Driver customizable blind spot display method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of displaying blind spots of a vehicle via a screen equipped in a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system;
receiving, by the controller, current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit;
calculating, by the controller, blind spots and viewable spots using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information; and
outputting, by an output unit, a current blind spot coverage screen that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots,wherein the blind spots indicate currently non-viewable spots which are made viewable by changing the mirror setting and the current blind spot coverage indicates an area which is made viewable by the current mirror setting among the blind spots.
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Abstract
A driver customizable blind spot display method and apparatus are provided. The method of displaying blind spots of a vehicle via a screen mounted within a vehicle includes receiving information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system and receiving current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit. Blind spots and viewable spots are then calculated using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information. Particularly, the position of the driver'"'"'s eyes is used to determine optimum mirror setting information. A mirror plane angle is then adjusted based on the optimum mirror setting information. A current blind spot coverage screen is then output to display the calculated blind spots and viewable spots.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of displaying blind spots of a vehicle via a screen equipped in a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, by a controller, information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system; receiving, by the controller, current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit; calculating, by the controller, blind spots and viewable spots using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information; and outputting, by an output unit, a current blind spot coverage screen that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots, wherein the blind spots indicate currently non-viewable spots which are made viewable by changing the mirror setting and the current blind spot coverage indicates an area which is made viewable by the current mirror setting among the blind spots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus of displaying blind spots of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store program instructions; and a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to; receive information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system; receive current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit; calculate blind spots and viewable spots using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information; and output a current blind spot coverage screen that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots, wherein the blind spots indicate currently non-viewable spots which are made viewable by changing the mirror setting and the current blind spot coverage indicates an area which is made viewable by the current mirror setting among the blind spots. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that receive information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes from a driver state monitoring system; program instructions that receive current mirror setting information on a per in-vehicle mirror basis from a mirror drive unit; program instructions that calculate blind spots and viewable spots using the information regarding positions of the driver'"'"'s eyes and the current mirror setting information; and program instructions that output a current blind spot coverage screen that displays the calculated blind spots and viewable spots, wherein the blind spots indicate currently non-viewable sports which are made viewable by changing the mirror setting and the current blind spot coverage indicates an area which is made viewable by the current mirror setting among the blind spots. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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