Authentication device and vehicle having the same

1 . An authentication device comprising:

a communicator configured to communicate with an authentication camera, a vehicle terminal, and a rain sensor;

a body processor configured to control opening and closing of a window glass;

a face recognition processor configured to:

control, based on receipt of a face registration start command via the vehicle terminal, the vehicle terminal to display guide information for a face registration procedure and a guideline;

acquire outline information of a face image based on image information acquired via the authentication camera;

recognize face information based on (i) the acquired outline information of the face image and (ii) location information of the guideline;

register the recognized face information as face information of a user; and

transmit, to the body processor, an opening command to control, based on sensing information from the rain sensor indicating that weather is rainy, the window glass to be open at an opening degree that corresponds to height information of the user; and

an authentication processor configured to:

perform user authentication based on the face information recognized by the face recognition processor and preregistered face information of the user.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

determine whether the guideline and the outline of the face match based on the location information of the guideline and the outline information of the face image, and

register, based on a determination that the guideline and the outline of the face match, the recognized face information as the face information of the user.

3 . The device of claim 1 ,

wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

determine whether the user is in a boarding state or an alighting state based on opening-closing control information of a door of the vehicle from the body processor, and

control, based on a determination that the user is in the boarding state, the vehicle terminal to output a guide information for the face registration procedure.

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

determine, based on a determination that the user is in the alighting state, whether a predetermined time has elapsed from a time point when the user leaves the vehicle, and

transmit, based on a determination that the predetermined time has elapsed from the time point, an opening command of the window glass to the body processor.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the opening degree that corresponds to the height information of the user is a second opening degree, and

wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

transmit, based on a determination that the weather is not rainy, a first opening command of a first opening degree of the window glass to the body processor,

the first opening degree being greater than the second opening degree.

6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

determine whether the user is in an alighting state based on opening-closing control information of a door of the vehicle from the body processor,

determine, based on a determination that the user is in the alighting state, whether a predetermined time has elapsed from a time point when the user leaves the vehicle, and

transmit, based on a determination that the predetermined time has elapsed from the time point, the first opening command or the second opening command to the body processor.

7 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

identify, based on a determination that the weather is rainy, the height information of the user,

identify the second opening degree corresponding to the identified height information of the user, and

transmit, to the body processor, the second opening command corresponding to the identified second opening degree.

8 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

request, based on the receipt of the face registration start command, height of the user to the vehicle terminal, and

store, based on receipt of height information of the user from the vehicle terminal, the received height information of the user.

9 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the second opening degree is an opening degree corresponding to average adult height information.

10 . An authentication device comprising:

a communicator configured to communicate with an authentication camera, a vehicle terminal, an auxiliary display, and a rain sensor;

a body processor configured to control opening and closing of a window glass;

a face recognition processor configured to:

control, based on receipt of a face registration start command through the vehicle terminal, the auxiliary display to display (i) a guideline indicating a designated area for positioning a face image of a user and (ii) a real-time face image of the user acquired by the authentication camera;

acquire outline information of a face image based on image information acquired via the authentication camera,

recognize face information based on (i) the acquired outline information of the face image and (ii) location information of the guideline,

register the recognized face information as face information of a user; and

transmit, to the body processor, an opening command to control, based on sensing information from the rain sensor indicating that weather is rainy, the window glass to be open at an opening degree that corresponds to height information of the user; and

an authentication processor configured to:

perform user authentication based on the face information recognized by the face recognition processor and preregistered face information of the user.

11 . The device of claim 10 ,

wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

determine whether the user is in a boarding state or an alighting state based on opening-closing control information of a door of the vehicle from the body processor,

control, based on a determination that the user is in the boarding state, the vehicle terminal to output guide information for a face registration procedure,

determine, based on a determination that the user is in the alighting state, whether a predetermined time has elapsed from a time point when the user leaves the vehicle, and

transmit, based on a determination that the predetermined time has elapsed, an opening command of the window glass to the body processor.

12 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the opening degree that corresponds to height information of the user is a second opening degree, and

wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

transmit, based on a determination that the weather is not rainy, a first opening command of a first opening degree of the window glass to the body processor.

13 . The device of claim 12 , wherein the second opening degree is less than the first opening degree.

14 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the face recognition processor is further configured to:

determine whether the guideline and an outline of a face of the user match based on the location information of the guideline and the outline information of the face image, and

register, based on a determination that the guideline and the outline of the face match, the recognized face information as the face information of the user.

15 . A vehicle comprising:

an authentication camera provided at an exterior of a body of the vehicle and configured to acquire image information;

a vehicle terminal provided at an interior of the body and configured to receive a user input and display information;

an auxiliary display provided at the interior of the body and configured to display an image;

a rain sensor configured to sense rain;

an opening-closing member configured to open and close of a window glass; and

a processor configured to:

control, based on receipt of a face registration start command via the vehicle terminal, the vehicle terminal to display guide information for a face registration procedure,

control the auxiliary display to display (i) a guideline indicating a designated area for positioning a face image of a user and (ii) a real-time face image of the user acquired by the authentication camera,

acquire outline information of a face image based on the acquired image information,

recognize face information based on (i) the acquired outline information of the face image and (ii) location information of the guideline,

register the recognized face information as face information of a user of the vehicle, and

control, based on sensing information from the rain sensor indicating that weather is rainy, the opening-closing member to open the window glass at an opening degree that corresponds to height information of the user.

16 . The vehicle of claim 15 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether the user is in a boarding state or an alighting state based on opening-closing information of a door,

determine, based on a determination that the user is in the alighting state, whether a predetermined time has elapsed from a time point when the user leaves vehicle, and

control, based on a determination that the predetermined time has elapsed from the time point, the opening-closing member to open the window glass.

17 . The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the authentication camera is provided at a pillar of the body, and the window glass is provided at a driver side door among a plurality of doors of the vehicle.

18 . The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the opening degree that corresponds to height information of the user is a second opening degree, and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

control, based on a determination that the weather is not rainy, the window glass to be open at a first opening degree, the first opening degree being greater than the second opening degree.

19 . The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the auxiliary display comprises at least one of (i) a side mirror monitor provided at an interior of a passenger side door or (ii) a display provided at a rearview mirror and configured to display center rearview image information acquired by a rear camera implemented at the vehicle.

20 . The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to

determine whether the guideline and an outline of a face match based on the location information of the guideline and the outline information of the face image, and

register, based on a determination that the guideline and the outline of the face match, the recognized face information as the face information of the user.