# US 11,907,086 B2 · Infotainment device for vehicle and method for operating same

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- Number: US 11,907,086 B2
- Document ID: US11907086B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/761,967
- Filed: 2019-09-18
- Published: 2022-10-27
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2019-09-18
- Assignees: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicants: LG Electronics Inc.
- Inventors: Jinkyoung Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11907086B2

## CPC

- G06F 11/2028: {eliminating a faulty processor or activating a spare}
- G06F 21/445: {by mutual authentication, e.g. between devices or programs}
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/25: using haptic output
- B60K 35/26: using acoustic output
- 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 35/80: Arrangements for controlling instruments
- B60K 35/90: Calibration of instruments, e.g. setting initial or reference parameters; Testing of instruments, e.g. detecting malfunction
- B60W 30/14: {Adaptive} cruise control
- B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
- G06F 11/0739: {in a data processing system embedded in automotive or aircraft systems}
- G06F 11/0757: {by exceeding a time limit, i.e. time-out, e.g. watchdogs}
- G06F 11/2025: {using centralised failover control functionality}
- G06F 11/2038: {with a single idle spare processing component}
- G06F 13/14: Handling requests for interconnection or transfer
- G06F 15/7807: {System on chip, i.e. computer system on a single chip; System in package, i.e. computer system on one or more chips in a single package}
- G06F 21/33: using certificates
- G06F 21/45: Structures or tools for the administration of authentication
- B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- B60K 35/85: Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
- B60K 2360/11: Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
- B60K 2360/164: Infotainment
- B60K 2360/592: Data transfer involving external databases
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- 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
- 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

## Abstract

Disclosed is a base unit including a video link hub electrically connected to a user interface device to transmit a signal, a first system-on-chip (SoC) configured to provide a first infotainment function, and a processor configured to determine whether the first SoC is operating abnormally. When a second SoC is powered on, the first SoC performs authentication with respect to the second SoC, and when the processor determines that the first SoC is operating normally, the first SoC generates a first execution signal for display of a composite infotainment function, obtained by combining the first infotainment function with a second infotainment function provided by the second SoC, on the user interface device, and transmits the first execution signal to the video link hub, and the processor controls the video link hub to transmit the first execution signal to the user interface device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A base unit comprising:
a video link hub electrically connected to a user interface device to transmit a signal;
a first system-on-chip (SoC) configured to provide a first infotainment function; and
a processor configured to determine whether the first SoC is operating abnormally,
wherein, when a second SoC is powered on, the first SoC performs authentication with respect to the second SoC,
wherein, when the processor determines that the first SoC is operating normally, the first SoC generates a first execution signal for display of a composite infotainment function, obtained by combining the first infotainment function with a second infotainment function provided by the second SoC, on the user interface device, and transmits the first execution signal to the video link hub, and
wherein the processor controls the video link hub to transmit the first execution signal to the user interface device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The base unit according to claim 1, wherein the composite infotainment function comprises a function of executing an infotainment function obtained by combining the first infotainment function with the second infotainment function or executing the first infotainment function and the second infotainment function together.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The base unit according to claim 1, wherein the first infotainment function comprises a function of outputting first image data generated by the first SoC based on data acquired through at least one of an object detection device, a sensing unit, a communication device, or a location-data-generating device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The base unit according to claim 3, wherein the second infotainment function comprises a function of outputting second image data generated by the second SoC based on data acquired from an external server through communication with the external server.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The base unit according to claim 4, wherein the external server comprises at least one of a server providing a traffic information guide service, a communication server for a user's mobile terminal, or a server providing a connected service.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The base unit according to claim 4, wherein the composite infotainment function comprises a function of outputting composite image data obtained by combining the first image data with the second image data.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The base unit according to claim 6, wherein the composite image data is image data configured such that the first image data and the second image data are displayed together in respective areas allocated thereto or image data configured such that the first image data and the second image data are displayed together in an overlapping manner.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The base unit according to claim 1, wherein, when a third SoC is powered on, the first SoC performs authentication with respect to the third SoC, and executes a composite infotainment function obtained by combining a third infotainment function provided by the third SoC with the first infotainment function and the second infotainment function, and
wherein the third infotainment function comprises a function of providing information on travel of a vehicle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The base unit according to claim 8, wherein the first SoC, the second SoC, and the third SoC transmit and receive data through a high-speed interface.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The base unit according to claim 1, wherein the first SoC requests a certificate stored in the second SoC, and performs authentication with respect to the second SoC by verifying ID information of the stored certificate.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The base unit according to claim 1, wherein the processor receives a detection signal generated by the first SoC, monitors the detection signal, and determines that the first SoC is operating abnormally upon determining that the detection signal does not have a designated period or waveform, and
wherein, when the processor determines that the first SoC is operating abnormally, the first SoC checks whether an alternative infotainment function replacing the first infotainment function is present in a second infotainment function provided by the second SoC.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The base unit according to claim 11, wherein, when the first SoC checks that the alternative infotainment function is present in the second infotainment function, the processor controls the video link hub to execute the alternative infotainment function, and
wherein the video link hub receives a second execution signal for execution of the alternative infotainment function from the second SoC, and transmits the second execution signal to the user interface device in response to a control signal from the processor.

### Claim 13

An operation method of a base unit, the method comprising:
when a second SoC is powered on, performing, by a first SoC, authentication with respect to the second SoC;
determining, by a processor, whether the first SoC is operating abnormally;
when the first SoC operates normally, generating, by the first SoC, a first execution signal for display of a composite infotainment function obtained by combining a first infotainment function provided by the first SoC with a second infotainment function provided by the second SoC; and
transmitting, by the first SoC, the first execution signal.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method according to claim 13, wherein the first infotainment function comprises a function of outputting first image data generated by the first SoC,
wherein the second infotainment function comprises a function of outputting second image data generated by the second SoC, and
wherein the composite infotainment function comprises a function of outputting composite image data obtained by combining the first image data with the second image data.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method according to claim 14, wherein the composite image data is image data configured such that the first image data and the second image data are displayed together in respective areas allocated thereto or image data configured such that the first image data and the second image data are displayed together in an overlapping manner.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The method according to claim 14, further comprising:
when a third SoC is powered on, performing, by the first SoC, authentication with respect to the third SoC; and
generating, by the first SoC, a second execution signal for execution of a composite infotainment function obtained by combining a third infotainment function provided by the third SoC with the first infotainment function and the second infotainment function, and
wherein the third infotainment function comprises a function of providing information on travel of a vehicle.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The method according to claim 13, wherein the performing authentication with respect to the second SoC comprises:
requesting, by the first SoC, a certificate stored in the second SoC; and
performing authentication with respect to the second SoC by verifying ID information of the stored certificate.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

The method according to claim 13, wherein the determining whether the first SoC is operating abnormally comprises:
receiving, by the processor, a detection signal generated by the first SoC;
monitoring, by the processor, the detection signal; and
when the detection signal does not have a designated period or waveform, determining, by the processor, that the first SoC is operating abnormally, and
wherein the method further comprises:
when the first SoC operates abnormally, checking, by the first SoC, whether an alternative infotainment function replacing the first infotainment function is present in the second infotainment function.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The method according to claim 18, further comprising:
when the alternative infotainment function is present,
receiving, by a video link hub, a second execution signal for execution of the alternative infotainment function; and
controlling, by the processor, the video link hub to transmit the second execution signal to a user interface device.