# US 2017/0256167 A1 · Display apparatus and vehicle having the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0256167 A1 - Document ID: US20170256167A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/299,746 - Filed: 2016-10-21 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-03 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Hansung KIM; Pyonho HONG; Jaeseung BAE; Doohee LEE; Juhnho PARK - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170256167A1 ## CPC - G08G 1/096725: {where the received information generates an automatic action on the vehicle control} - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - 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 35/80: Arrangements for controlling instruments - B60K 35/85: Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data - B60W 30/09: Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering - G05D 1/00: Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots (drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00) - G05D 1/0276: {using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle (involving a plurality of vehicles G05D1/0287; automatically controlling vehicle speed responsive to externally generated signals B60K31/0058)} - G06V 20/56: exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle - G08G 1/096716: {where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control} - G08G 1/096741: {where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle} - G08G 1/09675: {where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle} - G08G 1/096783: {where the origin of the information is a roadside individual element} - G08G 1/096791: {where the origin of the information is another vehicle} - G08G 1/164: {Centralised systems, e.g. external to vehicles} - G08G 1/166: {for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes} - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 35/25: using haptic output - B60K 35/26: using acoustic output - B60K 35/265: {Voice} - B60K 2360/166: Navigation - B60K 2360/5915: Inter vehicle communication - B60W 2554/00: Input parameters relating to objects - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - 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}) - 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 - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A display apparatus in a vehicle, the display apparatus including a sensor configured to acquire vehicle periphery information; a wireless processor configured to transmit and receive information on a virtual traffic signal to and from another vehicle; a display; and a processor configured to detect another vehicle having a possibility of intersection from the vehicle periphery information, generate the virtual traffic signal based on a position relationship between the vehicle and the other vehicle, and display the generated virtual traffic signal on the display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display apparatus in a vehicle, the display apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to acquire vehicle periphery information; a wireless processor configured to transmit and receive information on a virtual traffic signal to and from another vehicle; a display; and a processor configured to: detect another vehicle having a possibility of intersection from the vehicle periphery information, generate the virtual traffic signal based on a position relationship between the vehicle and the other vehicle, and display the generated virtual traffic signal on the display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the virtual traffic signal includes a blue light icon indicating a driving permission, a red light icon indicating a driving prohibition, and a yellow light icon indicating a driving caution. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein, when transmission and reception of information with the other vehicle having the possibility of intersection is not possible in a wireless manner, the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal with the red light icon activated. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when there is no signal light at an intersection before entry to the intersection, the processor is further configured to: generate the virtual traffic signal, and display the generated virtual traffic signal on the display. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein, when no other vehicle having the possibility of intersection is detected before entry to the intersection, the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal with a blue light icon activated. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The display apparatus of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal before entry to at least one of a ramp section, a bottleneck section, and a crosswalk section. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display apparatus of claim 6, wherein, when a pedestrian having a possibility of intersection is detected, the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal with a red light icon activated. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the processor detects that the other vehicle enters an intersection area, the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal with a red light icon activated. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: display the virtual traffic signal with a blue light icon activated and communicate with the other vehicle to display a virtual traffic signal with a red light icon activated, or display the virtual traffic signal with red light icon activated and communicate with the other vehicle to display the virtual traffic signal with the blue light icon activated. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to: calculate whether the vehicle or the other vehicle will first reach the intersection area, and display the virtual traffic signal with the blue light icon activated and communicate with the other vehicle to display the virtual traffic signal with the red light icon activated if the vehicle is calculated to first reach the intersection area, or display the virtual traffic signal with the red light icon activated and communicate with the other vehicle to display the virtual traffic signal with the blue light icon activated if the other vehicle is calculated to first reach the intersection area. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: update the virtual traffic signal according to a change in the vehicle periphery information, and share the updated virtual traffic signal with the other vehicle through the wireless communication processor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: determine whether the traffic signal is valid according to the vehicle periphery information, and determine whether to generate the virtual traffic signal depending on whether the traffic signal is valid. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display apparatus of claim 12, wherein, when the other vehicle or a pedestrian violating the traffic signal is detected, the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal in a vicinity of a windshield region on which the traffic signal is viewed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal to overlap the windshield region on which the traffic signal is viewed. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when a red light icon indicating a driving prohibition is displayed, the processor is further configured to display a time during which the red light icon is activated. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when a red light icon indicating driving prohibition is displayed, the processor is further configured to display an icon indicating a reason for the driving prohibition. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when a blue light icon indicating a driving permission is displayed, the processor is further configured to display the blue light icon with a shape to indicate a driving direction of the vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The display apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when the other vehicle having the possibility of intersection is a special vehicle, the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal indicating a driving prohibition. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control an Idle Stop and Go (ISG) function based on the virtual traffic signal. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the other vehicle is a vehicle ahead and is in a stopped state, and a movement direction of the other vehicle is different from a movement direction of the vehicle, the processor is further configured to display the virtual traffic signal based on a traffic signal of the other vehicle.