination unit configured to determine positions of a driver'"'"'s seat and a passenger seat of the vehicle based on the received vehicle information; and

a display unit configured to display the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle based on the determination result.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the reception unit receives the vehicle information from an air conditioning apparatus through a CAN.

10. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the vehicle information comprises part information of the steering wheel installed in the vehicle.

11. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the reception unit receives the vehicle information transmitted from the air conditioning apparatus after booting of a navigation device installed in the vehicle is complete, or receives the vehicle information transmitted from the air conditioning apparatus before the booting of the navigation device is complete.

12. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the display unit displays the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle through the display of the navigation device installed in the vehicle.

13. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the display unit generates a user interface constituting a screen of the display corresponding to the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the display unit displays the generated user interface on the screen.

15. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:

receiving vehicle information including a position of a steering wheel of the vehicle;

determining positions of a driver'"'"'s seat and a passenger seat of the vehicle based on the received vehicle information; and

displaying the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle based on the determination result.

16. The method of controlling the vehicle according to claim 15, wherein the step of receiving the vehicle information includes receiving the vehicle information from an air conditioning apparatus through a CAN.

17. The method of controlling the vehicle according to claim 15, wherein the vehicle information comprises part information of the steering wheel installed in the vehicle.

18. The method of controlling the vehicle according to claim 15, wherein step of receiving the vehicle information includes receiving the vehicle information transmitted from the air conditioning apparatus after booting of a navigation device installed in the vehicle is complete, or receiving the vehicle information transmitted from the air conditioning apparatus before the booting of the navigation device is complete.

19. The method of controlling the vehicle according to claim 15, wherein displaying the positions includes generating a user interface constituting a screen of a display to correspond to the positions of the driver'"'"'s seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle.

20. The method of controlling the vehicle according to claim 19, wherein displaying the positions further comprises displaying the generated user interface on the screen.