Vehicle and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10325567-B2
Application number	US-201715493657-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2017
Priority date	Nov 1, 2016
Publication date	Jun 18, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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
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Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Heo Jong Hyuck
• Kwon Gideok
• Lee Jong Bok

Classifications

• G06F3/147

  using display panels · CPC title

• B60R2011/0007

  Mid-console · CPC title

• G09G5/363

  Graphics controllers · CPC title

• B60R11/0241 Primary

  for telephones · CPC title

• B60R11/02

  for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof · CPC title