Kiosk device for motor vehicle and method for operating the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10956882-B2
Application number	US-201715841100-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2017
Priority date	Oct 23, 2017
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

A kiosk device for a motor vehicle includes an imaging unit, a voice input unit, a vehicle detecting unit configured to detect entry of a motor vehicle, a financial automation transaction unit including a touch interface unit, a control unit and a driving unit. When the entry of the motor vehicle is detected by the vehicle detecting unit, the control unit activates the imaging unit and the voice input unit and analyze motion information of a vehicle occupant imaged by the imaging unit or voice information of the vehicle occupant inputted through the voice input unit. The driving unit drives the financial automation transaction unit based on an analysis result of the motion information or the voice information so that the financial automation transaction unit is operated to face a direction of a vehicle occupant location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A kiosk device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
an imaging unit;
a voice input unit;
a vehicle detecting unit configured to detect a motor vehicle adjacent to the kiosk device;
a financial automation transaction unit including a touch interface unit;
a control unit configured to, when the motor vehicle adjacent to the kiosk device is detected by the vehicle detecting unit, activate the imaging unit and the voice input unit and analyze motion information of a vehicle occupant imaged by the imaging unit or voice information of the vehicle occupant inputted through the voice input unit; and
a driving unit configured to drive the financial automation transaction unit based on an analysis result of the motion information or the voice information so that the financial automation transaction unit is operated to face a direction of a vehicle occupant location,
wherein the vehicle detecting unit is disposed lower than the financial automation transaction unit,
wherein the motion information includes eye tracking information,
wherein the driving unit is configured to tilt, swivel or elevate the imaging unit, the voice input unit and the touch interface unit, and
when the motion information is detected after recognition of the voice information or the voice information is detected after recognition of the motion information, the control unit is configured to analyze previous detected motion or voice information and current detected motion or voice information in association with each other, respectively,
wherein the control unit is configured to analyze the detected motion information or the detected voice information according to a preset priority order when the detected motion information and the detected voice information are received at the same time, and
wherein the control unit further configured to inquire to a user whether or not to execute analyzing of next kiosk input information having a lower priority order according to the preset priority order, the next information received after analyzing the detected motion information and the detected voice information received at the same time.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to analyze the direction of the vehicle occupant location with respect to the kiosk device.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to analyze a face position of the vehicle occupant based on an image captured by the imaging unit and to determine the analyzed face position as the direction of the vehicle occupant location.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to analyze a window position of a driver's seat of the motor vehicle based on an image captured by the imaging unit and to determine the analyzed window position as the direction of the vehicle occupant location.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to analyze a voice generation position of the vehicle occupant based on a voice inputted by the voice input unit and to determine the analyzed voice generation position as the direction of the vehicle occupant location.

6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an illuminance detecting unit configured to detect ambient illuminance around the touch interface unit when the touch interface unit is operated,
wherein the control unit is configured to adjust brightness of the operated touch interface unit based on the detected ambient illuminance.

7. A method for operating a kiosk device for a motor vehicle including an imaging unit, a voice input unit, a vehicle detection unit, and a financial automation transaction unit, the method comprising:
activating the imaging unit and the voice input unit when a motor vehicle adjacent to the kiosk device is detected;
analyzing motion information of a vehicle occupant imaged by the imaging unit or voice information of the vehicle occupant received through the voice input unit according to a preset priority order when the motion information and the voice information are received at the same time; and
driving the imaging unit and the voice input unit based on an analysis result of the motion information or the voice information so that the financial automation transaction unit including a touch interface unit is operated to face a direction of a vehicle occupant location,
wherein the detecting of the motor vehicle adjacent to the kiosk device is executed by the vehicle detecting unit disposed lower than the financial automation transaction unit,
wherein the motion information includes eye tracking information, and
wherein said driving includes tilting, swiveling or elevating the imaging unit, the voice input unit and the touch interface unit,
wherein, said analyzing includes analyzing previous motion or voice information and current motion or voice information in association with each other, respectively, when the motion information is detected after recognition of the voice information or the voice information is detected after recognition of the motion information, and
wherein said analyzing includes inquiring to a user whether or not to execute analyzing of next kiosk input information having a lower priority order according to the preset priority when the next information is received after analyzing the detected motion information and the detected voice information received at the same time based on the preset priority order.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said analyzing includes analyzing the direction of the vehicle occupant location with respect to the kiosk device.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein said analyzing includes analyzing a face position of the vehicle occupant based on an image captured by the imaging unit and determining the analyzed face position as the direction of the vehicle occupant location.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein said analyzing includes analyzing a window position of a driver's seat of the motor vehicle based on an image captured by the imaging unit and determining the analyzed window position as the direction of the vehicle occupant location.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein said analyzing includes analyzing a voice generation position of the vehicle occupant based on a voice inputted by the voice input unit and determining the analyzed voice generation position as the direction of the vehicle occupant location.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
detecting ambient illuminance around the touch interface unit when the touch interface unit is operated, and
adjusting brightness of the operated touch interface unit based on the detected ambient illuminance.

Assignees

• Nautilus Hyosung Inc
• Hyosung Tns Inc

Inventors

• Ko Myoung Hwan
• Chang Boick
• Lee Sung Chul

Classifications

• G06V40/10

  Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands · CPC title

• G06V40/16

  Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions · CPC title

• G06F3/013

  Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G10L17/00

  Speaker identification or verification techniques · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title