Method and apparatus for controlling vehicular user interface under driving circumstance
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsSo Young Kim, Seung Ho Jeong, Ji Won Yun, Min Young Yoon, Chung Hoon Cho
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Abstract
A method for controlling an in-vehicle user interface includes monitoring a driving mode of a vehicle, determining, in response to the driving mode, whether to provide at least one window as an input/output module allowing a driver or a passenger to interact with at least one of a computing device, a camera, and a multimedia device provided in, or engaged with, the vehicle, and outputting a notification through the window in response to a determination result.
Claims20
A method for controlling an in-vehicle user interface, the method comprising:
- monitoring a driving mode of a vehicle;
- determining, in response to the driving mode, whether to provide at least one window as an input/output module allowing a driver or a passenger to interact with at least one of a computing device, a camera, and a multimedia device provided in, or engaged with, the vehicle;
- and
- outputting a notification through the window in response to a determination result,
- wherein when a first condition for moving the vehicle and a second condition for detecting the driving mode except an autonomous driving state are satisfied, all windows except a window next to a driver's seat are activated,
- when the window is opened, the window corresponding to open state is inactivated, and
- when a battery charging state is below a predetermined range or level, all windows are inactivated.
An apparatus for controlling a window mounted on a vehicle, provided or engaged with at least one of a computing device, a camera, and a multimedia device, including a processing system that includes at least one data processor and at least one computer-readable memory storing a computer program, wherein the processing system is configured to cause the apparatus to:
- monitor a driving mode of the vehicle;
- determine, in response to the driving mode, whether to provide at least one window as an input/output module allowing a driver or a passenger to interact with at least one of the computing device, the camera, and the multimedia device;
- and
- output a notification through the at least one window in response to a determination result,
- wherein when a first condition for moving the vehicle and a second condition for detecting the driving mode except an autonomous driving state are satisfied all windows except a window next to a driver's seat are activated,
- when the window is opened, the window corresponding to open state is inactivate, and
- when a battery charging state is below a predetermined range or level, all windows are inactivated.
An apparatus for controlling an in-vehicle user interface, the apparatus comprising:
- a driving mode monitoring unit configured to monitor a driving mode of a vehicle;
- a determination unit configured to determine, in response to the driving mode, whether to provide at least one window as an input/output module allowing a driver or a passenger to interact with at least one of a computing device, a camera, and a multimedia device provided in, or engaged with, the vehicle;
- a notification unit configured to output a notification through the at least one window in response to a result delivered from the determination unit;
- and
- a controller for limiting the notification according to a position of the window,
- wherein when a first condition for moving the vehicle and a second condition for detecting the driving mode except an autonomous driving state are satisfied, all windows except a window next to a driver's seat are activated,
- when the window is opened, the window corresponding to open state is inactivated, and
- when a battery charging state is below a predetermined range or level, all windows are inactivated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.