Vehicle and method of controlling a display therein

• US 10,604,089 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2018
• Issued: 03/31/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Hangtae, Choi, Kyungdong
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Steven
• Assistant Examiner(s): Adnan, Muhammad
• Application Number:
  US16/218,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20190111871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 475 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/175 Autonomous driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1868 according to driving situations
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/334 Projection means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/563 Vehicle displaying mobile device information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/23 Head-up displays [HUD] optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/006 Side-view mirrors, e.g. V-shaped mirrors located at the front or rear part of the vehicle combined with rear-view mirrors B60R1/08; side-view periscopes B60R1/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0236 for economical driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1253 with cameras, video cameras or video screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/202 displaying a blind spot scene on the vehicle part responsible for the blind spot
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/205 using a head-up display
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/307 virtually distinguishing relevant parts of a scene from the background of the scene
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 : Machine learning

Abstract

Disclosed are a vehicle and method of controlling a display therein. Herein, the vehicle supports auto driving. The present invention includes sensors, a display including a display area formed on a glass of the vehicle and a controller configured to cause the display to display data obtained via at least one of the sensors on the display area based on an operation mode of the vehicle and vehicle passenger information.

Claims

1. A device in a vehicle, the device comprising:

a controller;

a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one of an internal sensor or an external device; and

a memory configured to be controlled by the controller,

wherein the controller coupled with the communication unit and the memory is configured to;

recognize a specific operation mode of the vehicle and change data to be displayed in a display based on the recognized specific operation mode of the vehicle even when sensed data collected in a first operation mode of the vehicle is same as sensed data collected in a second operation mode of the vehicle, the first operation mode of the vehicle corresponding to an auto driving mode and the second operation mode of the vehicle corresponding to a manual mode; and

change a transparency or resolution of the displayed data based on a brightness of the vehicle'"'"'s glass, the vehicle'"'"'s glass comprising at least one of a side glass or front glass of the vehicle.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the auto driving mode comprises a case that an auto driving controller drives the vehicle despite absence of anyone'"'"'s manipulation while the manual mode comprises a case that the vehicle'"'"'s operation is performed by a driver'"'"'s manual manipulation.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the controller is further configured to output the sensed data in response to at least one event during the second operation mode of the vehicle; and

the at least one event is received from the external device or is sensed by the internal sensor.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the at least one event comprises a call reception received from the external device or a lane change sensed by the internal sensor.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to change at least one of a color, size, transparency or region of the displayed data based on at least one of the vehicle'"'"'s speed, global positioning system (GPS) data, traveling distance, or operation time.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the internal sensor comprises at least one of a camera sensor, image sensor, eye-tracking sensor, global positioning system (GPS) sensor, or speed sensor.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the display is positioned within the device or another device in the vehicle.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the display corresponds to a navigation, a HUD (head up display), a front mirror or side mirror installed in the vehicle.

9. A device in a vehicle, the device comprising:

a controller;

a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one of an internal sensor or an external device; and

a memory configured to be controlled by the controller,

wherein the controller coupled with the communication unit and the memory is configured to;

recognize a specific operation mode of the vehicle and change data to be displayed in a display based on the recognized specific operation mode of the vehicle even when sensed data collected in a first operation mode of the vehicle is same as sensed data collected in a second operation mode of the vehicle, the first operation mode of the vehicle corresponding to an auto driving mode and the second operation mode of the vehicle corresponding to a manual mode;

detect the vehicle entering a specific zone;

perform a short-range communication between the vehicle and the external device; and

receive information on drive-through from the external device, wherein the information includes at least one of a menu or menu price.

10. A method for controlling a device in a vehicle, the method comprising:

communicating with at least one of an internal sensor or an external device;

recognizing a specific operation mode of the vehicle;

changing data to be displayed in a display based on the recognized specific operation mode of the vehicle even when sensed data collected in a first operation mode of the vehicle is same as sensed data collected in a second operation mode of the vehicle, the first operation mode of the vehicle corresponding to an auto driving mode and the second operation mode of the vehicle corresponding to a manual mode; and

changing a transparency or resolution of the displayed data based on a brightness of the vehicle'"'"'s glass, the vehicle'"'"'s glass comprising at least one of a side glass or front glass of the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the auto driving mode comprises a case that an auto driving controller drives the vehicle despite absence of anyone'"'"'s manipulation while the manual mode comprises a case that the vehicle'"'"'s operation is performed by a driver'"'"'s manual manipulation.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

outputting the sensed data in response to at least one event during the second operation mode of the vehicle, wherein the at least one event is received from the external device or is sensed by the internal sensor.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one event comprises a call reception received from the external device or a lane change sensed by the internal sensor.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

changing at least one of a color, size, transparency, or region of the displayed data based on at least one of the vehicle'"'"'s speed, global positioning system (GPS) data, traveling distance, or operation time.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the internal sensor comprises at least one of a camera sensor, image sensor, eye-tracking sensor, global positioning system (GPS) sensor, or speed sensor.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the display is positioned within the device or another device in the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the display corresponds to a navigation, a HUD (head up display), a front mirror or a side mirror installed in the vehicle.

18. A method for controlling a device in a vehicle, the method comprising:

communicating with at least one of an internal sensor or an external device;

recognizing a specific operation mode of the vehicle;

changing data to be displayed in a display based on the recognized specific operation mode of the vehicle even when sensed data collected in a first operation mode of the vehicle is same as sensed data collected in a second operation mode of the vehicle, the first operation mode of the vehicle corresponding to an auto driving mode and the second operation mode of the vehicle corresponding to a manual mode;

detecting the vehicle entering a specific zone;

performing a short-range communication between the vehicle and the external device; and

receiving information on drive-through from the external device, wherein the information includes at least one of a menu or menu price.