IP Library Granted Patent US 9,676,275
Granted Patent B2
US 9,676,275 · App. 14/731,953 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Electronic apparatus, control method of electronic apparatus and computer readable recording medium

Inventors: Ho Hyung Cho (Incheon, KR); Min Kyu Cha (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: THINKWARE CORPORATION
B60K35/00G01C21/265G01C21/3647G01C21/3667G01C21/3697B60K2350/106B60K2350/352
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Patent No.
US 9,676,275
App. No.
14/731,953
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein is a control method of an electronic apparatus. The control method comprises generating an information for performing a driving-related guide which assists a driving of a vehicle; generating an indicator for the driving-related guide using the generated information; and displaying the generated indicator on a specific region of a road guide screen.

Claims (56)

1. A control method of an electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus includes a processor, comprising:

generating, by the processor, an information for performing a driving-related guide which assists a running of a vehicle;

determining, by the processor, at least one essential guide, which assists the running of the vehicle, among a plurality of driving-related guides;

generating, by the processor, an indicator in augmented reality (AR) for the driving-related guides based on the determined essential guide; and

displaying the generated indicator on a forward image of the running vehicle,

wherein the indicator comprises a plurality of guide regions corresponding to the plurality of driving-related guides, and

wherein the generating the indicator comprises:

generating the indicator which activates a guide region corresponding to an essential guide and does not activate a guide region corresponding to a non-essential guide.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step for generating the information for performing the driving-related guide generates an information for performing the driving-related guide which includes at least one among a signal information of a signal lamp, a line information with respect the lane on which the vehicle is located, a position information of the lane on which the vehicle is located, a distance information to another vehicle positioning in front of the vehicle, and a route information for the road guide.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the step for determining the essential guide, which assists the running of the vehicle, among a line departure guide, a forward vehicle collision prevention guide, a signal change guide of a signal lamp, a lane change guide, by using the generated information.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the forward image is an augmented reality (AR) road guide screen.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the indicator comprises:

a first guide region corresponds to the forward vehicle collision prevention guide;

a second guide region which is formed at left and right sides of the first guide region corresponds to the line departure guide;

a third guide region which is formed at the tops of the first and second guide regions corresponds to the signal change guide; and

a fourth guide region which is formed passing through the second guide region corresponds to the lane change guide.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the indicator comprises:

a first guide region corresponds to the forward vehicle collision prevention guide;

a third guide region which is formed at the top of the first guide region corresponds to the signal change guide; and

a fourth guide region corresponds to the lane change guide,

wherein the second guide region for the line departure guide is formed at a portion of the line of the AR road guide screen.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining a vanishing point in an image data in relation with the running of the vehicle; and

determining a specific region for displaying the indicator, on the AR road guide screen based on the determined vanishing point.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the step for determining a specific region to display the indicator determines a specific region on which the indicator is displayed,

wherein the specific region is formed at a specific distance above the determined vanishing point.

9. An electronic apparatus including a processor, comprising:

a display unit configured to display a screen;

a guide-related information generation device configured to generate an information for performing a driving-related guide in augmented reality which assists a running of a vehicle and to determine at least one essential guide, which assists the running of the vehicle, among a plurality of driving-related guides;

an indicator generation device configured to generate an indicator in augmented reality (AR) for the driving-related guide based on the determined essential guide; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit so that the generated indicator is displayed on a forward image of the running vehicle,

wherein the indicator comprises a plurality of guide regions corresponding to the plurality of driving-related guides, and

wherein the indicator generation device is configured to generate the indicator which activates a guide region corresponding to an essential guide and does not activate a guide region corresponding to a non-essential guide.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the driving-related guide includes at least one among a signal information of a signal lamp, a line information with respect to the lane on which the vehicle is located, a position information of the lane where the vehicle is located, a distance information to another vehicle positioning in front of the vehicle, and a route information for the road guide.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the essential guide assists the running of the vehicle, among a line departure guide, a forward vehicle collision prevention guide, a signal change guide of a signal lamp, a lane change guide and a lane departing guide, by using the generated information.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the forward image is an augmented reality (AR) road guide screen.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the indicator comprises:

a first guide region corresponds to the forward vehicle collision prevention guide;

a second guide region which is formed at left and right sides of the first guide region corresponds to the line departure guide;

a third guide region which is formed at the tops of the first and second guide regions corresponds to the signal change guide; and

a fourth guide region which is formed passing through the second guide region corresponds to the lane change guide.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the indicator comprises:

a first guide region corresponds to the forward vehicle collision prevention guide;

a third guide region which is formed at the top of the first guide region corresponds to the signal change guide; and

a fourth guide region corresponds to the lane change guide,

wherein the second guide region for the line departure guide is formed at a portion of the line of the AR road guide screen.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the indicator generation device is configured to determine a specific region for displaying the indicator, on the AR road guide screen based on a vanishing point, wherein the vanishing point is determined from image data in relation with the running of the vehicle.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the indicator generation unit determines a specific region where the indicator displays, wherein the specific region is formed at a specific distance above the determined vanishing point.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

generating an information for performing a driving-related guide which assists a running of a vehicle;

determining at least one essential guide, which assists the running of the vehicle, among a plurality of driving-related guides;

generating an indicator for the driving-related guide in augmented reality (AR) based on the determined essential guide; and

displaying the generated indicator on a forward image of the running vehicle;

wherein the indicator comprises a plurality of guide regions corresponding to the plurality of driving-related guides, and

wherein the generating the indicator comprises:

generating the indicator which activates a guide region corresponding to an essential guide and does not activate a guide region corresponding to a non-essential guide.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2021
From: THINKWARE CORPORATION
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057102/0051 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2015
From: CHO, HO HYUNG; CHA, MIN KYU
To: THINKWARE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035794/0958 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0068239 · Jun 5, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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