KR20230098075A - Device and method for display on privacy mode - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a display technology. The present invention relates to a privacy mode display apparatus which allows a user to enjoy a multimedia content in a limited space within a vehicle without being disturbed by another person, and a method thereof. According to one embodiment of the present invention, between passengers of the vehicle, when using an individual display apparatus, privacy can be protected not only from left and right, but also from front and rear passengers. The privacy mode display apparatus of the present invention comprises: a recognition unit; a screen control unit; and a sound control unit.

Description

Privacy mode display apparatus and method {DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY ON PRIVACY MODE}

The present invention relates to a display technology, and relates to a privacy mode display apparatus and method for enjoying multimedia contents in a limited space in a vehicle without being disturbed or disturbed by others.

As autonomous driving technology develops, when autonomous vehicles are commercialized, the consumption of individual or individual contents in the vehicle will increase as a passenger regardless of driver or fellow passenger. However, the vehicle has a limited space, and it is not easy to protect the privacy of fellow passengers when boarding a shuttle or shared vehicle. Although there is a privacy protection technology such as a polarizing film in a display device capable of providing multimedia contents, in the case of a vehicle, since there are passengers in front and rear seats as well as left and right vehicles, it is difficult to completely protect privacy.

1. Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 2020-0030127 “Intelligent Glass Display and Method of Manufacturing and Using It” (published on March 19, 2020)

The present invention provides a privacy mode display device and method in which privacy is protected from fellow passengers according to the occupancy situation of nearby seats when using individual display devices in a vehicle.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned technical problem, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. There will be.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a privacy mode display device is provided.

A privacy mode display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a recognition unit for recognizing the location of a vehicle occupant, a screen control unit for controlling the location of content driven on a display device according to the occupancy situation of nearby seats, and a screen control unit for controlling the occupancy situation of surrounding seats. Accordingly, a sound control unit may be included to control the sound volume of content driven on the display device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an emergency vehicle driving notification method and a computer program executing the same are provided.

An emergency vehicle driving notification method and a computer program executing the method according to an embodiment of the present invention include the steps of recognizing the location of a vehicle occupant, controlling the location of content driven on a display device according to the occupancy of surrounding seats, and Controlling the sound volume of content driven on the display device according to the occupancy situation of the seat may be included.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, privacy can be protected not only from left and right but also from front and rear passengers in using individual display devices among fellow passengers.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the description of the present invention or the configuration of the invention described in the claims.

1 and 2 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a privacy mode display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram briefly illustrating a privacy mode display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating a privacy mode display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is various examples of a privacy mode display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in detail through detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. Also, as used in this specification and claims, the terms "a" and "an" are generally to be construed to mean "one or more" unless stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. do it with

1 and 2 are views for explaining a privacy mode display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When information reproduced on the display device is personal or sensitive, the privacy mode display device 10 may adjust a position where content is displayed on the display according to surrounding conditions. The privacy mode display device 10 may reduce and move the driving position of the content on the user's individual display device to one side away from the passenger when there is a passenger when riding the vehicle.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the privacy mode display device 10 may adjust the location and size of content played on the user's individual display device when a passenger is seated in the right seat of the user. The privacy mode display device 10 may protect privacy by lowering the visibility of content driven on the individual display device of the user in consideration of the visible range of the passenger in the right seat. For example, the privacy mode display device 10 may further include not only individual display devices for passengers, but also display devices installed in the vehicle, such as a digital cockpit, a door display, and a transparent display, that may be individually used or shared by passengers.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the privacy mode display device 10 may reduce and display the driving screen to the lower right corner so that other passengers do not see it when another passenger is seated in the left seat or rear left seat.

In addition, the privacy mode display device 10 may reduce screen visibility in the surroundings by applying a polarization display together.

3 is a block diagram briefly illustrating a privacy mode display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the privacy mode display device 10 may include a recognition unit 100 , a prediction unit 200 , a screen controller 300 and a sound controller 400 .

The recognition unit 100 may recognize a location of a passenger in the vehicle. The recognition unit 100 may receive information from various sensors installed in the vehicle to recognize the location of passengers or the seats in which they are seated. Alternatively, the privacy mode display device 10 may recognize the passenger's location by recognizing the seat in which the passenger is sitting in the vehicle. The recognition unit 100 may classify passengers of the vehicle as users or fellow passengers.

The recognizing unit 100 may recognize the location or occupied seat of a fellow passenger located around the user's seat, such as front, rear, left, right, etc. For example, when the user is seated in the right seat in the second row, the recognition unit 100 determines whether or not the passengers occupied the left/front/right seats in the second row, the left/front/right seats in the first row, and the left/rear/right seats in the third row. can recognize

The recognition unit 100 may notify the user of the location of the occupied seat when a fellow passenger is seated in a seat close to the user.

The prediction unit 200 may track the gaze position of the passenger based on the seat in which the passenger is seated based on body information such as height of the passenger.

The prediction unit 200 may predict the visual range of the passenger based on the gaze position of the passenger. The prediction unit 200 may predict not only the visible range of a passenger seated on the left or right side, but also the visible range of a passenger seated in the rear row of the user, including the left rear or right rear.

According to the present invention, when neighboring seats are occupied by other passengers, the driving position and size of content driven on the user's display device may be controlled so that privacy of the occupied seat is not exposed to other passengers.

The screen controller 300 may control the driving position and size of content driven on the user's individual display device according to the user's occupancy of nearby seats. For example, when a passenger is seated in the user's left seat, the screen controller 300 sets the driving position of content driven on the user's individual display device to be driven only on the right part of the individual display device out of the passenger's visible range. can do.

The screen controller 300 can control not only the position but also the size of the driving content. At this time, the screen controller 300 may reduce the content driving screen when a seat near the user is occupied by a fellow passenger, move the driving position away from the passenger's visual range, and display the driving position in a direction away from the passenger's gaze position. Yes (see Figure 1).

The screen controller 300 determines the driving position and size of the content on the user's individual display device by considering not only the visible range of the passenger seated on the right or left side, but also the visible range of the passenger seated on the right rear, rear, or left rear. You can control it.

The screen controller 300 may limit sensitive personal information displayed on individual displays when recognizing a passenger in a nearby seat. For example, the screen controller 300 may not display contact information in case of a text message. The screen controller 300 may determine whether the display is a passenger's personal display or a display installed in the vehicle. The screen controller 300 may limit the display of personal information such as a phone number, e-mail address, etc., when content is driven on a shared screen and shared with all passengers, such as a digital cockpit or a transparent window display. Depending on the embodiment, the screen control unit 300 may limit the driving position and size of the content and the display of personal information when the content is driven on the individual display device of the passenger, and can be shared with other passengers on the display device installed in the vehicle. When content is driven, display of a portion corresponding to personal information may be restricted.

The sound controller 400 may control the sound not to increase to a certain level or higher if there is a passenger in a nearby seat while the user is driving content through an individual display device. The sound controller 400 may control the volume so that the sound of individual content does not interfere with the sound driven by other display devices in an environment where passengers use individual display devices in the vehicle. Alternatively, the sound controller 400 may notify when a fellow passenger is seated in a nearby seat and recommend using earphones or headphones.

4 is a diagram illustrating a privacy mode display method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each process to be described below is a process performed by each functional unit constituting the privacy mode display method device in each step, but for concise and clear description of the present invention, the subject of each step is collectively referred to as a privacy mode display device.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in step S410 , the privacy mode display device 10 may receive information from various sensors installed in the vehicle to recognize the location of passengers or the seats in which they are seated. Alternatively, the privacy mode display device 10 may recognize the passenger's location by recognizing the seat in which the passenger is sitting in the vehicle. The privacy mode display device 10 may recognize the position of the seat occupied by the seated passenger. The privacy mode display device 10 may notify location information of nearby seats occupied by other passengers.

In step S420, the privacy mode display device 10 may recognize the position of a seat occupied by a fellow passenger seated in a seat close to the user. The privacy mode display device 10 may track the gaze position of the passenger based on the seat in which the passenger is seated based on body information such as height of the passenger. The privacy mode display device 10 may predict the passenger's visible range based on the passenger's gaze position.

In step S430, the privacy mode display device 10 may control the location or size of content driven on the user's individual display device according to the user's occupancy of a nearby seat. The privacy mode display device 10 reduces the content driving screen when the user's nearby seat is occupied by a fellow passenger, moves the driving position out of the passenger's visual range and moves away from the fellow passenger's gaze position, and displays the driving position. can

In step S440, the privacy mode display device 10 may control the sound of individual contents according to the occupancy state of the surrounding seats. The privacy mode display device 10 may control not to exceed a specific level when the sound increases during content driving. Also, the privacy mode display device 10 may recommend using earphones or headphones when a passenger is seated in a nearby seat.

5 is various examples of a privacy mode display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the privacy mode display device 10 can variously control the position and size of content played on the user's individual display device in consideration of the visual range of the passenger, and also control the volume of sound. there is. For example, the privacy mode display device 10 may protect the user's privacy by further adding a polarization display to lower visibility of content reproduced on an individual display device. It is not limited to the examples of FIG. 5 , and the privacy mode display device 10 can control the position and volume of content in various ways according to the location of the passenger, and can also control the volume of sound.

The privacy mode display method described above may be implemented as computer readable code on a computer readable medium. The computer-readable recording medium may be, for example, a removable recording medium (CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc, USB storage device, removable hard disk) or a fixed recording medium (ROM, RAM, computer-equipped hard disk). can The computer program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be transmitted to another computing device through a network such as the Internet, installed in the other computing device, and thus used in the other computing device.

In the above, even though all the components constituting the embodiment of the present invention have been described as being combined or operated as one, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively combined with one or more to operate.

Although actions are shown in a particular order in the drawings, it should not be understood that the actions must be performed in the specific order shown or in a sequential order, or that all shown actions must be performed to obtain a desired result. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of the various components in the embodiments described above should not be understood as requiring such separation, and the described program components and systems may generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. It should be understood that there is

So far, the present invention has been looked at mainly by its embodiments. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to understand that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered from a descriptive point of view rather than a limiting point of view. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the equivalent scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

10: privacy mode display device
100: recognition unit
200: prediction unit
300: screen control
400: sound control

Claims (5)

In the privacy mode display device,
Recognition unit for recognizing the location of the vehicle occupant;
a screen controller for controlling the location of content driven on the display device according to the occupancy of surrounding seats; and
A privacy mode display device comprising a sound control unit that controls the volume of sound of content driven on a display device according to the occupancy situation of surrounding seats.
According to claim 1.
the recognition unit
A privacy mode display device for classifying into a user and a fellow passenger and recognizing the occupancy of surrounding seats based on the user.
In the privacy mode display method performed by the privacy mode display device,
recognizing the location of a vehicle occupant;
Controlling the location of content driven on an individual display device according to the occupancy of surrounding seats; and
A method of displaying a privacy mode, comprising controlling a volume of sound of content driven on an individual display device according to occupancy of surrounding seats.
According to claim 3,
Recognizing the location of the vehicle occupant
A privacy mode display method for distinguishing between a user and a fellow passenger and recognizing the occupancy situation of seats around the user based on the user.
A computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium that executes the privacy mode display method of claim 3.

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