System and method for assisting vehicle driving for using smart phone
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorJi Hyun Yoon
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Abstract
A system and a method for assisting vehicle driving are provided. The system may select and use an imaging device among a plurality of imaging devices within a smart phone possessed by a driver or a passenger in a vehicle and assist in driving. A system includes a smart phone configured to capture an image in front of a vehicle and an inner image of the vehicle using the plurality of imaging devices within the smart phone and select one of the plurality of imaging devices. The system also includes a controller configured to analyze image information provided from the plurality of imaging devices to operate the smart phone or control the vehicle.
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A system for assisting vehicle driving using a smart phone including a plurality of imaging devices, comprising:
- a smart phone configured to capture an image in front of a vehicle and an inner image of the vehicle using the plurality of imaging devices and automatically select one of the plurality of imaging devices;
- and
- a controller configured to analyze image information provided from the plurality of imaging devices to operate the smart phone or operate the vehicle.
A method for assisting vehicle driving using a smart phone including a plurality of imaging devices, comprising:
- operating, by a controller, a front imaging device and a rear imaging device in the smart phone to capture an image, before a vehicle starts to drive;
- selecting, by the controller, one of the front and rear imaging devices by comparing the photographed images;
- operating, by the controller, one of the front and rear imaging devices by using a sensor provided from the smart phone when the vehicle is continuously driven;
- and
- operating, by the controller, the smart phone or the vehicle by analyzing image information provided from the plurality of imaging devices.
A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller for assisting vehicle driving, the computer readable medium comprising:
- program instructions that operate a front imaging device and a rear imaging device in the smart phone to capture an image, before a vehicle starts to drive;
- program instructions that select one of the front and rear imaging devices by comparing the photographed images;
- program instructions that operate one of the front and rear imaging devices using a sensor provided from the smart phone when the vehicle is continuously driven;
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- program instructions that operate the smart phone or the vehicle by analyzing image information provided from the plurality of imaging devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.