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US 12,746,876 B2Granted
Apparatus for controlling vehicle convenience equipment, and vehicle having the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorHeegun Yang
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle convenience equipment includes a communicator configured to communicate with an obstacle detector and an external device, and a processor communicatively connected to the communicator and configured to obtain distance information with the external device during communication with the external device, determine whether a side obstacle exists based on obstacle information detected by the obstacle detector, obtain distance information with the side obstacle upon concluding that the side obstacle exists, control a side mirror in a folded state to an unfolded state thereof or to maintain the folded state thereof based on the distance information with the external device and the distance information with the side obstacle.
Claims16
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle convenience equipment, the apparatus comprising:
- a communicator configured to communicate with an obstacle detector and an external device;
- a puddle lamp;
- a plurality of antennae configured to communicate with the external device;
- a camera configured to obtain an image of surrounding environments;
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- a processor communicatively connected to the communicator and configured to:
- obtain distance information with the external device during communication with the external device;
- determine whether a distance with the external device is less than or equal to a predetermined distance based on the distance information with the external device;
- activate the camera upon concluding that the distance with the external device is less than or equal to the predetermined distance;
- recognize a person based on the image obtained by the activated camera;
- determine whether the person is a user based on body information of the person and pre-stored body information of the user;
- determine a distance to the user based on the image and based on determining that the person is the user;
- recognize, based on a communication order of the plurality of antennae communicating with the external device, a direction and a walking path of the user;
- determine whether the user approaches the vehicle with an intention to get in based on the determined distance to the user and the recognized walking path of the user;
- determine whether a side obstacle exists based on obstacle information detected by the obstacle detector;
- obtain distance information with the side obstacle upon concluding that the side obstacle exists;
- control a side mirror in a folded state to an unfolded state thereof or to maintain the folded state thereof based on the distance to the user and the distance information with the side obstacle, upon concluding that the user approaches the vehicle with the intention to get in;
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- transmit, based on controlling the side mirror to be in the unfolded state, a lighting instruction to the puddle lamp provided in the side mirror so that the puddle lamp generates light to project a logo image onto the ground,
- wherein the processor is configured to transmit the lighting instruction based on the vehicle being in a parked state, an ambient illumination being less than or equal to a reference illumination, and the distance to the user being less than or equal to a first reference distance.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a side mirror disposed on the vehicle body;
- an adjusting member provided on the side mirror and configured to rotationally move the side mirror into a folded state or an unfolded state;
- a communicator configured to communicate with an external device;
- an obstacle detector configured to detect an obstacle;
- a puddle lamp disposed in the vehicle body;
- a plurality of antennae configured to communicate with the external device;
- a camera configured to obtain an image of surrounding environments;
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- a processor communicatively connected to the communicator and configured to:
- obtain distance information with the external device based on the vehicle being in a parked state and in a state in which communication with the external device is available;
- determine whether a distance with the external device is less than or equal to a predetermined distance based on the distance information with the external device;
- activate the camera upon concluding that the distance with the external device is less than or equal to the predetermined distance;
- recognize a person based on the image obtained by the activated camera;
- determine whether the person is a user based on body information of the person and pre-stored body information of the user;
- determine a distance to the user based on the image and based on determining that the person is the user;
- recognize, based on a communication order of the plurality of antennae communicating with the external device, a direction and a walking path of the user;
- determine whether the user approaches the vehicle with an intention to get in based on the determined distance to the user and the recognized walking path of the user;
- determine whether the obstacle exists on a side of the vehicle body based on obstacle information detected by the obstacle detector;
- obtain distance information with the obstacle upon concluding that the obstacle exists;
- control the adjusting member to switch the side mirror in a folded state to an unfolded state thereof or to maintain the folded state thereof based on the distance to the user and the distance information with the obstacle, upon concluding that the user approaches the vehicle with the intention to get in;
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- control lighting of the puddle lamp so that the puddle lamp generates light to project a logo image onto the ground based on switching the side mirror to the unfolded state,
- wherein the processor is configured to control the lighting of the puddle lamp based on an ambient illumination being less than or equal to a reference illumination, and the distance to the user being less than or equal to a first reference distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.