WO2022007983A2

WO2022007983A2 - Method and apparatus for controlling vehicle light

Info

Publication number: WO2022007983A2
Application number: PCT/CN2021/117782
Authority: WO
Inventors: 丁磊; 张俊哲; 南润; 刘江
Original assignee: 华人运通(上海)云计算科技有限公司
Priority date: 2020-07-10
Filing date: 2021-09-10
Publication date: 2022-01-13
Also published as: CN111800920A; WO2022007983A3; CN111800920B

Abstract

The present application provides a method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle light, relating to the field of lighting control. The specific implementation solution is: obtaining location information of a user; according to the location information of the user, generating a lighting control instruction; according to the lighting control instruction, controlling a vehicle light to operate. The embodiments avoid the technical defects in the prior art that in a scenario where a user gets into and out of a vehicle, the interaction with the vehicle is almost zero, the vehicle lights are too monotonous, and the user experience is poor, thus achieving the technical effects of transmission of information to the user by means of the control of the light, and interaction with the user.

Description

Method and device for controlling headlights

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application with the application number 202010665132.1 and the invention titled "Method and Device for Controlling Vehicle Lights" filed with the China Patent Office on July 10, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated into this application by reference .

technical field

The present application relates to the field of vehicle lamp control, and in particular, to a method and device for controlling vehicle lamps.

Background technique

In the prior art, after the user approaches the vehicle, it is necessary to use the key to control the unlocking of the vehicle, and the lights of the vehicle will flash after the vehicle is unlocked, prompting the user that the vehicle door has been opened. However, the interaction with the vehicle is almost zero in the scene where the user gets on and off, the lights are too monotonous, and the user experience is poor.

This section is intended to provide a background or context for the embodiments of the present disclosure that are recited in the claims. The descriptions herein are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for controlling vehicle lights to solve the problems existing in the related art, and the technical solutions are as follows:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling a vehicle lamp, including:

Obtain the user's location information;

Generate lighting control instructions according to the user's location information;

Control the lights to work according to the light control instructions.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a device for controlling a vehicle lamp, including:

The location acquisition module is used to acquire the user's location information;

The generation module is used to generate lighting control instructions according to the user's position information;

The control module is used to control the work of the headlights according to the light control instructions.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a device for controlling a vehicle lamp, the device including: a memory and a processor. Wherein, the memory and the processor communicate with each other through an internal connection path, the memory is used for storing instructions, the processor is used for executing the instructions stored in the memory, and when the processor executes the instructions stored in the memory, the processor makes the processor Execute the above method.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program runs on a computer, the foregoing method is executed.

The advantages or beneficial effects of the above technical solutions include at least:

In an optional embodiment of the present application, the distance between the user and the vehicle can be determined according to the user's location information, and the vehicle can control the lights according to the distance, avoiding the interaction with the vehicle in the scenario where the user gets on and off the vehicle existing in the prior art Almost zero, the lights are too monotonous, and the technical defects of the user experience are poor.

The above summary is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments and features described above, further aspects, embodiments and features of the present application will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

Description of drawings

In the drawings, unless stated otherwise, the same reference numbers refer to the same or like parts or elements throughout the several figures. The drawings are not necessarily to scale. It should be understood that these drawings depict only some embodiments disclosed in accordance with the present application and should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present application.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of a projection effect of a projection lamp according to an embodiment of the present application;

3-1 is a schematic diagram of a display effect of an ISD screen at the front end of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;

3-2 is a schematic diagram of a display effect of an ISD screen at the rear end of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;

4-1 is a schematic diagram of a display effect of an ISD lamp at the front end of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;

4-2 is a schematic diagram of a display effect of an ISD lamp at the rear end of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application;

5 is a schematic diagram of an application of a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present application;

6 is a schematic diagram of a user located in a first area and the user's movement direction is approaching a vehicle;

7 is a schematic diagram of the steps of controlling the lights;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing that the user is located in the second area and the moving direction of the user is approaching the vehicle;

9 is a schematic diagram of a user entering the vehicle from the second area;

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of a user getting out of the car;

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of a user located in the second area and the user's movement direction is away from the vehicle;

12 is a schematic diagram of a user located in a first area and a moving direction of the user being away from the vehicle;

FIG. 13 shows a structural block diagram of an apparatus for controlling vehicle lights according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 14 shows a structural block diagram of an apparatus for controlling vehicle lights according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 shows a schematic diagram of a system architecture for controlling vehicle lights according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 16 shows a structural block diagram of an apparatus for controlling vehicle lights according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In the following, only certain exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive.

FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of a method for controlling a vehicle light according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method for controlling vehicle lights may include:

Step S101, obtaining the location information of the user;

Step S102, generating a lighting control instruction according to the user's location information;

Step S103 , according to the light control instruction, control the operation of the vehicle light.

The distance between the user and the vehicle can be determined according to the user's location information, and the vehicle can control the lights according to the distance, which avoids almost zero interaction with the vehicle in the scene where the user gets on and off the vehicle in the prior art, and the lights are too monotonous and the user The technical defects of poor experience, and then realize the technical effect of transmitting information to the user and completing the interaction with the user through the control of the light.

In practical applications, the interaction between vehicle lights and users can achieve the technical effect of enhancing the sense of technology of the vehicle and the sense of ritual for users to use the vehicle.

Specifically, the scenarios for controlling the lights involved in this application mainly include: when the user approaches the vehicle, as the user gets closer to the vehicle, the vehicle interacts with the user through lights; when the user is far away from the vehicle, as the user gets closer The farther away from the vehicle, the vehicle interacts with the user through lights.

The location relationship of the user can be determined by the mobile terminal carried by the user. Specifically, the user performs positioning through the mobile terminal carried by the user, and transmits data to the vehicle through the network, so that the vehicle can obtain the location information of the user. Mobile terminals include but are not limited to mobile phones, keys, and computers.

In one embodiment, acquiring the location information of the user may include: receiving a signal transmitted by a mobile terminal matched with the vehicle; using the signal to establish a connection with the mobile terminal; determining the location of the user corresponding to the mobile terminal according to the connection information;

Wherein, the mobile terminal includes: at least one of an antenna key, a Bluetooth key, a computer, and a mobile phone; and the number of mobile terminals matched with the vehicle is at least one.

Among them, the car light display can be customized according to the actual needs of the user, or a preset scene can be used to match the scene where the user is located, and then the light display can be displayed to the user according to the matched scene. That is, different lighting effects can be displayed for different car scenes. Specifically, the content of the light display includes but is not limited to cruising range, weather, time and date, holiday reminders, anniversary reminders, driving reminders, and entertainment functions.

The vehicle lights of the embodiments of the present application may include conventional lights, projection lights, interactive signal display (Interactive signal display, ISD) lights, and the like.

In one example, the conventional lights are functional lights of a traditional vehicle, such as side turn lights, rear fog lights, daytime running lights, position lights, turn signals, brake lights, reversing lights, logo lights, front and rear penetration lights, and the like.

In one example, the projection lamp can be arranged at the front of the vehicle body to project pictures, videos, etc., and can also be used as a low beam of the vehicle. The projection lamp can be a Digital Light Processing (DLP) projection lamp, as shown in FIG. 2 , a schematic diagram of the projection effect of the projection lamp.

In one example, ISD lights may be provided at the front and/or rear of the vehicle body to display video or animation, etc. Fig. 4-1 and Fig. 4-2 are schematic diagrams showing the display effects of the ISD lamp at the front end of the vehicle and the ISD lamp at the rear end of the vehicle, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, the ISD lights may include conventional lights 521 (such as daytime running lights, position lights, turn signals, brake lights, reversing lights, logo lights, front and rear penetration lights, etc.) and an ISD screen 522, for example: by conventional lights The dynamic display of 521 realizes the corresponding light off effect. The ISD screen 522 may be a matrix screen formed by a plurality of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights. Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2 are schematic diagrams showing the display effect of the ISD screen.

The following describes a schematic diagram of the application of the first lamp of the vehicle in the embodiment of the present application with reference to FIG. 5 . As shown in FIG. 5 , the first vehicle lamp may include a left front lamp (DLP projection lamp 51 and ISD lamp 52 ), a right front lamp (DLP projection lamp 51 and ISD lamp 52 ), a left rear lamp (ISD lamp) and a right rear lamp ( ISD lamps). Among them, the DLP projection lamps 51 can be used for conventional high and low beam lamps, and can also be used to project projection data such as videos or pictures; there are four groups of front and rear ISD lamps 52, and each group of ISD lamps 52 includes conventional lamps 521 and ISDs below the conventional lamps 521. Screen 522.

In one example, as shown in FIG. 3-1, the ISD light 52 in the left headlight may include: conventional lights 521, such as high beam assist light 521A, low beam assist light 521B, position light 521C (which may be a through light), Daytime running lights/position lights/turning lights 521D, and ISD screen 522. Among them, the ISD screen 522 in the left headlight can be used as a daytime running light, a position light, a turn signal and a U-turn light. As shown in Fig. 3-2, the ISD light 52 in the left rear light may include: conventional lights 521, such as position light/brake light 521E, position light 521F (can be a through light), reversing light 521G, position light/stop light Moving lights/turning lights 521H, and ISD screen 522. Among them, the ISD screen 522 in the left rear light can be used as a brake light, a position light, a turn signal and a U-turn light. The right front light may be arranged symmetrically with the left front light, and the right rear light may be symmetrically arranged with the left rear light, which will not be repeated here. In addition, a logo light can be set in the middle of the rear end of the vehicle, and a high-mounted brake light can be set at the top of the rear end of the vehicle.

It should be noted that the lighting effects shown in Figure 2, Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2 can be converted according to actual needs, which is not limited here.

In one embodiment, the location information includes the moving direction of the user and the area where the user is located.

The lighting control instruction includes one of the following: a first lighting control instruction, a second lighting control instruction, a third lighting control instruction, a fourth lighting control instruction, a fifth lighting control instruction, a sixth lighting control instruction, and a seventh lighting control instruction. Specifically, according to the different distances between the user and the vehicle and the traveling direction of the user, different lighting control instructions can be used to interact with the user.

In one embodiment, generating the light control instruction according to the user's position and the state information of the vehicle includes: when the user is located in the first area and the user moves close to the vehicle, generating the first light control instruction.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating that the user is located in the first area and the moving direction of the user is approaching the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 6 , in this optional embodiment, a user's mobile terminal within a radius of 15m from the vehicle can establish a connection with the vehicle, that is, the connection area shown in the figure. When the distance between the user and the vehicle is between 5m and 10m, the user enters the welcome area of the vehicle, which is the first area in the optional embodiment of the present application, and then generates a first light control instruction. When the vehicle receives the first light control command, the whole vehicle will play the welcome lighting effect, the DLP lamp will project the welcome dynamic video, the ISD lamp and other conventional lights will display the welcome dynamic effect. For example, the DLP projection lamp can project the brand Logo/Come With Me/Welcome/Hello/Time and Date/Weather/Anniversary Day Reminder/Festival Reminder/User-Defined Motion Effect, etc., ISD Lamp Displays the Letter Hi/Vehicle Range/Smiley/ Love expressions and other dynamic effects, front and rear conventional lights show dynamic effects, etc.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the steps of controlling the lights of the vehicle. As shown in Figure 7, when the user is in the first area, the steps of controlling the lights include: the user brings the key close to the vehicle (traditional antenna key/mobile phone Bluetooth key), the body control module establishes a stable connection with the key, and determines the distance between the key and the vehicle. The distance between the key and the vehicle is judged by the body control module from the connection area to the welcome area, and the body control module sends the welcome light show command to the exterior light module; the multimedia module sends the current battery life information of the vehicle, weather information, time, festival, commemoration The day and other information is sent to the exterior light module and the exterior light module; the exterior light module receives the welcome lighting instructions and multimedia module information sent by the body control module, and executes the welcome lighting effect; the exterior light module controls the projection light/ISD light/regular light combination to form a welcome light show , to perform light display; wherein, the projection of the projection lamp is projected according to the preset light video projection logic, for example, the projection video is to play the brand logo, welcome text, weather, date, and festival in sequence. Among them, the weather, date, festival, and anniversary information will be projected and displayed along with the information sent by the multimedia module, and the ISD lamp can also be played according to the preset video and displayed synchronously with the projection lamp.

In one embodiment, generating the light control instruction according to the user's position and the state information of the vehicle includes: when the user is in the second area and the user moves close to the vehicle, generating the second light control instruction.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating that the user is located in the second area and the moving direction of the user is approaching the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 8 , in the embodiment of the present application, optionally, when the distance between the user and the vehicle is between 0m and 5m, the user enters the welcome area of the vehicle, which is the first step in the optional embodiment of the present application. the second area, and then generate the second lighting control instruction. Specifically, as the user continues to approach the vehicle, the vehicle is automatically unlocked: when the user continues to approach the vehicle, the user enters the second area from the first area, that is, when the illustrated user enters the unlocking area from the welcome area, The projection of the projector lamp is switched to cruising range/weather/smile expression/user-defined dynamic effects, etc., the ISD lights display dynamic effects such as unlocking/smiley/lifetime, and the front and rear conventional lights outside the vehicle present dynamic effects.

Specifically, when the user is located in the second area, the steps of controlling the lights may include (refer to FIG. 7 for the specific steps of controlling the lights): the body control module receives the key signal, establishes a stable connection with the key, and determines the distance between the key and the vehicle. The distance between the key and the vehicle is judged by the body control module from the welcome area to the unlocking area, and the body control module sends the unlock light command to the exterior light module; the multimedia module sends the current battery life information of the vehicle, weather information, time, festivals, anniversaries, etc. The information is sent to the exterior light module; the exterior light module receives the welcome light instruction and multimedia module information sent by the body control module, and executes the unlocking lighting effect; the exterior light module controls the combination of the projection light/ISD light/regular light to unlock the light show and display the light.

In one embodiment, generating the light control instruction according to the user's position and the state information of the vehicle includes: when the user is located inside the vehicle and the vehicle is not in a driving state, generating a third light control instruction.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a user entering the vehicle from the second area. As shown in FIG. 9 , in the embodiment of the present application, optionally, when the user enters the vehicle from the second area and the user is not outside the vehicle, there is no need to continue to display lights to the outside, thereby generating a third lighting control instruction. Specifically, after the user gets in the car, the projector lamp can continue to project dynamic effects such as vehicle status/welcome/weather/good wind/endurance/brand logo, the ISD light displays dynamic effects such as unlocking/smiley/endurance, and the front and rear conventional lights outside the vehicle/ The interior atmosphere lighting presents a dynamic effect. When the vehicle is started, the entire vehicle lighting is switched to the lighting effect required by regulations.

Specifically, when the user enters the interior of the vehicle from the second area, the steps of controlling the lights may include: (For the specific steps of controlling the lights, please refer to FIG. 7 )

In one embodiment, generating the light control instruction according to the user's position and the state information of the vehicle includes: when the user is in the vehicle and the vehicle is in a driving state, generating a fourth light control instruction. That is, when the user engages the forward/reverse gear, the light show exits and switches to the conventional light control logic that meets the regulations GB 4785.

In one embodiment, generating the light control instruction according to the user's position and the state information of the vehicle includes: when the user is located inside the vehicle, the vehicle is in a parking state, and the door of the vehicle is open, generating a fifth light control instruction .

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the user getting out of the interior of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 10 , in the embodiment of the present application, optionally, when the user finishes using the car and prepares to leave the car, the user engages in the parking gear (P gear) and opens the door, and the projection lamp projects the parking animation/brand Logo/ Welcome and other dynamic effects, the ISD lights show dynamic effects such as unlocking/smiley face/lifetime, and the vehicle exterior front and rear conventional lights/interior atmosphere lights present dynamic effects. This scenario applies to the scenario where the user gets off the car or picks up/drop off the car.

Specifically, when the user enters the second area from the inside of the vehicle, the steps of controlling the lights may include (for the specific steps of controlling the lights, please refer to FIG. 7 ): the body control module receives the key signal and establishes a stable connection with the key, And determine the distance between the key and the vehicle; the body control module determines that the user is in the P gear, and the door is opened to get off the car, the distance between the key and the vehicle changes from the inside of the car to the farewell area, and the body control module sends the farewell light command to the exterior light module; The exterior light module receives the welcome light instruction and multimedia module information sent by the body control module, and executes the farewell lighting effect; the exterior light module controls the DLP projection/ISD screen/regular lighting combination to form a farewell light show and play.

In one embodiment, generating the light control instruction according to the user's position and the state information of the vehicle includes: when the user is located in the second area and the user moves away from the vehicle, generating a sixth light control instruction.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating that the user is located in the second area and the moving direction of the user is away from the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 11 , in this embodiment of the present application, optionally, when the user is away from the vehicle, the vehicle automatically closes the door. After the user gets out of the car and closes the door, the projector lamp projects dynamic effects such as the brand Logo/Bye/parking/full vehicle power, the ISD lamp displays dynamic effects such as Bye/smile/life, and the front and rear conventional lights/interior lights on the outside of the vehicle present a dynamic farewell. Effect.

Specifically, when the user is located in the second area and the moving direction of the user is away from the vehicle, the step of controlling the lights may include (for the specific steps of controlling the lights, please refer to FIG. 7 ): the body control module receives the key signal and establishes a stable state with the key. Connect, and judge the distance between the key and the vehicle; the body control module judges that the distance between the key and the vehicle changes from the farewell area to the door closing area, the body control module sends the door closing light control command to the exterior light module, and the body control module automatically closes the door in the unlocking area The exterior light module receives the welcome light instruction and multimedia module information sent by the body control module, and executes the door closing lighting effect; the exterior light module controls the combination of DLP projection/ISD screen/regular lighting to create a closed door light show for playback.

In one embodiment, generating the light control instruction according to the user's position and the state information of the vehicle includes: when the user is in the first area and the user moves away from the vehicle, generating a seventh light control instruction.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing that the user is located in the first area, and the moving direction of the user is away from the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 12 , in this optional embodiment, it includes: the user is away from the vehicle and the vehicle is automatically locked: when the vehicle is locked, the projector lamp of the vehicle projects dynamic effects such as the brand Logo/Bye/locking/vehicle power , ISD displays dynamic effects such as vehicle locking/Bye/cruising range, and the vehicle exterior front and rear conventional lights/interior lights present a dynamic farewell effect.

Specifically, when the user is located in the first area and the moving direction of the user is away from the vehicle, the steps of controlling the lights may include (refer to FIG. 7 for the specific steps of controlling the lights): the body control module receives the key signal and communicates with the key Establish a stable connection, and judge the distance between the key and the vehicle; the body control module judges that the distance between the key and the vehicle changes from the door closing area to the locked area, and the body control module sends a lock light command to the exterior light module; the exterior light module receives the message sent by the body control module. Welcome lighting instructions and multimedia module information, execute the blocking lighting effect; the external light module controls the DLP projection/ISD screen/regular lighting combination to be a blocking light show for playback.

In one embodiment, the light control instruction is generated according to the user's position and the state information of the vehicle, including: automatically turning off the light show after the user leaves the locked area.

In one embodiment, before controlling the lights according to the light control instruction, the method includes: acquiring environmental information and vehicle status information corresponding to the vehicle;

According to the light control instructions, control the work of the lights, including: receiving the light control instructions; using the light control instructions, environmental information and vehicle status information to control the work of the lights;

Wherein, controlling the work of the vehicle light includes at least one of the following: controlling the projection lamp to perform projection, controlling the ISD lamp to display video or animation, turning off the projection lamp and the ISD lamp to perform conventional lighting control logic.

In one embodiment, the environmental information includes weather information, time information, holiday information, and/or season information;

The vehicle status information includes: vehicle mileage, preset brand logo, preset text, and/or preset video.

In one embodiment, the vehicle light includes at least one of a projection lamp, an ISD lamp and a conventional lamp, and controlling the operation of the vehicle lamp includes: controlling the projection lamp to project; and/or controlling the ISD lamp to display video or animation; and/or Or turn off the projection lamps and ISD lamps, and control the regular lamps to work.

In one embodiment, the light control instruction includes the user's ID information, and controlling the operation of the vehicle lamp includes: determining a projection template and/or an ISD lamp display template corresponding to the ID information; controlling the projection lamp to work according to the projection template, and/or Or control the ISD light to work according to the ISD light display template.

In one embodiment, according to the light control instruction, before controlling the work of the vehicle lights, the method further includes: setting the projection template and/or the ISD light display template according to the user's command; and comparing the set projection template and/or the ISD light display template with the The user ID information is matched.

In one example, the user may set the projection template and/or the ISD light display template based on the vehicle's multimedia module. For example, the user can use the screen or other components of the multimedia module to send user commands through screen switches, gestures, sketches, voice, etc., and the multimedia module sets the corresponding projection template and/or ISD light display template according to the user command, and Match the set projection template and/or ISD lamp display template with the user's ID information. Wherein, the user's ID information may include the user's facial feature information, the mobile terminal carried by the user that matches the vehicle, and the like.

In one example, the projection template and/or the ISD light display template may be downloaded to the vehicle through a template library in the cloud.

Further, the multimedia module sends the set projection template and/or the ISD lamp display template and the user's ID information to the exterior lamp module through the Ethernet. When the user approaches the vehicle, the vehicle obtains the user's ID information, and then matches the corresponding projection template and/or ISD lamp display template. Thus, the projection lamp operation is controlled according to the projection template, and or the ISD lamp operation is controlled according to the ISD lamp display template.

Wherein, the projection template may include projection material, projection method (such as projection on the ground/wall), projection position, etc.; the ISD lamp display template may include display mode, display logic, display position, display information, and the like. In addition, different projection templates and/or ISD lamp display templates may be set according to different scenarios, for example, different projection templates and/or ISD lamp display templates may be set according to different regions where the user is located.

In the present application, the projection lamps can project light shows of different subjects in different scenarios and under the conditions of different distances between the user and the vehicle. Specifically, when the body control module determines the scene where the user is located through the user's position trajectory, and sends a light show command to the exterior light module; the exterior light module executes the light show command to control the display of the vehicle lights and ISD lights.

FIG. 13 shows a structural block diagram of a device for controlling a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 13 , the device for controlling the vehicle lamp includes:

A location acquisition module 1301, used to acquire the location information of the user;

A generating module 1302, configured to generate lighting control instructions according to the user's location information;

The control module 1303 is used to control the work of the vehicle light according to the light control instruction.

As shown in Figure 14, in one embodiment, the location acquisition module 1301 includes:

a receiving unit 1401, configured to receive a signal transmitted by a mobile terminal matched with the vehicle;

establishing a connection unit 1402 for establishing a connection with a mobile terminal by using a signal;

a location determination unit 1403, configured to determine the location information of the user corresponding to the mobile terminal according to the connection;

The mobile terminal includes at least one of an antenna key, a Bluetooth key, a computer, and a mobile phone; and the number of mobile terminals matched with the vehicle is at least one.

In one embodiment, the location information includes the moving direction of the user and the area where the user is located; the generating module 1302 is further configured to:

When the user is located in the first area and the moving direction of the user is close to the vehicle, a first light control instruction is generated;

When the user is located in the second area and the moving direction of the user is close to the vehicle, a second light control instruction is generated;

When the user is located inside the vehicle and the vehicle is not in a driving state, a third light control instruction is generated;

When the user is located inside the vehicle and the vehicle is in a driving state, a fourth light control instruction is generated;

When the user is located inside the vehicle, the vehicle is in a parking state, and the door of the vehicle is opened, a fifth light control instruction is generated;

When the user is located in the second area and the moving direction of the user is away from the vehicle, a sixth light control instruction is generated;

When the user is located in the first area and the moving direction of the user is away from the vehicle, a seventh light control instruction is generated.

In one embodiment, it also includes:

The vehicle information acquisition module 1304 is used to acquire the environmental information and vehicle status information corresponding to the vehicle before the control module controls the operation of the vehicle light according to the light control instruction;

The control module 1303 is also used to:

Receive light control instructions; use light control instructions, environmental information and vehicle status information to control the work of the lights.

In one embodiment, the vehicle lamp includes at least one of a projection lamp, an ISD lamp and a conventional lamp, and the control module 1303 is further configured to:

control projection lamps for projection; and/or

Control ISD lights to display video or animation; and/or

Turn off the projection lamps and ISD lamps, and control the regular lamps to work.

In one embodiment, the lighting control instruction includes the user's ID information, and the control module 1303 is further configured to: determine a projection template and/or an ISD lamp display template corresponding to the ID information; control the projection lamp to work according to the projection template, and/or Or control the ISD light to work according to the ISD light display template.

In one embodiment, a setting module is further included, for setting the projection template and/or the ISD light display template according to the user's command before controlling the work of the vehicle light according to the light control instruction; the set projection template and/or The ISD light display template matches the user's ID information.

Fig. 15 shows a schematic diagram of an overall module of a device for controlling a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present application; in Fig. 15, it includes:

A central gateway, wherein the multimedia module, the body control module, and the automatic driving module communicate through the central gateway.

The multimedia module mainly includes the screen and sound in the car. The vehicle setting items can be sent to the body control module and the automatic driving module through the central gateway, and the display information such as video/picture can be transmitted to the exterior light module through the Ethernet.

According to the switch settings of the multimedia module, the body control module can send the general lighting command of the exterior light module, the safety/warning information command of the automatic driving module, and the switch setting items of the function of the exterior light module of the multimedia module.

The automatic driving module uses cameras and radars to determine the safety functions during driving (such as pedestrian vehicle recognition, front collision warning, rear collision warning, lane change assistance, etc.), and sends the identified driving safety function results to the body through Ethernet. control module.

The exterior light module is used to receive video and pictures, time, weather, vehicle mileage and other information of the multimedia module. It is also used to receive the light commands from the body control module and the signals forwarded by the body control module, such as the settings of the multimedia module and automatic driving. The recognition result of the radar camera of the module; according to the command of the body control module, it is sent to the light terminal through the CAN bus to perform lighting, and according to the switch setting items sent by the multimedia module, it is judged whether its own lighting function performs the lighting function, according to the camera and radar of the automatic driving module. The recognition result executes the light lighting command.

Left headlight/right headlight: Receive the video/picture to be projected in the exterior light module through LVDS, and project it; receive ISD lamp and conventional lighting control commands through Ethernet, and play it.

Left rear light/right rear light: Receive ISD and general lighting control commands via Ethernet for playback.

Inner light module: Receive control commands from the multimedia module, such as the theme of the ambient light and the lighting of the ceiling light.

For the functions of each module in each apparatus in this embodiment of the present invention, reference may be made to the corresponding description in the foregoing method, and details are not described herein again.

FIG. 16 shows a structural block diagram of an apparatus for controlling vehicle lights according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 16 , the device for controlling vehicle lights includes: a memory 1601 and a processor 1602 , and a computer program that can be executed on the processor 1602 is stored in the memory 1601 . When the processor 1602 executes the computer program, the method for controlling a vehicle lamp in the above embodiment is implemented. The number of the memory 1601 and the processor 1602 may be one or more.

The device for controlling the lights also includes:

The communication interface 1603 is used to communicate with external devices and perform data interactive transmission.

If the memory 1601, the processor 1602, and the communication interface 1603 are independently implemented, the memory 1601, the processor 1602, and the communication interface 1603 can be connected to each other through a bus and complete communication with each other. The bus can be an industry standard architecture (Industry Standard Architecture, ISA) bus, a peripheral device interconnect (Peripheral Component Interconnect, PCI) bus or an extended industry standard architecture (Extended Industry Standard Architecture, EISA) bus and the like. The bus can be divided into address bus, data bus, control bus and so on. For ease of presentation, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 16, but it does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

Optionally, in specific implementation, if the memory 1601, the processor 1602 and the communication interface 1603 are integrated on one chip, the memory 1601, the processor 1602 and the communication interface 1603 can communicate with each other through an internal interface.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program, and when the program is executed by a processor, implements the method provided in the embodiment of the present application.

An embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, the chip includes, including a processor, configured to call and execute an instruction stored in the memory from a memory, so that a communication device installed with the chip executes the method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, including: an input interface, an output interface, a processor, and a memory, the input interface, the output interface, the processor, and the memory are connected through an internal connection path, and the processor is used to execute codes in the memory , when the code is executed, the processor is used to execute the method provided by the embodiment of the application.

It should be understood that the above-mentioned processor may be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), or other general-purpose processors, digital signal processing (digital signal processing, DSP), application specific integrated circuit (application specific integrated circuit, ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like. It should be noted that the processor may be a processor supporting an advanced RISC machine (ARM) architecture.

Further, optionally, the above-mentioned memory may include read-only memory and random access memory, and may also include non-volatile random access memory. The memory may be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may include read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically programmable read-only memory (EPROM). Erase programmable read-only memory (electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory. Volatile memory may include random access memory (RAM), which acts as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, it may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. A computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions according to the present application result in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. Computer instructions may be stored in or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium.

In the description of this specification, description with reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples", etc., mean specific features described in connection with the embodiment or example , structure, material or feature is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of the different embodiments or examples, without conflicting each other.

In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes, and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature delimited with "first", "second" may expressly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise expressly and specifically defined.

Any description of a process or method in the flowcharts or otherwise described herein may be understood to represent a module, segment or portion of code comprising one or more executable instructions for implementing a specified logical function or step of the process . Also, the scope of the preferred embodiments of the present application includes alternative implementations in which the functions may be performed out of the order shown or discussed, including performing the functions substantially concurrently or in the reverse order depending upon the functions involved.

The logic and/or steps represented in flowcharts or otherwise described herein, for example, may be considered an ordered listing of executable instructions for implementing the logical functions, may be embodied in any computer-readable medium, For use with, or in conjunction with, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device (such as a computer-based system, a system including a processor, or other system that can fetch instructions from and execute instructions from an instruction execution system, apparatus, or apparatus) or equipment.

It should be understood that various parts of the present application may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above-described embodiments, various steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. All or part of the steps of the method in the above-mentioned embodiments can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a program, and the program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it includes one of the steps of the method embodiment or its combination.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist physically alone, or two or more units may be integrated into one module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware, and can also be implemented in the form of software function modules. If the above-mentioned integrated modules are implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as independent products, they may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

The above are only specific embodiments of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art who is familiar with the technical field disclosed in the present application can easily think of various changes or Replacement, these should be covered within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A method for controlling vehicle lights, comprising:

Obtain the user's location information;

generating lighting control instructions according to the location information of the user;

According to the light control instruction, the vehicle light is controlled to work.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring the location information of the user comprises:

Receive the signal transmitted by the mobile terminal matched with the vehicle;

Using the signal, establish a connection with the mobile terminal;

According to the connection, determine the location information of the user corresponding to the mobile terminal;

Wherein, the mobile terminal includes at least one of an antenna key, a Bluetooth key, a computer, and a mobile phone; and the number of mobile terminals matched with the vehicle is at least one.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the location information includes the moving direction of the user and the area where the user is located; and generating a lighting control instruction according to the user's location information, comprising:

When the user is located in the first area and the moving direction of the user is close to the vehicle, generating a first light control instruction;

When the user is located in the second area and the moving direction of the user is close to the vehicle, generating a second light control instruction;

When the user is located inside the vehicle and the vehicle is not in a driving state, generating a third light control instruction;

When the user is located inside the vehicle and the vehicle is in a driving state, generating a fourth light control instruction;

When the user is located inside the vehicle, the vehicle is in a parked state, and the door of the vehicle is opened, generating a fifth light control instruction;

When the user is located in the second area and the moving direction of the user is away from the vehicle, generating a sixth light control instruction;

When the user is located in the first area and the moving direction of the user is away from the vehicle, a seventh light control instruction is generated.
The method according to claim 3, wherein before controlling the lights to work according to the lighting control instructions, the method comprises: acquiring environmental information and vehicle status information corresponding to the vehicle;

According to the light control instructions, controlling the work of the lights includes:

Receive the light control instruction; use the light control instruction, the environment information and the vehicle state information to control the vehicle light to work.
The method according to claim 4, wherein the environmental information includes: weather information, time information, holiday information, and/or season information; and the vehicle status information includes: vehicle cruising range, preset brand identity , preset text, and/or preset video.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle lamp comprises at least one of a projection lamp, an ISD lamp and a conventional lamp, and controlling the operation of the vehicle lamp comprises:

controlling the projection lamp to project; and/or

control the ISD lights to display video or animation; and/or

Turn off the projection lamp and the ISD lamp, and control the normal lamp to work.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the light control instruction includes the ID information of the user, and controlling the operation of the vehicle light comprises:

determining the projection template and/or the ISD lamp display template corresponding to the ID information;

The projection lamp is controlled to work according to the projection template, and/or the ISD lamp is controlled to work according to the ISD lamp display template.
The method according to claim 7, wherein, before controlling the lights to work according to the light control instruction, the method further comprises:

Setting the projection template and/or the ISD lamp display template according to the user's command;

Match the set projection template and/or ISD lamp display template with the user's ID information.
A device for controlling vehicle lights, comprising:

The location acquisition module is used to acquire the user's location information;

a generating module for generating lighting control instructions according to the location information of the user;

The control module is used to control the work of the vehicle light according to the light control instruction.
The device according to claim 9, wherein the location acquisition module comprises:

a receiving unit, used for receiving the signal transmitted by the mobile terminal matched with the vehicle;

establishing a connection unit for using the signal to establish a connection with the mobile terminal;

a location determining unit, configured to determine the location information of the user corresponding to the mobile terminal according to the connection;

Wherein, the mobile terminal includes at least one of an antenna key, a Bluetooth key, a computer, and a mobile phone; and the number of mobile terminals matched with the vehicle is at least one.
A device for controlling vehicle lights, characterized by comprising: a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions, and the instructions are loaded and executed by the processor, so as to realize the invention as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8 Methods.
A computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, implements the method according to any one of claims 1-8.