Vehicle monitoring apparatus, vehicle comprising same and vehicle operating method

A method of operating a vehicle, the method comprising:

• a step of receiving, by a processor provided in the vehicle, a preset user input in a state where the vehicle is parked or stopped;
• a step of executing a first operational mode for activating an internal air-conditioning system of the vehicle and a first sensor and monitoring a state of a vehicle occupant using the first sensor, on the basis of the received user input;
• a step of additionally executing a second operational mode for activating an adaptive noise cancellation (ANC) function equipped in the vehicle and a second sensor and monitoring the movement of an object in the vicinity of the vehicle using the second sensor, on the basis of the result of the monitoring by the first sensor in the first operational mode;
• a step of determining on the basis of the monitoring by the second sensor that the object in the vicinity of the vehicle approaches the vehicle;
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• a step of deactivating the adaptive noise cancellation (ANC) function and outputting an intervention alert associated with the movement of the object, on the basis of the determination

A vehicle monitoring device comprising:

• an interface unit that performs communication with at least one of the components provided in a vehicle;
• and
• a processor that, in a state where the vehicle is parked or stopped, in response to reception of a signal corresponding to a preset user input, generates a first control signal for activating an internal air-conditioning system of the vehicle and a first sensor and monitoring a state of a vehicle occupant using the first sensor and transmits the generated first control signal to the vehicle through the interface unit,
• wherein the processor generates a second control signal for receiving the result of the monitoring by the first sensor, activating an adaptive noise cancellation (ANC) function equipped in the vehicle and a second sensor on the basis of the received result, and monitoring the movement of an object in the vicinity of the vehicle using the second sensor, and transmits the generated second control signal to the vehicle through the interface unit, and
• wherein the processor transmits a third control signal for receiving the result of the monitoring by the second sensor, determining on the basis of the received result that the object approaches the vehicle, deactivating the active noise cancellation (ANC) function on the basis of the determination, and outputting an intervention alert associated with the movement of the object, to the vehicle through the interface unit.