Apparatus and method for interlocking display

• US 9,290,096 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2013
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Un Kyu, Yang, Sung Bo, You, Myoung Hoon, Kim, Dong Uk
• Primary Examiner(s): Chow, Van
• Application Number:
  US13/910,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20140184488A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,021 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/186 Displaying information according to relevancy
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• 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 35/81 for controlling displays
• 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: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications

Abstract

A display interlocking system and method that control a screen output to a display via interlocking between an interlocking apparatus and a display control apparatus. The interlocking apparatus forms an output screen and transmits the output screen to the display control apparatus. In addition, the interlocking apparatus inserts a code corresponding to an event into the output screen when the event is generated to the display control apparatus and transmits the output screen to the display control apparatus. The display control apparatus operates the output screen to be output on the display connected thereto or to be interrupted based on a driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state when the code is inserted into the output screen.

Claims

1. A display interlocking system, the system comprising:

an interlocking apparatus; and

a display control apparatus, wherein the display interlocking system is configured to operate a screen output to a display via interlocking between the interlocking apparatus and the display control apparatus,

wherein the interlocking apparatus includes;

an image processor configured to form an output screen that is transmitted to the display control apparatus;

a code inserting unit configured to insert a code corresponding to an event into the output screen when the event is generated to the display control apparatus, wherein one code corresponding to each generated event is inserted into the output screen, and further configured to insert a screen output locking code that controls the output screen not to be displayed based on a driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state into the output screen when a control state between the interlocking apparatus and the display control apparatus is not a normal state and to insert a screen output unlocking code corresponding to the screen output locking code into the output screen when the control state between the interlocking apparatus and the display control apparatus is restored to the normal state; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the output screen to the display control apparatus.

2. A display interlocking system, the system comprising:

an interlocking apparatus; and

a display control apparatus, wherein the display interlocking system is configured to operate a screen output to a display via interlocking between the interlocking apparatus and the display control apparatus,

wherein the display control apparatus includes;

an image analyser configured to analyze the output screen received from the interlocking apparatus and extract a code inserted in the output screen;

a code interpreter configured to interpret the code when the code is inserted into the output screen;

a vehicle state checking unit configured to determine a vehicle state based on information received from a vehicle state sensor connected thereto when the code is inserted into the output screen and to determine a driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state based on the information received from the vehicle state sensor and a standard state of driver'"'"'s attention dispersion; and

an output controller configured to operate the output screen to be output on the display connected thereto or to be interrupted based the inserted code based on the driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state and operate an alternative screen to be output through the display when the output screen is prevented from being output through the display.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the output controller is further configured to:

set a screen output lock to prevent the output screen from being output through the display when the vehicle state checking unit determines that the driver is in an attention dispersion state when the screen output locking code is inserted into the output screen.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the output controller is further configured to:

release the screen output lock setting when a screen output unlocking code corresponding to the screen output locking code is inserted into the output screen.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the output controller is further configured to:

operate the output screen to be output through the display when the vehicle state checking unit determines that the driver is not in the attention dispersion state when the screen output locking code is inserted in the output screen.

6. A display interlocking method of an interlocking apparatus that controls a screen output to a display via interlocking between the interlocking apparatus and a display control apparatus, the method comprising:

forming, by an image processor, an output screen that is transmitted to the display control apparatus;

inserting, by a code inserting unit, a code corresponding an event into the output screen when the event is generated to the display control apparatus, wherein one code corresponding to each generated event is inserted into the output screen;

inserting, by the code inserting unit, a screen output locking code that controls the output screen not to be display based on a driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state into the output screen when a control state between the interlocking apparatus and the display control apparatus is not a normal state;

inserting, by the code inserting unit, a screen output unlocking code corresponding to the screen output locking code into the output screen when the control state between the interlocking apparatus and the display control apparatus is restore to die normal state; and

transmitting, by a transmitter, the output screen to the display control apparatus.

7. A display interlocking method of a display control apparatus that controls a screen output to a display via interlocking between the interlocking apparatus and a display control apparatus, the method comprising:

analyzing, by an image analyzer, an output screen received from the interlocking apparatus;

extracting, by the image analyzer, a code inserted into the output screen;

interpreting, by a code interpreter, the code when the code is inserted into the output screen;

determining, by a vehicle state checking unit, a vehicle state based on information received from a vehicle state sensor connected thereto when the code is inserted into the output screen;

determining, by the vehicle state checking unit, a driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state based on the information received from the vehicle state sensor and a standard state of driver'"'"'s attention dispersion;

operating, by an output controller, the output screen to be output on the display connected thereto or to be interrupted based on the inserted code based on the driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state; and

operating, by the output controller, an alternative screen to be output through the display when the output screen is prevented from being output through the display.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the operating further includes:

setting, by the output controller, a screen output lock to prevent the output screen to not be output through the display when the driver is determined to be in an attention dispersion state when a screen output locking code is inserted into the output screen.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the operating further includes:

releasing, by the output controller, the screen output lock setting when the screen output unlocking code corresponding to the screen output locking code is inserted into the output screen.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the operating further includes:

operating, by the output controller, the output screen to be output through the display when the driver is determined to not be in the attention dispersion state when the screen output locking code is inserted into the output screen.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that analyze an output screen received from the interlocking apparatus;

program instructions that extract a code inserted into the output screen;

program instructions that interpret the code when the code is inserted into the output screen;

program instructions that determine a vehicle state based on information received from a vehicle state sensor connected thereto when the code is inserted into the output screen;

program instructions that determine a driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state based on the information received from the vehicle state sensor and a standard state of driver'"'"'s attention dispersion;

program instructions that operate the output screen to be output on the display connected thereto or to be interrupted based on the inserted code based on the driver'"'"'s attention dispersion state; and

program instructions that operate an alternative screen to be output through the display when the output screen is prevented from being output through the display.