Vehicle display device and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11242068-B2
Application number	US-201616306375-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2016
Priority date	May 30, 2016
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed is a display apparatus for vehicle comprising: a display unit; an interface unit; and a processor configured to receive information on a first object and a second object positioned outside a vehicle through the interface unit, and control the display unit to display a graphic object corresponding to the first object, when the second object is positioned between the vehicle and the first object.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a display;
an interface;
an external sensor configured to detect and track an object positioned outside of the vehicle;
a V2X communicator configured to exchange data with a first object; and
a processor configured to:
receive information on the first object and a second object through the interface, the first and second objects being positioned outside of the vehicle,
control the display to display a graphic object corresponding to the first object based on the second object being positioned between the vehicle and the first object,
receive detection and tracking information of the first object from the external sensor through the interface, and
based on the first object being hidden by the second object while the external sensor tracks the first object, receive position information of the first object through the V2X communicator and track the first object based on the position information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the graphic object is displayed on a front windshield of the vehicle, and
wherein the processor is configured to control the graphic object to be displayed as augmented reality.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to control the graphic object to be displayed on an area corresponding to the second object on the front windshield.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to control the graphic object to be displayed on an area corresponding to a position of the tracked first object, on the front windshield.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to control a change of a size or color of the graphic object displayed on the display based on a distance or relative speed between the vehicle and the first object.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to, based on a first part of the first object being hidden by the second object, control the display to extend the graphic object to a second part of the first object that is not hidden by the second object.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to change a size of the graphic object corresponding to the first object based on a change of a relative size of the first part of the first object with respect to the second part of the first object.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to display the graphic object corresponding to the first object to a windshield of the vehicle such that the graphic object of the first part of the first object connects to the second part of the first object visible through the windshield of the vehicle.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an internal camera configured to acquire a vehicle interior image,
wherein the processor is configured to acquire sight line information of a driver of the vehicle through the internal camera, and to determine, based on the sight line information, whether the first object is hidden by the second object in a sight line of the driver.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to display the graphic object as augmented reality in an area corresponding to a position of the first object among an area corresponding to the second object on a front windshield of the vehicle based on the first object being hidden by the second object in the sight line of the driver.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a memory configured to store eye box coordinate information corresponding to a driver,
wherein the processor is configured to acquire position information of an eye of the driver through the internal camera and to control the display to change a display area of the graphic object when a position of the eye is located outside of an eye box.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to receive state information of the vehicle through the interface and to control at least one of a shape, size, position, color, or transparency of the graphic object displayed on the display based on the state information.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the state information comprises posture information of the vehicle, and
wherein the processor is configured to change the position of the graphic object displayed on the display based on the posture information.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the state information comprises speed information of the vehicle, and
wherein the processor is configured to control the display so that the size of the graphic object is changed, based on the speed information.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to receive traveling situation information through the interface and to control the display to further display the graphic object corresponding to the traveling situation information.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to control at least one of an amount, a type, or a displayed area of the graphic object corresponding to the traveling situation information displayed on the display based on the state information.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to acquire map information and information on the second object based on the map information.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the processor is configured to receive traveling situation information from a sensor through the interface and to generate a three-dimensional (3D) map based on the map information and the traveling situation information.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the first object is hidden by the second object in a sight line of a driver of the vehicle based on positional relationship between the vehicle, the first object, and the second object on the 3D map.

20. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to provide a signal for controlling at least one of a power source, a braking apparatus, or a steering apparatus based on the information on the first object and the second object.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Choi Sunghwan
• Lee Jaeho
• Kim Ilwan

Classifications

• B60K35/234

  controlling the brightness, colour or contrast of virtual images depending on the driving conditions or on the condition of the vehicle or the driver · CPC title

• B60K35/233

  controlling the size or position in display areas of virtual images depending on the condition of the vehicle or the driver · CPC title

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/235

  with means for detecting the driver's gaze direction or eye points · CPC title

• B60K35/211

  producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images · CPC title