# US 10,500,958 B2 · Vehicle control device mounted on vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,958 B2 - Document ID: US10500958B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/718,884 - Filed: 2017-09-28 - Published: 2018-10-25 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-19 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Jaehoon Cho; Hyeongjin Im; Sungil Cho; Heejeong Heo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500958B2 ## CPC - G09F 9/301: {flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED} - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/223: {Flexible displays} - B60K 35/53: Movable instruments, e.g. slidable - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60K 35/20: Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - B60K 35/81: for controlling displays - B60K 2360/151: Instrument output devices for configurable output - B60K 2360/1868: according to driving situations - B60K 2360/774: on or in the centre console - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES ## Abstract Provided is a vehicle control device and a control method thereof. The vehicle control device provided in a vehicle includes a display unit, a sensing unit configured to sense information associated with the vehicle, and a processor configured to bend at least one part of the display unit based on the information associated with the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle control device provided in a vehicle, the vehicle control device comprising: a display unit configured to bend; a driving unit configured to bend the display unit; and a processor configured to: receive information associated with the vehicle from a sensing unit of the vehicle; and instruct the driving unit to bend at least a part of the display unit based on a sensed information associated with the vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to: determine that a driving mode of the vehicle is set to a preset driving mode; based on the determination that the driving mode of the vehicle is set to the preset driving mode, instruct the driving unit to bend a preset part of the display unit; and determine a bending degree of the preset part of the display unit in proportion to a speed of the vehicle based on the information associated with the vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle control device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: determine that the sensed information associated with the vehicle satisfies a condition associated with bending of the display unit; and based on the determination that the sensed information associated with the vehicle satisfies the condition associated with bending of the display unit, instruct the driving unit to bend at least a part of the display unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle control device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to instruct the driving unit to bend at least a part of the display unit based on the sensed information associated with the vehicle by instructing the driving unit to bend the display unit into different shapes based on types of the sensed information associated with the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle control device of claim 3, wherein the sensed information associated with the vehicle comprises at least one of information associated with driving of the vehicle, information associated with presence of a passenger in a front passenger seat, or information associated with contents displayed on the display unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The vehicle control device of claim 3, wherein the sensed information associated with the vehicle comprises positions of the sun and the vehicle, and wherein the processor is configured to: determine an angle of incidence of sunlight incident on the display unit based on the position of the sun and the position of the vehicle; and instruct the driving unit to bend the display unit based on the determined angle of incidence of the sunlight. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The vehicle control device of claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to: determine, through the sensing unit, a presence of a passenger in a front passenger seat; and instruct the driving unit to bend the display unit in different shapes based on the determination of a presence of a passenger. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vehicle control device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to: based on a determination that a passenger is present in the front passenger seat, instruct the driving unit to bend the display unit in a first form; and based on a determination that a passenger is not present in the front passenger seat, instruct the driving unit to bend the display unit in a second form which is different from the first form. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The vehicle control device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to: based on a determination that a passenger is present in the front passenger seat, instruct the driving unit to maintain the display unit in a flat state; and based on a determination that a passenger is not present in the front passenger seat, instruct the driving unit to bend at least a part of the display unit such that a region of the display unit disposed in front of the front passenger seat is oriented toward a driver of the vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The vehicle control device of claim 3, wherein a plurality of content items is displayed on the display unit, and wherein the processor is configured to: instruct the driving unit to bend the display unit about a bending point, the bending point varying in position based on respective type or size of each of the plurality of content items displayed on the display unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle control device of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to: sense, through the sensing unit, a gaze direction of at least one eye of a driver or a passenger; and instruct the driving unit to change a degree of bending of the display unit based on the sensed gaze direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The vehicle control device of claim 9, wherein: a first content item among the plurality of content items is associated with a bent state of the display unit; a second content item among the plurality of content items is associated with a flat state of the display unit, the second content item being different from the first content item; and the processor is configured to instruct the driving unit to bend only a portion of the display unit on which the first content item is displayed. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The vehicle control device of claim 3, wherein the processor is configured to: instruct the display unit to display a first image on a first region of the display unit, the first image received through a first camera disposed to capture a left side of a vehicle, and display a second image, which is different from the first image, on a second region of the display unit, the second image received through a second camera disposed to capture a right side of a vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The vehicle control device of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to: determine that a turn signal is turned on; and based on the determination that the turn signal is turned on, instruct the driving unit to bend one of the first or second region of the display unit according to a direction of the turn signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The vehicle control device of claim 1, wherein first information is displayed on the display unit, and wherein the processor is configured to: determine that the preset part of the display unit is bent; and based on the determination that the preset part of the display unit is bent, instruct the display unit to display second information different from the first information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The vehicle control device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to instruct the display unit to display an image received through a camera disposed at a side of the vehicle on a region adjacent to the preset part of the display unit. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The vehicle control device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: determine that a user request for displaying a bending point guide is received; and based on the determination that the user request for displaying the bending point guide is received, instruct the display unit to display at least one graphic object at a position that corresponds to a bending point of the display unit. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The vehicle control device of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to: determine that a preset user input is received, the preset user input associated with moving of the displayed position of the at least one graphic object; and based on the determination that the preset user input is received, instruct the driving unit to bend the display unit at the position at which the at least one graphic object is displayed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A vehicle comprising: a plurality of wheels; a power source configured to drive the plurality of wheels; and the vehicle control device of claim 1. ### Claim 19 A method of controlling a vehicle provided with a vehicle control device having a display unit, the method comprising: sensing information associated with the vehicle; bending at least a part of the display unit based on the sensed information associated with the vehicle; determining that a driving mode of the vehicle is set to a preset driving mode; based on the determination that the driving mode of the vehicle is set to the preset driving mode, instructing a driving unit to bend a preset part of the display unit; and determining a bending degree of the preset part of the display unit in proportion to a speed of the vehicle based on the information associated with the vehicle.