Mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10932124-B2
Application number	US-202016800724-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	Jul 5, 2016
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

Provided are a mobile terminal having a display, and particularly, to a mobile terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from a vehicle and a system including the same. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit communicating with a vehicle having a vehicle display, and a controller receiving driving information from the vehicle using the communication unit, wherein the controller executes a certain function in response to occurrence of an event, selects any one execution screen, among a plurality of execution screens corresponding to the executed function, on the basis of the driving information, and transmits the any one execution screen to the vehicle through the communication unit so that the any one execution screen is output on the vehicle display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a communication unit configured to communicate with a vehicle system that includes a vehicle display; and
a controller configured to:
receive, from the vehicle system via the communication unit, driving information that describes status of a vehicle or a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
select any one screen, among a plurality of screens with respect to an application executed in the mobile terminal, based on the driving information, different screens are selected according to the driving information when user input information is received; and
provide, to the vehicle system through the communication unit, the selected screen for displaying on the vehicle display,

wherein a first screen of the application is selected when the vehicle operates in a manual driving state and a second screen of the application is selected when the vehicle operates in an autonomous driving state, and
wherein the controller is configured to, based on a driving state of the vehicle being scheduled to be switched between the autonomous driving state and the manual driving state, output a time left to switch the driving state of the vehicle or a distance that the vehicle will move during the time left, the time left comprising:
a first time left to switch the driving state of the vehicle from the autonomous driving state to the manual driving state, the first time left being displayed on the second screen, and
a second time left to switch the driving state of the vehicle from the manual driving state to the autonomous driving state, the second time left being displayed on the first screen.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second screen includes vehicle information related to at least one of a driving speed and a driving direction, and
wherein the first screen does not include the vehicle information.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the autonomous driving state indicates a state of one or more computers of the vehicle system that are configured to control an acceleration of the vehicle or a moving direction of the vehicle.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the driving information includes a current speed of the vehicle, a driving direction of the vehicle, a possibility of collision against an object, characteristics of a road on which the vehicle operates, location information of the vehicle, one or more images of a surrounding environment of the vehicle, navigation information of the vehicle, driver information, passenger information, or driving state information.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:
a touch screen including a touch sensor and a display,
wherein the controller is configured to:
control the touch screen to output a preset image when the display of the touch screen is turned on while the vehicle operates in the manual driving state, and
control the touch screen to output a third screen instead of the preset image when the manual driving state is switched to the autonomous driving state.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to, based on the driving state of the vehicle being scheduled to be switched from the autonomous driving state to the manual driving state, control the touch screen to output the first time left or a first distance for the switching that the vehicle will move during the first time left.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to control the touch screen to output a graphic object associated with a control function of the vehicle system when the vehicle is in the autonomous driving state.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
transmit a signal to the vehicle system through the communication unit for changing the driving state of the vehicle when a user input is applied to the mobile terminal while the vehicle operates in the manual driving state such that the manual driving state is switched to the autonomous driving state.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to, based on switching from the manual driving state to the autonomous driving state being unavailable at a time point, control the touch screen to output guide information that shows when the switching from the manual driving state to the autonomous driving state is available.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, based on the driving state of the vehicle corresponding to the manual driving state, output the second time left to be displayed on the first screen in response to receiving the user input information.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, based on the driving state of the vehicle corresponding to the autonomous driving state, output the first time left to be displayed on the second screen, the first time left overlapping a content displayed on the second screen.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:
a display;
a communication unit capable of communicating with a vehicle system; and
a controller configured to:
receive, from the vehicle system via the communication unit, driving information that describes status of a vehicle or a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
in response to occurrence of an event that the display is turned on, select any one screen, among a plurality of screens with respect to the event, based on the driving information, different screens are selected according to the driving information when the event is occurred; and
control the display to display the selected screen,

wherein a first screen of the event is selected when the vehicle operates in a manual driving state and a second screen of the event is selected when the vehicle operates in an autonomous driving state,
wherein the first screen is configured to limit execution of at least one application stored in the mobile terminal,
wherein the second screen is an execution screen of the application, and
wherein the controller is configured to, based on a driving state of the vehicle being scheduled to be switched between the autonomous driving state and the manual driving state, output a time left to switch the driving state of the vehicle or a distance that the vehicle will move during the time left, the time left comprising:
a first time left to switch the driving state of the vehicle from the autonomous driving state to the manual driving state, the first time left being displayed on the second screen, and
a second time left to switch the driving state of the vehicle from the manual driving state to the autonomous driving state, the second time left being displayed on the first screen.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the second screen further includes a first distance that the vehicle will move during the first time left.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to:
in response to a user input received while the first screen is being displayed, transmit, via the communication unit to the vehicle system, a driving mode change command such that the manual driving state is switched to the autonomous driving state.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14 , wherein the controller is configured to:
provide, on the display, guide information that indicates a timing at which switching the driving state of the vehicle is available based on the driving information.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
turn off the display when the display is turned on while the vehicle system operates in the

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Jaegal Chan
• Kim Inshick

Classifications

• B60K35/80

  Arrangements for controlling instruments · 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

• B60K35/29

  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 title

• B60K35/28

  characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver · CPC title

• B60K35/25

  using haptic output · CPC title