APPARATUS, METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING OBJECT LOSS PREVENTION SERVICE IN VEHICLE

• US 20170098364A1
• Filed: 05/09/2016
• Published: 04/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: JAEGAL, Chan
• Granted Patent: US 10,431,069 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/59 inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An apparatus for providing an object loss prevention service in a vehicle, and which includes a sensor unit configured to sense an in-vehicle object of a passenger inside the vehicle; and a processor configured to display in-vehicle object state information including at least one of a position of the object and a type of the object, and output an alarm indicating the object has been left in the vehicle in response to the passenger getting out of the vehicle.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing an object loss prevention service in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a sensor unit configured to sense an in-vehicle object; and

a processor configured to;

display object in-vehicle object state information including at least one of a position of the object and a type of the object, and

output an alarm indicating the object has been left in the vehicle in response to the passenger getting out of the vehicle.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor unit includes at least one camera configured to:

obtain a first in-vehicle image of an interior of the vehicle before the passenger gets in the vehicle,

obtain a second in-vehicle image of the interior of the vehicle after the passenger gets in the vehicle, and

obtain a third in-vehicle image of the interior of the vehicle after the passenger gets out of the vehicle,

wherein the processor is further configured to process the first, second and third in-vehicle images to detect a characteristic of the object.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the camera is further configured to obtain a fourth in-vehicle image of the interior when the vehicle stops, and

wherein the processor is further configured to compare at least two of the first, second, third and fourth in-vehicle images to detect the object and detect the characteristic of the object.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to:

compare the first in-vehicle image with the fourth in-vehicle image to detect whether the object is in contact with the passenger, and

output a notification indicating a presence of the object according to whether or not the object is contacting the passenger.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a wireless communication configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile terminal,

wherein the processor is further configured to transmit information on the object to the mobile terminal through the wireless communication processor, in response to the object being detected from the third in-vehicle image.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide a reservation notification service that links navigation information to the in-vehicle object state information so the passenger can manage the object.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless communication processor configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data with a server,

wherein the processor is further configured to search the server for an image corresponding to the object through the wireless communication processor to detect a type of the object.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor unit comprises at least one:

a compartment sensor configured to sense the object is in a compartment inside the vehicle;

an ultrasonic sensor configured to sense a position of the object; and

a communication unit configured to pair the apparatus with a mobile terminal.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to output the alarm via at least one of:

a display unit displaying the in-vehicle object state information as an image;

an audio output unit object configured to output an alarm sound; and

an optical output unit configured to irradiate light to display a position of the object.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the display unit comprises at least one of a windshield display displaying an image on a windshield of the vehicle and a window display displaying an image on a side glass of the vehicle.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to object display the in-vehicle object state information object on a side glass corresponding to a seat from which the object is detected.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to display a graphic user interface on the display unit for receiving touch inputs to manage the object.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the audio output unit includes a plurality of audio output units correspondingly located at seats of the vehicle to provide a notification to each of the seats, and

wherein the processor is further configured to output the alarm via the audio output unit located at a position of the detected object.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the processor object is further configured to output the alarm in a first display mode in which a virtual vehicle image and an icon representing a type of the detected object corresponding to a position of the object on the virtual vehicle image are displayed.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to display the in-vehicle object state information on a display adjacent to a seat in the first display mode.

16. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to display the in-vehicle object state information object on the window display adjacent to the position of the detected object.

17. The apparatus object according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to display the in-vehicle object state information as an image on a side glass of the vehicle.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the window display comprises a first window display configured to display an image on a left side glass, a second window display configured to display an image on a right side glass, a third window display configured to display an image on a rear, left side glass, and a fourth window display configured to display an image on a rear right side glass.

19. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to display the in-vehicle object state information on the side glass adjacent to a position of the detected object.

20. A method of controlling an apparatus for providing an object loss prevention service in a vehicle, the method comprising:

sensing, via a sensor unit, an in-vehicle object of a passenger inside the vehicle; and

displaying, via a display, in-vehicle object state information including at least one of a position of the object and a type of the object; and

outputting an alarm indicating the object has been left in the vehicle in response to the passenger getting out of the vehicle.