Display apparatus for vehicle and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10310553-B2
Application number	US-201615348052-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2016
Priority date	Jan 4, 2016
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

A display apparatus for a vehicle and including a display; a heating element configured to provide heat to the display; an interface configured to receive at least one of interior temperature information and exterior temperature information about the vehicle; and a processor configured to control the heating element to produce heat based on the received at least one of the interior temperature information and the exterior temperature information about the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus in a vehicle, the display apparatus comprising:
a display;
a heating element configured to provide heat to the display;
an interface configured to receive at least one of interior temperature information and exterior temperature information about the vehicle; and
a processor configured to:
control the heating element to produce heat based on the received at least one of the interior temperature information and the exterior temperature information about the vehicle,
receive event information including user approach event information via the interface,
control the heating element to produce heat based on the received event information,
control a degree of heating of the heating element according to a user approach speed included in the received user approach event information,
control the heating element to produce maximum heat and to control an air conditioner included in the vehicle to supply warm air to the display in response to receiving door opening event information, and
when the heating element fails, control the air conditioner included in the vehicle to supply warm air to the display.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive remote engine start event information via the interface.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the heating element to produce heat according to the received remote engine start event information.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide the interior temperature information or the exterior temperature information to an external device through a wireless communication unit.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive, through the wireless communication unit, a control signal for controlling the heating element to produce heat from the external device.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide the external device with information about whether or not the heating element produces heat through the wireless communication unit.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a reservation time input via a touch input through the display, and
control the heating element to produce heat at the reservation time.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a heating duration input via a touch input through the display, and
control the heating element to stop producing heat after the heating duration.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the heating element to stop producing heat, when an engine of the vehicle is not started after a predetermined time passes.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of surroundings of the display,
wherein the processor is further configured to control the heating element to maintain the temperature of the surroundings of the display within a predetermined range.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the heating element to stop producing heat, when the temperature of the surroundings of the display reaches a predetermined temperature value.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control a degree of heating of the heating element in proportion to an absolute value of an interior temperature or an exterior temperature included in the interior temperature information or the exterior temperature information, respectively, when the interior temperature or the exterior temperature is below 0° C.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control a degree of heating of the heating element based on received location information.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the heating element is uncontrollable, the processor is further configured to control the air conditioner included in the vehicle to supply warm air to the display.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Choi Changgeun
• SONG Soono
• AN Daehyun

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F1/206

  comprising thermal management · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• B60R16/023

  for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems · CPC title

• B60H1/22

  the heat source being other than the propulsion plant {(B60H1/00492 takes precedence)} · CPC title