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US 12,656,861 · App. 18/089,671 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

System for controlling media play

Inventor: Kyung Hoon Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,656,861
App. No.
18/089,671
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a system for controlling media play comprising: a control target recognition unit configured to recognize target medium that is to be controlled by the user, among mediums that are played using a vehicle display, a control command generation unit configured to generate a control command according to a result of recognizing a user's request for the target medium; and a medium control unit configured to control the target medium according to the control command.

Claims (35)

1 . A system for controlling media play comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

recognize, from among respective contents of plural media displayed by a display of a vehicle, a target content to be controlled by a user;

determine, based on sensor data including Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) communication data, whether the user is located inside or outside of the vehicle;

generate a control command based on a recognition of a request from the user to control the target content and the determination of whether the user is located inside or outside the vehicle, wherein the control command is configured to:

control the target content displayed on a display located inside the vehicle if the user is determined to be inside the vehicle, and

control the target content displayed on a display located outside the vehicle if the user is determined to be outside the vehicle; and

control the target content based on the control command, wherein the control command is further adapted to reduce interference between the target content and at least one other media content being concurrently reproduced.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the request is a request for an adjustment of a sound volume of the target content.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to perform the recognition of the request.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein, for the recognition of the target content, the one or more processors are configured to recognize the target content using at least one of gaze information of the user, control request information that is received from a mobile device, or positional information of the mobile device.

5 . The system of claim 4 ,

wherein the system further comprises an Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) sensor, and

wherein, for the generation of the control command, the one or more processors are configured to determine, using the UWB sensor, whether the mobile device is positioned inside or outside of the vehicle.

6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the mobile device is configured to be carried by the user.

7 . A method for controlling media play, the method comprising:

acquiring information regarding a vehicle environment corresponding to a reproduction of a target content among respective contents of plural media being played via at least one display associated with the vehicle;

generating a control command for controlling the target content, the generating comprising:

recognizing the target content using at least one of gaze information of a user, control request information received from a mobile device, or positional information of the mobile device,

determining, based on UWB-based localization or other sensor data, whether the request is from a user located inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle, and

generating the control command to control the target content displayed on a display inside the vehicle if the user is inside the vehicle, and to control the target content displayed on a display outside the vehicle if the user is outside the vehicle; and

controlling the target content based on the control command, wherein the control command is further configured to reduce or prevent sound interference between the target content and at least one other concurrently played content.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising acquiring the information regarding the vehicle environment, including acquiring information on the respective contents of the plural media that are being reproduced in different display regions of a display.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the generating of the control command further comprises recognizing the target content using at least one of gaze information of a user, control request information that is received from a mobile device, or positional information of the mobile device.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the controlling of the target content comprises controlling a sound volume of the target content based on the control command.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the mobile device is configured to be carried by the user.

12 . A system for controlling media play, comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

recognize, from among respective contents of plural media displayed by a display of a vehicle, a target content to be controlled by a user;

receive and analyze sensor data comprising Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) communication data to determine a location of the user relative to the vehicle;

determine, based on the analyzed sensor data, whether the user is located inside or outside of the vehicle;

generate a control command based on a recognition of a request from the user to control the target content and the determination of whether the user is located inside or outside the vehicle, wherein the control command is configured to:

control the target content displayed on a display located inside the vehicle if the user is determined to be inside the vehicle, and

control the target content displayed on a display located outside the vehicle if the user is determined to be outside the vehicle; and

control the target content based on the control command, wherein the control command is further adapted to reduce interference between the target content and at least one other media content being concurrently reproduced.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: KIM, KYUNG HOON
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062220/0928 →
Priority Claims (14)
KR 10-2022-0004317 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004318 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004319 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004320 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004321 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004322 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004323 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004324 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004325 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004326 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004327 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004328 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004329 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0004330 · Jan 11, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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