VEHICLE DRIVER ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND VEHICLE DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20180032217A1
• Filed: 12/30/2015
• Published: 02/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Soyoung, LYU, Hyunsun, PARK, Jiyeong
• Granted Patent: US 10,289,274 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/164 Infotainment
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/176 Camera images
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/179 Distances to obstacles or vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/21 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/589 Wireless data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/5915 Inter vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/164 Infotainment
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/179 Distances to obstacles or vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/21 using cameras
• 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 35/28 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 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1253 with cameras, video cameras or video screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/107 using stereoscopic cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/30 characterised by the type of image processing
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/10 related to vehicle motion
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/10 Interpretation of driver requests or demands
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 : Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/24 : Classification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 : Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 : using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/764 : using classification, e.g. of video objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/56 : exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/625 : License plates
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/64 : Three-dimensional objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 : by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup

Abstract

A vehicle driver assistance apparatus in a vehicle, the apparatus including a display; a vehicle information acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle information of another vehicle which is driving or standing in a vicinity thereof; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the other vehicle; and a processor configured to display information on the display corresponding to at least one service related to the acquired vehicle information, the at least one service being authorized by the other vehicle to be accessed by the vehicle, and execute the at least one service in response to a selection of the information on the display.

Claims

1. A vehicle driver assistance apparatus in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a display;

a vehicle information acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle information of another vehicle which is driving or standing in a vicinity thereof;

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the other vehicle; and

a processor configured to;

display information on the display corresponding to at least one service related to the acquired vehicle information, the at least one service being authorized by the other vehicle to be accessed by the vehicle, and

execute the at least one service in response to a selection of the information on the display.

2. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information includes a vehicle number of the other vehicle.

3. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 2, wherein, when the vehicle information includes a plurality of pieces of information, the processor is further configured to display a vehicle

selection screen for selecting any one of the plurality of pieces of vehicle information.

4. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 2, wherein

plurality of services related to the acquired vehicle information,

wherein the processor is further configured to display a service selection screen for selecting any one of the plurality of services.

5. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to distinguishably display a service to which access is permitted from a service to which access is restricted on the selection screen.

6. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 4, wherein the selection screen includes a selection menu for selecting the at least one service from among a service list including a call connection service, a text messaging service, a parking movement service, a black box request service, an accident information notification service, and a public information request service.

7. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the call connection via the wireless communication unit with a communication device associated with the acquired vehicle information when the call connection service is selected from the selection screen.

8. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 6, wherein the call connection service on the selection screen is selectively activated depending on whether an owner of the other vehicle is located within a predetermined distance.

9. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 5, wherein, when a service to which access is restricted is selected on the selection screen, the processor

a request signal for requesting access to the service to which access is restricted.

10. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 2, wherein the vehicle information acquisition unit includes a camera configured to capture an image of the other vehicle which is driving or standing in the vicinity of the vehicle and acquire a vehicle number of the other vehicle from the captured image.

11. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 10, wherein the vehicle information acquisition unit includes an input unit for inputting a vehicle number on a vehicle number input screen displayed on the display.

12. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 2, wherein when the vehicle number is acquired, the processor is further configured to:

determine whether the acquired vehicle number is a number of a normal vehicle, and

transmit information on the acquired vehicle number to an external terminal reporting the vehicle number is a number of an illegal vehicle when the determined number is not the number of the normal vehicle.

13. The vehicle driver assistance apparatus of claim 2, wherein each vehicle number is associated with multiple preset information.

14. A method of controlling a vehicle driver assistance apparatus in a vehicle, the method comprising:

acquiring, via a vehicle information acquisition unit of the vehicle driver assistance

executing, via a processor of the vehicle driver assistance apparatus, the at least one service in response to a selection of the information on the display.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein the vehicle information includes a vehicle number of the other vehicle.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, when the vehicle information includes a plurality of pieces of information, the method further comprises displaying a vehicle information selection screen for selecting any one of the plurality of pieces of vehicle information.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one service includes plurality of services related to the acquired vehicle information, and

wherein the method further comprises displaying a service selection screen for selecting any one of the plurality of services.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

distinguishably displaying a service to which access is permitted from a service to which access is restricted on the selection screen.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the selection screen includes a selection menu for selecting the at least one service from among a service list including a call connection service, a text messaging service, a parking movement service, a black box request service, an accident information notification service, and a public information request service.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

performing the call connection, via a wireless communication unit of the vehicle driver assistance apparatus, with a communication device associated with the acquired vehicle information when the call connection service is selected from the selection screen.

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