Display device for vehicle and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10924679-B2
Application number	US-201615206717-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2016
Priority date	Dec 24, 2015
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

A display device for a vehicle, and including a camera configured to acquire an image around the vehicle; a display unit configured to display a graphic image on a windshield of the vehicle; and a processor configured to detect at least one object included in the acquired image viewed by a driver of the vehicle, determine information of the detected object comprising a position and size of an area of the windshield in which the object is viewed, and a type of the object, and control the display unit to display the graphic image on an area of the windshield based on the determined information of the object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device for a vehicle, the display device comprising:
a camera configured to acquire an image around the vehicle;
a display unit configured to display a first graphic image on a windshield of the vehicle; and
a processor configured to:
detect at least one object included in the acquired image viewed by a driver of the vehicle,
determine information of the detected at least one object comprising a position and size of an area of the windshield in which the at least one object is viewed, and a type of the at least one object, and
control the display unit to display the first graphic image on the windshield based on the determined information of the at least one object,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
set an area of the windshield excluding the area of the windshield in which the detected at least one object is viewed as a display area,
determine an amount of information provided by the first graphic image corresponding to a size of the display area,
determine a type of information provided by the first graphic image corresponding to the determined amount of information provided by the first graphic image in order of high importance,
control the display unit to display the first graphic image on the display area,
detect that the size of the display area is changed by the detected at least one object, and
change the amount of information provided by the first graphic image corresponding to the changed size of the display area and display a changed graphic image on the display area;
wherein a navigation image illustrating a route of the vehicle has the highest importance from among the information provided by the first graphic image, and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
set, as a first display area, a first projected area in which a driving road on which the vehicle drives is viewed,
set, as a second display area, a second projected area in which an upper area of the driving road is viewed,
control the display unit to display the navigation image in the first display area when a size of the first display area is equal to or larger than a predetermined size, and
control the display unit to display the navigation image in the second display area when the size of the first display area is smaller than the predetermined size.

2. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the detected at least one object includes at least one of a front vehicle, a traffic sign, and a pedestrian included in the acquired image viewed by the driver.

3. The display device for the vehicle according to claim wherein the processor is configured to:
control the display unit to display the navigation image using a carpet image in the first display area, and
control the display unit to display the navigation image using an arrow image in the second display area.

4. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
decrease a size of the first graphic image or an amount of information provided by the first graphic image when traffic volume increases in the acquired image viewed by the driver, and
increase the size of the first graphic image or the amount of information provided by the first graphic image when traffic volume decreases in the acquired image viewed by the driver.

5. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
control the display unit to display the first graphic image including the navigation image and surrounding traffic information when a speed of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined speed, and
control the display unit to display only the navigation image when the speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than the predetermined speed.

6. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the display unit to display a second graphic image indicating a position of a collision risk object on the windshield in response to the collision risk object being detected from a blind spot.

7. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to control the display unit to display a third graphic image representing a risk of collision on edges of the windshield in response to the collision risk object being detected.

8. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the display unit to display an overlap graphic image to overlap an area in which the detected at least one object is viewed.

9. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the overlap graphic image is a second graphic image and is displayed to overlap a lane on a departure prediction point.

10. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the overlap graphic image is a second graphic image and is an image for warning of a collision risk object included in the acquired image viewed by the driver and displayed to overlap the collision risk object.

11. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to:
detect a gaze of the driver, and
control the display unit to display the second graphic image indicating the collision risk object on the windshield corresponding to the detected gaze direction of the driver when the gaze direction mismatches a direction of the collision risk object.

12. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
control the display unit to display, by a second graphic image, a carpet image showing a route of the vehicle, in a windshield area in which a driving road is viewed, and
control the display unit to display, by a third graphic image, an arrow image showing the route of the vehicle, when the carpet image is hidden by the at least one object.

13. The display device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the display unit to display a third graphic image highlighting a collision risk object and display remaining graphic images excluding the third graphic image to be relatively lower than the third graphic image in level of identification, when the collision risk object is detected from objects included in the acquired image viewed by the driver.

14. A method of controlling a display device for a vehicle, the method comprising:
acquiring, via a camera, an image around the vehicle;
displaying, via a display unit, a graphic image on a windshield of the vehicle;
detecting, via a processor, at least one object included in the acquired image viewed by a driver of the vehicle;
determining, via the processor, information of the detected at least one object comprising a position and size of an area of the windshield in which the at least one object is viewed, and a type of the at least one object; and
displaying, via the display unit, the graphic image on the windshield based on the determined information of the at least one object,
wherein the displaying the graphic image on the windshield includes:
setting, via the processor, an area of the windshield excluding the area of the windshield in which the detected at least one object is viewed as a display area;
determining, via the processor, an amount of information provided by the graphic image corresponding to a size of the display area;
determining, via the processor, a type of information provided by the graphic image corresponding to the determined amount of information provided by the graphic image in order of high importance;
displaying, via the display unit, the g

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Jaeho
• Kim Ilwan
• Choi Sunghwan

Classifications

• H04N23/635 Primary

  Region indicators; Field of view indicators · CPC title

• H04N23/61 Primary

  based on recognised objects · CPC title

• G06V20/597

  Recognising the driver's state or behaviour, e.g. attention or drowsiness · CPC title

• G06V20/56

  exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle · CPC title

• B60R2300/207

  using multi-purpose displays, e.g. camera image and navigation or video on same display · CPC title