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US 12,415,420 · App. 18/493,078 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Vehicle and method of controlling the same

Inventors: Sungwang Kim (Seoul, KR); Jungdo Kim (Seoul, KR); Jaemin Moon (Yongin-si, KR); Minjae Park (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
B60K35/00B60W50/14B60K35/81B60W2050/146
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Patent No.
US 12,415,420
App. No.
18/493,078
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes at least one holder, a communication interface configured to communicate with a user terminal, a user interface device configured to visualize and output vehicle operating information, and a controller configured to, in response to the user terminal being mounted on the at least one holder, identify a position of the user terminal, determine auxiliary information to be displayed on the user terminal from the vehicle operating information based on the position of the user terminal, and control the communication interface to transmit the auxiliary information to the user terminal.

Claims (46)

1. A vehicle, comprising:

at least one holder;

a communication interface configured to communicate with a user terminal;

a user interface device configured to visualize and output vehicle operating information; and

a controller configured to, in response to the user terminal being mounted on the at least one holder:

identify a position of the user terminal;

determine auxiliary information to be displayed on the user terminal from the vehicle operating information based on the position of the user terminal; and

control the communication interface to transmit the auxiliary information to the user terminal.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle operating information includes first information and second information, and wherein the controller is further configured to determine priorities of the first information and the second information, and determine whether to identify the first information or the second information as the auxiliary information based on the priorities.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine information continuously displayed on the user interface device as a first priority between the first information and the second information.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine information about driving guidance of the vehicle as a second priority between the first information and the second information.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle operating information includes first information and second information, and wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive information about the user terminal through the communication interface;

determine priorities of the first information and the second information based on a position of the user terminal and the information about the user terminal; and

determine, based on the priorities, whether to identify the first information or the second information as the auxiliary information.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the information about the user terminal further includes at least one of display size information, display resolution information, and tilt information of the user terminal.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine the first information as the auxiliary information in response to the tilt information of the user terminal being identified as a first reference value; and

determine the second information as the auxiliary information in response to the tilt information of the user terminal being identified as a second reference value.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle operating information includes first information and second information, and wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine the first information as the auxiliary information in response to the position of the user terminal being identified as a first side of the user interface device; and

determine the second information as the auxiliary information in response to the position of the user terminal being identified as a second side of the user interface device.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the user interface device to visualize and output remaining information, excluding the auxiliary information from the vehicle operating information.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the communication interface to identify the position of the user terminal based on an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication or a Bluetooth communication.

11. A method of controlling a vehicle including at least one holder, a communication interface communicating with a user terminal, and a user interface device visualizing and outputting vehicle operating information, the method comprising:

identifying, by a controller, a position of the user terminal in response to the user terminal being mounted on the at least one holder;

determining auxiliary information to be displayed on the user terminal from the vehicle operating information based on the position of the user terminal; and

controlling the communication interface to transmit the auxiliary information to the user terminal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle operating information includes first information and second information, and wherein determining of the auxiliary information further comprises:

determining priorities of the first information and the second information; and

determining whether to identify the first information or the second information as the auxiliary information based on the priorities.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining of the priorities further comprises determining information continuously displayed on the user interface device as a first priority between the first information and the second information.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the determining of the priorities further comprises determining information about driving guidance of the vehicle as a second priority between the first information and the second information.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle operating information includes first information and second information, and wherein the determining of the auxiliary information further comprises:

receiving information about the user terminal through the communication interface;

determining priorities of the first information and the second information based on a position of the user terminal and based on the information about the user terminal; and

determining, based on the priorities, whether to identify the first information or the second information as the auxiliary information.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the information about the user terminal further includes at least one of display size information, display resolution information, and tilt information of the user terminal.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the determining of the priorities further comprises:

determining the first information as the auxiliary information in response to the tilt information of the user terminal being identified as a first reference value; and

determining the second information as the auxiliary information in response to the tilt information of the user terminal being identified as a second reference value.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle operating information includes first information and second information, and wherein the determining of the priorities further comprises:

determining the first information as the auxiliary information in response to the position of the user terminal being identified as a first side of the user interface device; and

determining the second information as the auxiliary information in response to the position of the user terminal being identified as a second side of the user interface device.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising controlling the user interface device to visualize and output remaining information, excluding the auxiliary information from the vehicle operating information.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identifying of the position of the user terminal further comprises controlling the communication interface to identify the position of the user terminal based on an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication or a Bluetooth communication.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2023
From: KIM, SUNGWANG; KIM, JUNGDO; MOON, JAEMIN; PARK, MINJAE
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065324/0710 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0015058 · Feb 3, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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