Vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10732760-B2
Application number	US-201615374767-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2016
Priority date	Mar 21, 2016
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle includes a display for displaying a keypad to receive a command through a touch gesture of a user, and a controller for determining an operable area for the user on the display based on a user's shoulder height and arm length, and for controlling the display to display the keypad in the operable area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a display for displaying a keypad to receive a command through a touch gesture of a user; and
a controller for determining an operable area for the user on the display, and for controlling the display to display the keypad in the operable area,
wherein the controller is configured to calculate a reference point based on information about an extent of shift of a seat of the vehicle, and to calculate physical information of the user based on the reference point and the user's shoulder height and arm length, and
the controller is configured to control the display to display a message asking the user to touch the display to display the keypad before the keypad is displayed, to determine the operable area including a touched point if the user touches the display within a predetermined period of time after the message has been displayed, and to determine the operable area based on the physical information of the user if the display is not touched for the predetermined period of time after the message has been displayed.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a camera, and
an image processor for recognizing at least one joint position of the user using an image of the user captured by the camera.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to calculate the physical information using the reference point and the at least one joint position, of the user obtained by the image processor including the user's shoulder height and a user's upper-arm length, lower-arm length, and hand length.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to determine a sphere having a radius centered on the user's shoulder, the radius corresponding to a sum of the user's upper-arm length, lower-arm length, and hand length, and to determine the operable area based on an overlapping area between the sphere and the display.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the operable area for the user on the display based on the extent of shift of the seat of the vehicle, and to control the display to display the keypad in the determined operable area.

6. A vehicle comprising:
a display in the vehicle for displaying a keypad to receive a command through a touch gesture of a user; and
a controller for calculating an operable area for the user on the display, and for controlling the display to display the keypad in the operable area,
wherein the controller is configured to calculate physical information of the user based on the user's shoulder height and arm length, and
the controller is configured to control the display to display a message asking the user to touch the display to display the keypad before the keypad is displayed, to determine the operable area including a touched point if the user touches the display within a predetermined period of time after the message has been displayed, and to determine the operable area based on the physical information of the user if the display is not touched for the predetermined period of time after the message has been displayed.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising:
a camera, and
an image processor for recognizing at least one joint position of the user using an image of the user captured by the camera.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to calculate a reference point to be a reference to obtain physical information of the user based on information about an extent of a shift of a seat of the vehicle, and calculate the physical information using the reference point and the at least one joint position of the user obtained by the image processor including the user's shoulder height, and a user's upper-arm length, lower-arm length, and hand length.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to determine a sphere having a radius centered on the user's shoulder, the radius corresponding to a sum of the user's upper-arm length, lower-arm length, and hand length, and to calculate the operable area based on an overlapping area between the sphere and the display.

10. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the operable area for the user on the display based on an extent of shift of a seat of the vehicle, and to control the display to display the keypad in the determined operable area.

11. A method for controlling a vehicle using a controller, the method comprising:
calculating a reference point for a user based on information about an extent of shift of a seat of the vehicle;
calculating physical information using the reference point and the user's shoulder height and arm length;
displaying a message on a display of the vehicle asking the user to touch the display to display a keypad;
determining an operable area for the user on the display of the vehicle based on the physical information if the display is not touched for a predetermined period of time after the message has been displayed;
determining the operable area to include a touched point if the user touches the display within the predetermined period of time after the message has been displayed; and
displaying the keypad for receiving a command through a touch gesture of the user in the operable area on the display.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
calculating the physical information using the reference point and at least one joint position of the user obtained by an image processor of the vehicle, including the user's shoulder height, and a user's upper-arm length, lower-arm length and hand length.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining an operable area for a user on a display of the vehicle based on the user's shoulder height and arm length comprises:
determining a sphere having a radius centered on the user's shoulder, the radius corresponding to a sum of the user's upper-arm length, lower-arm length and hand length, and
determining the operable area based on an overlapping area between the sphere and the display.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying comprises displaying the keypad in the operable area determined based on the extent of shift of the seat of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nam Jong Yong
• Park Inseong
• Lee Yong
• Hong Gi Beom
• Youn Seok-Young
• Lee Jia
• Kim Taeyub
• Lee Hotaek

Classifications

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• G06V20/59

  inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions · CPC title