METHOD FOR EXECUTING VEHICLE FUNCTION USING WEARABLE DEVICE AND VEHICLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE SAME

• US 20160207539A1
• Filed: 07/29/2015
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: JUNG, Kyong Jo
• Granted Patent: US 9,977,243 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0141 characterised by the informative content of the display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0167 Emergency system, e.g. to prevent injuries
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

A method for providing safety-related information of a vehicle using smart glasses includes performing wireless connection with the vehicle, determining whether a driver does not remain focused on the road, requesting the safety-related information from the vehicle upon determination of inattention to the road, and displaying the safety-related information upon reception of the safety-related information from the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for providing safety-related information of a vehicle using smart glasses, the method comprising:

performing wireless connection with the vehicle;

determining whether a driver does not remain focused on the road;

requesting the safety-related information from the vehicle upon determination of inattention to the road; and

displaying the safety-related information upon reception of the safety-related information from the vehicle.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether the driver does not remain focused on the road includes:

determining a gaze direction of the driver via a first camera facing the eye of the driver;

acquiring a forward image via a second camera facing forward; and

determining whether the driver does not remain focused on the road by applying the determined gaze direction to the acquired forward image.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether the driver does not remain focused on the road includes:

determining a current facing direction;

determining a reference direction using a gyro sensor; and

determining whether the driver does not remain focused on the road using a difference between the current facing direction and the determined reference direction.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the smart glasses display the received safety-related information on a Head Mounted Display (HMD).

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the safety-related information includes at least one of a distance between the vehicle and another vehicle ahead thereof, the presence of a third vehicle at blind spots, the presence of a fourth vehicle at a lateral rear side of the vehicle, a surrounding image of the vehicle, and whether the vehicle departs from a lane.

6. Smart glasses comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to interchange data with a vehicle in a wireless manner;

at least one camera configured to capture an image to determine whether a driver does not remain focused on the road;

a controller configured to determine, based on the image, whether the driver does not remain focused on the road and to request safety-related information from the vehicle upon determination of inattention to the road; and

a display configured to display the safety-related information upon reception of the safety-related information from the vehicle.

7. The smart glasses according to claim 6, wherein the at least one camera includes:

a first camera oriented to face the eye of the driver; and

a forwardly oriented second camera,

wherein the controller is configured to determine a gaze direction of the driver based on a first image acquired via the first camera and determine whether the driver does not remain focused on the road by applying the determined gaze direction to a second image acquired via the second camera.

8. The smart glasses according to claim 6, further comprising a gyro sensor configured to sense variation in direction,

wherein the controller is configured to determine a reference direction using the gyro sensor and to determine whether the driver does not remain focused on the road using a difference between a current facing direction and the determined reference direction.

9. The smart glasses according to claim 6, wherein the display is a Head Mounted Display (HMD) configured to display the received safety-related information.

10. The smart glasses according to claim 6, wherein the safety-related information includes at least one of a distance between the vehicle and another vehicle ahead thereof, the presence of a third vehicle at blind spots, the presence of a fourth vehicle at a lateral rear side of the vehicle, a surrounding image of the vehicle, and whether the vehicle departs from a lane.

11. A vehicle comprising:

at least one sensor module configured to acquire safety-related information;

a wireless communication unit connected to smart glasses in a wireless manner; and

an Audio Video Navigation (AVN) system configured to acquire the safety-related information from the at least one sensor module when the smart glasses request the safety-related information and to control the wireless communication unit so as to transmit the safety-related information to the smart glasses.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the safety-related information includes at least one of a distance between the vehicle and another vehicle ahead thereof, the presence of a third vehicle at blind spots, the presence of a fourth vehicle at a lateral rear side of the vehicle, a surrounding image of the vehicle, and whether the vehicle departs from a lane.

13. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the sensor module includes at least one of a smart cruise control sensor, a blind spot sensor, a lateral rear side distance sensor, an around-view module, and a lane departure detection sensor.

14. A control method of a vehicle comprising:

performing wireless connection with smart glasses;

receiving a request for safety-related information from the smart glasses due to inattention to the road;

acquiring the safety-related information from at least one sensor module; and

transmitting the acquired safety-related information to the smart glasses.

15. The control method according to claim 14, wherein the safety-related information includes at least one of a distance between the vehicle and another vehicle ahead thereof, the presence of a vehicle at blind spots, the presence of a vehicle at the lateral rear side, a surrounding image of the vehicle, and whether the vehicle departs from a lane.

16. The control method according to claim 14, wherein the sensor module includes at least one of a smart cruise control sensor, a blind spot sensor, a lateral rear side distance sensor, an around-view module, and a lane departure detection sensor.