Electronic device for providing blind spot image through pillar of vehicle and operating method of the same

1 . An electronic device mounted to a vehicle, the electronic device comprising:

a front camera module configured to capture a front view video of the vehicle and side camera modules configured to capture side view videos of the vehicle, respectively;

pillar display modules provided to front pillars of the vehicle inside the vehicle, respectively; and

a processor configured to connect to the front camera module, the side camera modules, and the pillar display modules,

wherein the processor is configured to

synthesize the front view video and at least one of the side view videos to generate a synthesized video,

detect at least one of blind spot videos that are obscured by the front pillars by cropping the synthesized video based on setting information including locations and dimensions of the pillar display modules, and

display the detected at least one of blind spot videos on at least one of the pillar display modules,

wherein the processor is configured to,

activate the at least one of the pillar display modules to display the at least one of blind spot videos in response to a first user input to turn on a turn signal lamp of the vehicle, and

deactivate the at least one of the pillar display modules to disable display of the at least one of blind spot videos in response to a second user input to turn off the turn signal lamp, and

wherein the processor is configured to display reference information including a distance to an adjacent vehicle relative to the vehicle and/or a speed of the adjacent vehicle, detected based on an analysis result of the front view video and/or the at least one of the side view videos, together with the detected at least one of blind spot videos on the at least one of the pillar display modules.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first user input is to turn on one of a left turn signal lamp and a right turn signal lamp as the turn signal lamp, and

the second user input is to turn off said one of the left turn signal lamp and the right turn signal lamp.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the pillar display modules include:

a first pillar display module provided to a front pillar on the left inside the vehicle; and

a second pillar display module provided to a front pillar on the right inside the vehicle.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the side camera modules include:

a first side camera module configured to capture a first side view video on the left of the vehicle as one of the side view videos; and

a second side camera module configured to capture a second side view video on the right of the vehicle as the other one of the side view videos.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to,

synthesize the front view video and the first side view video, and detect a first blind spot video to display on the first pillar display module based on the setting information including locations and dimensions of the first pillar display module, and

synthesize the front view video and the second side view video, and detect a second blind spot video to display on the second pillar display module based on the setting information including locations and dimensions of the second pillar display module.

6 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to,

activate the first pillar display module in response to the first user input for turning on the turn signal lamp indicating left and deactivate the first pillar display module in response to the second user input for turning off the turn signal lamp indicating left, and

activate the second pillar display module in response to the first user input for turning on the turn signal lamp indicating right and deactivate the second pillar display module in response to the second user input for turning off the turn signal lamp indicating right.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to activate, in response to the first user input to turn on the turn signal lamp indicating a first direction, one of the pillar display modules corresponding to the first direction to display the blind spot video for the first direction of the vehicle, and the first direction is left or right.

8 . An operating method of an electronic device mounted to a vehicle, the method comprising:

synthesizing a front view video of the vehicle and at least one of side view videos of the vehicle to generate a synthesized video;

detecting at least one of blind spot videos that are obscured by front pillars of the vehicle by cropping the synthesized video based on setting information including locations and dimensions of pillar display modules provided to the front pillars, respectively; and

displaying the detected at least one of blind spot videos through at least one of the pillar display modules,

wherein the displaying comprises

activating the at least one of the pillar display modules to display the at least one of blind spot videos in response to a first user input to turn on a turn signal lamp of the vehicle, and

deactivating the at least one of the pillar display modules to disable display of the at least one of blind spot videos in response to a second user input to turn off the turn signal lamp, and

wherein the displaying comprises displaying reference information including a distance to an adjacent vehicle relative to the vehicle and/or a speed of the adjacent vehicle, detected based on an analysis result of the front view video and/or the at least one of the side view videos, together with the detected at least one of blind spot videos through the at least one of the pillar display modules.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the detecting the at least one of the blind spot videos and the displaying the at least one of the blind spot videos is repeated while at least one of the pillar display modules is activated.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the first user input is to turn on one of a left turn signal lamp and a right turn signal lamp as the turn signal lamp, and

the second user input is to turn off said one of the left turn signal lamp and the right turn signal lamp.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the pillar display modules include:

a first pillar display module provided to a front pillar on the left inside the vehicle; and

a second pillar display module provided to a front pillar on the right inside the vehicle.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device includes:

a front camera module configured to capture the front view video of the vehicle;

a first side camera module configured to capture a first side view video on the left of the vehicle as one of the side view videos; and

a second side camera module configured to capture a second side view video on the right of the vehicle as the other one of the side view videos, and

the detecting the at least one of the blind spot videos comprises at least one of:

synthesizing the front view video and the first side view video, and detecting a first blind spot video to display on the first pillar display module based on the setting information including locations and dimensions of the first pillar display module, and

synthesizing the front view video and the second side view video, and detecting a second blind spot video to display on the second pillar display module based on the setting information including locations and dimensions of the second pillar display module.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the activating the at least one of the pillar display modules comprises:

activating the first pillar display module in response to the first user input for turning on the turn signal lamp indicating left; or

activating the second pillar display module in response to the first user input for turning on the turn signal lamp indicating right.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the deactivating the at least one of the pillar display modules comprises:

deactivating the first pillar display module in response to the second user input for turning off the turn signal lamp indicating left; or

deactivating the second pillar display module in response to the second user input for turning off the turn signal lamp indicating right.

15 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the activating comprises activating, in response to the first user input to turn on the turn signal lamp indicating a first direction, one of the pillar display modules corresponding to the first direction to display the blind spot video for the first direction of the vehicle, and the first direction is left or right.