Around view monitor system and method of controlling the same

• US 9,840,198 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2015
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhu, Hui Ling
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisen, Alexander
• Assistant Examiner(s): Teshome, Kebede
• Application Number:
  US14/922,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20160129837A1
• Time in Patent Office: 778 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/27 providing all-round vision, e.g. using omnidirectional cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/28 with an adjustable field of view
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/306 using a re-scaling of images
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/602 with an adjustable viewpoint
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/607 from a bird's eye viewpoint
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/70 characterised by an event-triggered choice to display a specific image among a selection of captured images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

Disclosed are an around view monitor system and a method of controlling the same. The around view monitor system includes: a travel information receiving unit configured to receive gear information from a transmission of a vehicle; a touch input receiving unit configured to receive a touch signal for a display device provided in the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control an output effect to be applied to image data around the vehicle output to the display device according to the gear information transmitted from the travel information receiving unit and the touch signal transmitted from the touch input receiving unit.

Claims

1. An around view monitor system, comprising:

a display device including a screen divided into an around view area displaying a top view of an around view image of a vehicle, a crop-view area displaying an enlarged view of a part image of the around view image, and a button area displaying an icon for selecting an angle of the part image;

a touch sensor configured to generate and transmit a touch signal when one of the around view area, the crop-view area, and the button area is touched; and

a controller, including a processor, configured to control an output effect to be applied to image data around the vehicle output to the display device according to the touch signal transmitted from the touch sensor,

wherein the controller is further configured to display the enlarged view of the part image of the around view image on the crop-view area when the part image of the around view image is touched and selected on the around view area,

wherein the touch signal includes at least one of;

a first touch signal of touching the around view area of the display device one time;

a second touch signal of continuously touching the around view area of the display device two times within a preset time period;

a third touch signal of zooming in or zooming out the crop-view area of the display device; and

a fourth touch signal of touching the crop-view area of the display device to push and rotate the enlarged view of the part image in a direction, and

wherein the controller is further configured to move the around view image upwardly or downwardly on the around view area when the second touch signal sensed from the around view area is received,

wherein the around view area outputs the image data according to the second touch signal, and

wherein the crop-view area outputs the image data according to one of the first touch signal, the third touch signal, and the fourth touch signal.

2. The around view monitor system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

select the output effect corresponding to the touch signal among a plurality of output effects; and

apply the selected output effect to the image data.

4. The around view monitor system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to zoom in or out the part image of the around view image on the crop-view area when the third touch signal is received.

5. The around view monitor system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to rotate the part image of the around view image in the direction on the crop-view area when the fourth touch signal is received.

3. A method of controlling an around view monitor system, comprising:

receiving a touch signal when a screen of a display device is touched, the screen being divided into an around view area displaying a top view of an around view image of a vehicle, a crop-view area displaying an enlarged view of a part image of the around view image, and a button area displaying an icon for selecting an angle of the part image; and

displaying the enlarged view of the part image of the around view image on the crop-view area when the part image of the around view image is touched and selected on the around view area,

wherein the touch signal includes at least one of;

a first touch signal of touching the around view area of the display device one time;

a second touch signal of continuously touching the around view area of the display device two times within a preset time period;

a third touch signal of zooming in or zooming out the crop-view area of the display device; and

a fourth touch signal of touching the crop-view area of the display device to push and rotate the enlarged view of the part image in a direction, and

wherein the method further comprises moving the around view image upwardly or downwardly on the around view area when the second touch signal sensed from the around view area is received,

wherein the around view area outputs the image data according to the second touch signal, and

wherein the crop-view area outputs the image data according to one of the first touch signal, the third touch signal, and the fourth touch signal.

6. The around view monitor system of claim 3, further comprising zooming in or out the part image of the around view image on the crop-view area when the third touch signal is received.

7. The around view monitor system of claim 3, further comprising rotating the part image of the around view image in the direction on the crop-view area when the fourth touch signal is received.