# US 11,299,154 B2 · Apparatus and method for providing user interface for platooning in vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,299,154 B2 - Document ID: US11299154B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/558,688 - Filed: 2019-09-03 - Published: 2020-10-15 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-11 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Inventors: Sang Jun Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11299154B2 ## CPC - B60W 30/16: Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver - 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 35/85: Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data - B60W 50/10: Interpretation of driver requests or demands - B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention - G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback} - G08G 1/22: {Platooning, i.e. convoy of communicating vehicles} - H04W 4/46: for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] - B60K 2360/1438: Touch screens - B60K 2360/166: Navigation - B60K 2360/171: Vehicle or relevant part thereof displayed - B60K 2360/175: Autonomous driving - B60K 2360/1868: according to driving situations - B60K 2360/1876: according to vehicle situations - B60K 2360/5915: Inter vehicle communication - B60W 2050/0075: {Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means} - B60W 2554/801: Lateral distance - B60W 2556/45: External transmission of data to or from the vehicle - G06F 2203/04808: Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - 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 - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An apparatus for providing a user interface for platooning in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a touch screen display, a communication circuit that communicates with the outside, and a control circuit electrically connected with the touch screen display and the communication circuit. The control circuit displays a first object corresponding to the vehicle and a second object corresponding to an outside vehicle included in a platooning group on the touch screen display and receives a touch input associated with the first object and the second object using the touch screen display. The vehicle is thus operated to adjust a distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle in response to the touch input. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for providing a user interface for platooning in a vehicle, comprising: a touch screen display mounted within the vehicle; a communication circuit configured to communicate with an outside vehicle; and a control circuit electrically connected with the touch screen display and the communication circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to: display a first object that corresponds to the vehicle and a second object that corresponds to the outside vehicle included in a platooning group on the touch screen display; receive a touch input associated with the first object and the second object using the touch screen display; and operate the vehicle to adjust a distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle in response to the touch input. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to transmit a request to the outside vehicle to adjust the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle using the communication circuit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to operate the vehicle to increase or decrease the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle based on a movement direction of a touch input at the first object and a movement direction of a touch input at the second object. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to operate the vehicle to decrease the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle, when a pinch-in input at the first object and the second object is detected. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to operate the vehicle to increase the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle, when a pinch-out input at the first object and the second object is detected. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to operate the vehicle to decrease the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle after approval of the outside vehicle, when the vehicle is a leading vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to operate the vehicle to adjust the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle after approval of a leading vehicle, when the vehicle is a following vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to display one or more objects, which indicate the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle, on the touch screen display, while the touch input is applied. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein each of the one or more objects is displayed in the form of a dot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein each of the one or more objects is displayed in the form of a bar. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a speaker, wherein the control circuit is configured to output voice guidance regarding adjustment of the distance using the speaker. ### Claim 12 A method for providing a user interface for platooning in a vehicle, comprising: displaying, by a controller, a first object that corresponds to the vehicle and a second object that corresponds to an outside vehicle included in a platooning group; receiving, by the controller, a touch input associated with the first object and the second object; and operating, by the controller, the vehicle to adjust a distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle in response to the touch input. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: transmitting, by the controller, a request to the outside vehicle to adjust the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: operating, by the controller, the vehicle to increase or decrease the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle based on a movement direction of a touch input at the first object and a movement direction of a touch input at the second object. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: operating, by the controller, the vehicle to decrease the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle, when a pinch-in input at the first object and the second object is detected; and operating, by the controller, the vehicle to increase the distance between the vehicle and the outside vehicle, when a pinch-out input at the first object and the second object is detected.