In-vehicle infotainment device and image display method using the same

A method of controlling an infotainment device mounted in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• executing, via a processor, a web application on the infotainment device;
• displaying, via a display unit of the infotainment device, a web browser page corresponding to the executing web application;
• receiving, via the processor, vehicle data of the vehicle from an external processor of the vehicle;
• determining, via the processor, if a first characteristic value corresponding to a first image of the vehicle to be displayed on the display unit of the infotainment device is included in the received vehicle data;
• displaying the first image of the vehicle on the web browser page if the first characteristic value is included in the received vehicle data;
• determining, via the processor, if a second characteristic value of the vehicle is included in the received vehicle data when the first characteristic value is not included in the received vehicle data;
• estimating, via the processor, the first characteristic value of the vehicle using the second characteristic value if the first characteristic value is not included and the second characteristic value is included in the received vehicle data;
• and
• displaying a second image of the vehicle on the web browser page corresponding to the estimated first characteristic value.