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Granted Patent B2
US 11,518,345 · App. 17/475,971 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Vehicle and method of controlling the same

Inventor: Singu Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
B60R25/305B60R25/01B60R25/104B60R25/31B60R25/33G06V40/20B60R2325/10
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Patent No.
US 11,518,345
App. No.
17/475,971
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment vehicle includes at least one first camera, a communicator, and a controller connected to the at least one first camera and the communicator. The controller is configured to identify an ignition-off state of the vehicle, acquire at least one first image through the at least one first camera based on the ignition-off state of the vehicle, identify a possibility of occurrence of a security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle based on the acquired at least one first image, and in response to the identifying on the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle, and transmit information on the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle to at least one external device through the communicator.

Claims (54)

1. A vehicle, comprising:

at least one first camera;

at least one second camera;

a communicator; and

a controller connected to the at least one first camera, the at least one second camera, and the communicator;

wherein the controller is configured to:

identify an ignition-off state of the vehicle;

acquire at least one first image through the at least one first camera based on the ignition-off state of the vehicle;

identify a presence of a person with criminal intent in a vicinity of the vehicle based on the at least one first image;

turn on the at least one second camera in response to identifying the presence of the person with criminal intent in the vicinity of the vehicle;

identify a possibility of occurrence of a security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle based on the acquired at least one first image and at least one second image acquired through the at least one second camera;

in response to the identifying on the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle, transmit information on the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle to at least one external device through the communicator;

identify eliminating of the possibility of occurrence of the dangerous situation through the at least one first camera and the at least one second camera; and

in response to identifying the eliminating of the possibility of occurrence of the dangerous situation, turn off the at least one second camera to reduce power consumption of the vehicle.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first image includes a Vibraimage, and the controller is configured to in response to an analysis of the Vibraimage based on a Vibraimage technology, identify the presence of the person with the criminal intent in the vicinity of the vehicle.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , further comprising an ultra-wide band (UWB) wireless communication module, wherein the controller is configured to:

turn on the UWB wireless communication module in response to identifying the presence of the person with the criminal intent in the vicinity of the vehicle; and

identify the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle based on a signal received via the UWB wireless communication module.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to:

in response to identifying the eliminating of the possibility of occurrence of the dangerous situation, turn off the UWB wireless communication module.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a global positioning system (GPS) module, wherein the controller is configured to:

when the vehicle is parked, identify a parking position of the vehicle based on a signal received through the GPS module; and

turn on or turn off the at least one second camera at a predetermined time interval based on the parking position of the vehicle.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , further comprising a memory, wherein the controller is configured to:

identify whether a parked location of the vehicle is included in a hazardous area based

on at least one of hazardous area information received through the communicator and hazardous area information stored in the memory; and

in response to the identifying whether the parked location of the vehicle is included in the hazardous area, turn on or turn off the at least one second camera at the predetermined time interval.

7. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to turn on or turn off the at least one second camera at the predetermined time interval further based on predetermined time information.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

receive a signal for controlling the turn on or turn off of the at least one second camera through the communicator; and

control the turn on or turn off of the at least one second camera based on the signal for controlling the turn on or turn off of the at least one second camera.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

identify a dangerous situation step in which a dangerous situation of the vehicle is included among predetermined dangerous situation steps; and

transmit the information on the possibility of occurrence of the dangerous situation in response to the identified dangerous situation step.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , further comprising a speaker, wherein the controller is configured to output predetermined warning data in response to the identified dangerous situation step through the speaker.

11. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a speaker, wherein the controller is configured to output warning data through the speaker based on information received from the at least one external device through the communicator.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the at least one external device includes at least one of a digital key for controlling the vehicle and a server for managing security of the vehicle.

13. A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising:

identifying, by a controller, an ignition-off state of the vehicle;

acquiring, by the controller, at least one first image through at least one first camera based on the ignition-off state of the vehicle;

identifying a presence of a person with criminal intent in a vicinity of the vehicle based on the at least one first image;

turn on at least one second camera in response to identifying the presence of the person with criminal intent in the vicinity of the vehicle;

identifying, by the controller, a possibility of occurrence of a security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle based on the acquired at least one first image and at least one second image acquired through the at least one second camera;

transmitting, by the controller, information on the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle to at least one external device in response to the identifying on the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle;

identifying eliminating of the possibility of occurrence of the dangerous situation through the at least one first camera and the at least one second camera; and

in response to identifying the eliminating of the possibility of occurrence of the dangerous situation, turning off the at least one second camera to reduce power consumption of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein:

the identifying on the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle further include turning on an ultra-wide band (UWB) wireless communication module in response to identifying the presence of the person with the criminal intent in the vicinity of the vehicle; and

identifying, by the controller, the possibility of occurrence of the security-related dangerous situation of the vehicle based on a signal received via the UWB wireless communication module.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

turning off, by the controller, the UWB wireless communication module in response to identifying the eliminating of the possibility of occurrence of the dangerous situation.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

identifying, by the controller, a parking position of the vehicle based on a signal received through a global positioning system (GPS) module when the vehicle is parked; and

turning on or turning off, by the controller, the at least one second camera at a predetermined time interval based on the parking position of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2021
From: KIM, SINGU
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057489/0753 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0183276 · Dec 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220203935A1 · Jun 30, 2022
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