Display device and method for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021129860-A1
Application number	US-202017071644-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 15, 2020
Priority date	Nov 4, 2019
Publication date	May 6, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device of a vehicle includes: a sensor device for detecting an object located around the vehicle; a control module that reads and tracks the detected object based on the detection result of the sensor device; and an information display for providing the reading and tracking result of the object of the control module as continuous visual information to a passenger of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device of a vehicle, the display device comprising:
a sensor device for detecting an object located around the vehicle; a control module configured to read and track the detected object based on a detection result of the sensor device; and an information display for providing the reading and tracking result of the object of the control module as continuous visual information to a passenger of the vehicle.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor device includes at least one of a camera, a radar, a lidar, an ultrasonic sensor, and an infrared sensor for detecting the object.

3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the control module is configured to read the detected object based on the detection result of the sensor device to select an avoidance priority level of the read object.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the control module is configured to:
classify a pedestrian, a two-wheeled vehicle, and a counter vehicle based on the reading result of the detected object; and select the pedestrian as a first avoidance priority level, the two-wheeled vehicle as a second avoidance priority level, and the counter vehicle as a third avoidance priority level.

5 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the control module is configured to apply a weight value to the selected avoidance priority level to change the avoidance priority level when a risk situation is sensed for the object with the selected avoidance priority level.

6 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the control module is configured to determine a traveling path of the vehicle based on the avoidance priority level.

7 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a switch for determining whether to provide the visual information to the passenger based on manipulation of the passenger.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the control module is configured to, when the passenger sets to block the visual information provided to the passenger, deactivate the blocking setting to automatically provide the visual information to the passenger when the vehicle enters a preset dangerous region.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the control module is linked with a GPS or a navigation for measuring a position of the vehicle.

10 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the information display displays the detected object on a front windshield of the vehicle to realize an augmented reality image.

11 . The display device of claim 10 , wherein the information display is one of a transparent display, a head up display (HUD), and a projector.

12 . A method for displaying object tracking of a vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting an object in a sensing region around the vehicle; tracking the detected object; selecting an avoidance priority level of the object based on a reading and tracking result of the detected object; determining a traveling path of the vehicle based on the avoidance priority level of the object; and displaying the object tracking for displaying the detected object, the selected avoidance priority level, and the traveling path.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the selecting of the avoidance priority level includes:
determining the avoidance priority level of the object based on the reading of the detected object, and changing the avoidance priority level selected based on the tracking result of the object.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the selecting of the avoidance priority level includes:
determining a weight value based on the tracking result of the object, and changing the avoidance priority level based on the weight value.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the displaying of the object tracking includes:
realizing the detected object, the selected avoidance priority level, and the determined traveling path as an augmented reality image.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the displaying of the object tracking includes:
displaying the augmented reality image on a front windshield of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Sung Woo

Classifications

• G06V20/58

  Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads · 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

• B60K35/23

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

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · 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