Electronic apparatus and method for operating electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11752871-B2
Application number	US-201917607533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2019
Priority date	Apr 29, 2019
Publication date	Sep 12, 2023
Grant date	Sep 12, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus including: a camera; a display unit; a processor configured to monitor a passenger, based on a vehicle internal image data generated by the camera; a printed circuit board configured to be electrically connected to the camera, the display unit, and the processor; a case configured to form an outer shape by being coupled to the display unit with the printed circuit board interposed therebetween; and a mounting portion configured to fix the case to a portion of a vehicle seat.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a camera;
a display unit;
a processor configured to monitor a passenger, based on a vehicle internal image data generated by the camera;
a case configured to form an outer shape; and
a mounting portion configured to fix the case to a portion of a vehicle seat,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a posture of the passenger, based on the vehicle internal image data, and
select a user input method, based on information of the posture of the passenger.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion comprises a connection part formed to be rotatable about a first axis in a vertical direction or a second axis in a left-right direction.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the mounting portion further comprises a driving unit configured to provide a rotational driving force to the connection part, based on a control signal provided by the processor,
wherein the processor provides the control signal, based on passenger posture information.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor selects a touch input method, when it is determined that the posture of the passenger is a lean forward posture.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor selects a hand gesture input method, when it is determined that the posture of the passenger is a lean back posture.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a communication device configured to exchange a signal with a user interface device provided in the vehicle,
wherein the processor provides a signal for outputting an alarm to the user interface device through the communication device, when it is determined that a passenger's state is an abnormal state.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising a communication device configured to exchange a signal with a mobile terminal,
wherein the processor provides vehicle inner image data to the mobile terminal, when a passenger is detected in a state in which a preset time or longer is elapsed after an ignition of the vehicle is turned off.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor acquires passenger information, based on the vehicle inner image data, and controls output of content through the display unit, based on the passenger information.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Cho Sungil
• Kim Jayoen
• Jang Yujune

Classifications

• B60W40/08 Primary

  related to drivers or passengers · CPC title

• B60K35/26

  using acoustic output · CPC title

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/23

  Head-up displays [HUD] (optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01) · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title