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US 11,140,366 · App. 16/930,649 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Vehicle and method of providing rear image thereof

Inventor: Seung Hai Hwang (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
H04N7/183B60R1/00G06T3/40G06T7/11H04N5/2253H04N5/23296B60R2300/10B60R2300/20B60R2300/802G06T2207/20132G06T2207/30252
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Patent No.
US 11,140,366
App. No.
16/930,649
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a camera for capturing a rear image and effectively outputs a rear image captured through a mobile device when the vehicle does not include a display. A method of providing the rear image of the vehicle includes: setting a data path with a smart device, acquiring a rear image from a rear camera of the vehicle, correcting the acquired rear image based on a vehicle speed and delay that occurs in the data path, and transmitting the corrected image to the smart device.

Claims (32)

1. A method of providing a rear image of a vehicle, the method comprising:

setting, by a processor, a data path with a smart device;

acquiring, by the processor, a rear image from a rear camera of the vehicle;

correcting, by the processor, the acquired rear image based on a vehicle speed of the vehicle and a delay that occurs in the data path; and

transmitting, by the processor, the corrected rear image to the smart device,

wherein correcting the acquired rear image includes: acquiring an image corresponding to a viewing angle to be seen at a distance at which the vehicle is reversed during the delay, and

wherein acquiring the image corresponding to the viewing angle includes: performing a zoom-in control on the rear camera proportional to the delay and the vehicle speed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the rear image is performed while a transmission of the vehicle is in a rear gear stage.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the image corresponding to the viewing angle further includes:

cropping a predetermined range in the acquired rear image based on the delay and the vehicle speed; and

enlarging the cropped image to an original size.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable having a program recorded thereon, the program to direct a processor to perform acts of:

setting a data path between a smart device and a vehicle;

acquiring a rear image from a rear camera of the vehicle;

correcting the acquired rear image based on a vehicle speed of the vehicle and a delay that occurs in the data path; and

transmitting the corrected rear image to the smart device,

wherein correcting the acquired rear image includes: acquiring an image corresponding to a viewing angle to be seen at a distance at which the vehicle is reversed during the delay, and

wherein acquiring the image corresponding to the viewing angle includes: performing a zoom-in control on the rear camera proportional to the delay and the vehicle speed.

5. A vehicle comprising:

a rear camera; and

an image processor configured to:

set a data path between a smart device and the vehicle,

acquire a rear image from the rear camera,

correct the acquired rear image based on a vehicle speed and a delay that occurs in the data path, and

transmit the corrected rear image to the smart device,

wherein the image processor is further configured to:

acquire an image corresponding to a viewing angle to be seen at a distance at which the vehicle is reversed during the delay, and

acquire the corrected rear image by performing a zoom-in control on the rear camera proportional to the delay and the vehicle speed.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the image processor is configured to acquire the rear image while a transmission of the vehicle is in a rear gear stage.

7. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the image processor is configured to:

acquire the corrected rear image by cropping a predetermined range in the acquired rear image based on the delay and the vehicle speed, and

enlarge the cropped image to an original size.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2020
From: HWANG, SEUNG HAI
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053864/0212 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0147327 · Nov 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210152785A1 · May 20, 2021
Cited By (1)
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