Autonomous vehicle control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11465535-B2
Application number	US-201916487034-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2019
Priority date	May 9, 2019
Publication date	Oct 11, 2022
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle control method is disclosed which is a method for adjusting a seat inside a vehicle. The vehicle control method includes: monitoring the surroundings of a passenger sitting in the seat through a camera installed inside the vehicle; sensing an object around the passenger through the monitoring; sending information on the sensed object to a server; receiving a preset seat setting value corresponding to the object information from the server; and adjusting the position of the seat according to the seat setting value. One or more of an autonomous vehicle according to the present invention, a user terminal, and a server may be associated with artificial intelligence, a robot, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), etc.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle control method for adjusting a seat, the vehicle control method comprising:
monitoring the surroundings of a passenger sitting in the seat through a camera installed inside the vehicle;
sensing an object around the passenger through the monitoring;
sending object information regarding the sensed object to a server;
receiving a preset seat setting value corresponding to the object information from the server;
adjusting the position of the seat according to the seat setting value; and
when the preset seat setting value corresponding to the object information is not received from the server, sending a current seat setting value as a seat setting value related to the object information to the server,
wherein the object the preset seat setting value of which is sent from the server comprises at least one of a mobile terminal, a notebook computer, and a book.

2. The vehicle control method of claim 1 , further comprising, when the position of the seat is adjusted according to the seat setting value, and, upon detecting an additional position adjustment of the seat, sending a seat setting value reflecting the additional position adjustment to the server.

3. The vehicle control method of claim 2 , further comprising, after the additional position adjustment is reflected on the seat, sending information regarding the passenger's posture sensed through the camera to the server.

4. The vehicle control method of claim 1 , wherein the preset seat setting value comprises at least one of a seat height adjustment value, a tilt adjustment value, a lumbar support adjustment value, and a headrest adjustment value.

5. The vehicle control method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sensing a posture of the passenger through the monitoring;
sending information regarding the sensed posture of the passenger to the server;
if the preset seat setting value corresponding to the object information is not received from the server, receiving a preset, second seat setting value corresponding to the posture information from the server; and
adjusting the position of the seat according to the second seat setting value.

6. The vehicle control method of claim 5 , further comprising, when the position of the seat is adjusted according to the second seat setting value, and, upon detecting an additional position adjustment of the seat, sending a seat setting value reflecting the additional position adjustment to the server.

7. The vehicle control method of claim 5 , further comprising, if the preset, second seat setting value corresponding to the posture information is not received from the server, sending the current seat setting value to the server.

8. The vehicle control method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving driving route information and a preset, third seat setting value corresponding the driving route information from the server; and
adjusting the position of the seat according to the third seat setting value.

9. The vehicle control method of claim 8 , wherein the driving route information comprises at least one of the vehicle's current location information, driving start time, driving speed information, origin information, destination information, information about a route from the origin to the destination, expected time required, driving route-based weather information, driving route-based road surface information, road information, topographical information, driving route-based traffic information, driving route-based traffic light information, en-route information, vehicle stop information, and driving mode information.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Kyoungha
• Hwang Inyoung
• Kim Kangmin
• Cho Sungil

Classifications

• B60N2/806

  movable or adjustable · CPC title

• G06V20/593

  Recognising seat occupancy · CPC title

• G01C21/3691

  Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions (arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions G08G1/09) · CPC title

• B60W30/14

  {Adaptive} cruise control · CPC title

• B60N2/02

  the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) · CPC title