Vehicle and method for controlling the same

• US 10,325,567 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2017
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• 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: Heo, Jong Hyuck, Kwon, Gideok, Lee, Jong Bok
• Primary Examiner(s): Sitta, Grant
• Application Number:
  US15/493,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20180122328A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0241 for telephones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0252 for personal computers, e.g. laptops, notebooks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0005 Dashboard
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0007 Mid-console
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0075 using a containment or docking space
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/08 Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/02 Networking aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/363 Graphics controllers

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle, which relates to a technology for reconstructing a screen to be displayed in a display area based on a display area of an external device held in a holding groove inside the vehicle. The vehicle includes: a holding groove configured to hold an external device when the external device is inserted thereto; an electrode positioned in the holding groove that is configured to transmit a frequency signal to the external device; a controller configured to generate image data to reconstruct a screen to be displayed on the external device according to information about a display area of the external device set up by the external device based on the frequency signal; and a communicator configured to transmit the image data to the external device.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a holding groove configured to hold an external device when the external device is inserted thereto;

an electrode positioned in the holding groove that is configured to transmit a frequency signal to the external device;

a controller configured to;

generate image data to reconstruct a screen to be displayed on the external device according to information about a display area of the external device set up by the external device based on the frequency signal, wherein the information about the display area of the external device is information regarding the display area to be displayed on the screen for each type of the external device in the holding groove;

generate the image data to reconstruct a layout of the screen to be displayed in the display area; and

generate the image data to reconstruct at least one of a size, a number, a type, the display area, or a position of contents to be displayed in the display area; and

a communicator configured to transmit the image data to the external device,

wherein the electrode is positioned only on one side of an inside of the holding groove.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the holding groove comprises a pattern groove formed the inside of the holding groove in a laser process.

3. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein at least one of the electrode is positioned in the pattern groove.

4. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the electrode is configured to transmit the frequency signal to the external device in order to change capacitance of a touch sensor arranged in the external device.

5. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate the image data based on the information about the display area of the external device set up by the external device, such that the screen is not displayed on the display area hidden when the external device is inserted into the holding groove.

6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate image data to reconstruct a layout of the screen to be displayed on the display area of the external device set up by the external device.

7. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate image data to reconstruct at least one of size, number, type, display area, or display position of contents to be displayed on the display area of the external device set up by the external device.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising:

a frequency generator configured to apply the frequency signal to the electrode, wherein the electrode is configured to transmit the frequency signal applied from the frequency generator to the external device.

9. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the communicator is configured to receive the information about the display area of the external device set up by the external device.

10. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the information about the display area of the external device set up by the external device.

11. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the holding groove is positioned in at least one of a dashboard, a center fascia, a gearbox, or an instrument panel of the vehicle.

12. A vehicle comprising:

a holding groove configured to hold an external device when the external device is inserted thereto;

an identifier positioned in the holding groove, wherein the identifier is configured to recognize display area information of the external device;

a controller configured to;

generate image data to reconstruct a screen to be displayed on the external device based on the display area information of the external device, wherein the display area information of the external device is information regarding the display area to be displayed on the screen for each type of the external device in the holding groove;

generate the image data to reconstruct a layout of the screen to be displayed in the display area; and

generate the image data to reconstruct at least one of a size, a number, a type, the display area, or a position of contents to be displayed in the display area; and

a communicator configured to transmit the image data to the external device,

wherein the identifier is positioned only on one side of an inside of the holding groove.

13. The vehicle of claim 12, wherein the identifier is configured to recognize the display area information of the external device by at least one way of bar code, QR code, text data, data matrix, recognition pattern, NFC, or RFID.

14. A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

transmitting a frequency signal to an external device by an electrode;

receiving information about a display area of the external device set up by the external device based on the frequency signal;

generating image data to reconstruct a screen to be displayed on the external device based on the display area information of the external device, wherein the display area information of the external device is information regarding the display area to be displayed on the screen for each type of the external device in a holding groove; and

transmitting the image data to the external device,

wherein generating the image data further comprises;

generating the image data to reconstruct a layout of the screen to be displayed in the display area; and

generating the image data to reconstruct at least one of a size, a number, a type, the display area, or a position of contents to be displayed in the display area,

wherein the electrode is positioned only on one side of an inside of the holding groove.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting the image data to the external device comprises transmitting the frequency signal to the external device in order to change capacitance of a touch sensor arranged in the external device.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein generating the image data comprises generating the image data based on the information about the display area of the external device set up by the external device, such that the screen is not displayed on the display area hidden when the external device is inserted into a holding groove arranged in the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein generating the image data comprises generating the image data to reconstruct a layout of the screen to be displayed on the display area of the external device set up by the external device.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein generating the image data comprises generating the image data to reconstruct at least one of size, number, type, display area, and display position of contents to be displayed on the display area of the external device set up by the external device.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

storing the information about the display area of the external device set up by the external device.

20. A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

recognizing information about a display area of an external device by an identifier;

generating image data to reconstruct a screen to be displayed on the external device based on display area information of the external device, wherein the display area information of the external device is information regarding the display area to be displayed on the screen for each type of the external device in a holding groove; and

transmitting the image data to the external device,

wherein generating the image data further comprises;

generating the image data to reconstruct a layout of the screen to be displayed in the display area; and

generating the image data to reconstruct at least one of a size, a number, a type, the display area, or a position of contents to be displayed in the display area,

wherein the identifier is positioned only on one side of an inside of the holding groove.