阅读说明：本技术 车辆的照明控制器、包括该控制器的车辆系统及车辆的照明控制方法 (Lighting controller of vehicle, vehicle system including the same, and lighting control method of vehicle ) 是由 崔在景 金冲植 李在雄 于 2020-10-23 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供一种车辆的照明控制器、包括该控制器的车辆系统及车辆的照明控制方法。车辆的照明控制器包括处理器以及存储装置,所述处理器根据驾驶情况和支付用于使用车辆的费用的情况来控制车辆中的照明装置的操作；所述存储装置配置为存储用于处理器的驱动的数据。(The invention provides a lighting controller of a vehicle, a vehicle system including the same and a lighting control method of the vehicle. The lighting controller of the vehicle includes a processor that controls operation of the lighting device in the vehicle according to a driving situation and a situation in which a fee for using the vehicle is paid, and a storage device; the storage device is configured to store data for a drive of the processor.)

1. A lighting controller for a vehicle, the lighting controller comprising:

a processor configured to control operation of a lighting device in a vehicle according to a driving situation and a situation in which a fee for using the vehicle is paid; and

a storage device configured to store data for a drive of the processor.

2. The lighting controller of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the processor controls at least one of brightness, color, and blinking speed of the lighting device according to a remaining distance to the destination.

3. The lighting controller of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the processor increases the brightness of the lighting device as the remaining distance to the destination decreases.

4. The lighting controller of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the processor divides a remaining distance to a destination into predetermined intervals, and adjusts brightness of the lighting device for each predetermined interval or turns on the lighting device in a color divided for each predetermined interval.

5. The lighting controller of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the processor controls brightness or color of the lighting device to provide a notification that the driving condition is a dangerous condition or that the vehicle reaches the destination when the driving condition is a dangerous condition or when the vehicle reaches the destination.

6. The lighting controller of a vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the processor increases the brightness of the lighting device to a maximum value or increases the blinking speed of the lighting device when the driving situation is a dangerous situation or when the vehicle reaches a destination.

7. The lighting controller of a vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the processor controls to output a sound for warning about a dangerous situation or providing a notification that the vehicle arrives at the destination when the driving situation is a dangerous situation or when the vehicle arrives at the destination.

8. The lighting controller of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the processor turns on the lighting device in a first color after the vehicle reaches the destination, and enters a payment waiting phase to turn on the lighting device in a second color different from the first color.

9. The lighting controller of a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the processor increases the brightness of the lighting device to a maximum value or controls the lighting device to blink in the payment waiting period.

10. The lighting controller of the vehicle of claim 8, wherein the processor turns on the lighting device in a third color different from the second color when a passenger of the vehicle completes the payment.

11. The lighting controller of a vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the processor turns on the lighting device in a fourth color different from the third color when the passenger fails to pay or approval of payment is denied.

12. The lighting controller of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the driving situation includes at least one of a change in remaining distance to a destination, whether the driving situation is a dangerous situation, or whether the vehicle reaches the destination.

13. A vehicle system, comprising:

a lighting device in a vehicle; and

a lighting controller configured to control an operation of the lighting device according to a driving situation and a situation in which a fee for using the vehicle is paid.

14. The vehicle system according to claim 13, wherein the illumination controller controls on/off, color, brightness, and blinking of the illumination device according to at least one of a change in remaining distance to a destination, whether a driving situation is a dangerous situation, or whether a vehicle reaches a destination.

15. A method of lighting control of a vehicle, the method comprising:

determining, by the lighting controller, a driving situation or a situation in which a fee for using the vehicle is paid;

the operation of the lighting device in the vehicle is controlled by the lighting controller according to the driving situation and the situation in which the fee for using the vehicle is paid.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle comprises:

the brightness of the lighting device is increased as the remaining distance to the destination is shortened.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle comprises:

when the driving situation is a dangerous situation or when the vehicle reaches the destination, the brightness of the lighting device is increased to the maximum value or the blinking speed of the lighting device is increased.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle comprises:

turning on the lighting device in a first color after the vehicle reaches the destination;

entering a payment waiting phase for guiding a passenger of the vehicle to make a payment, turning on the illumination device in a second color different from the first color;

when the passenger completes the payment, the lighting device is turned on in a third color different from the second color.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle further comprises:

when the passenger fails the payment or the approval of the payment is denied, the lighting device is turned on in a fourth color different from the third color.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

in controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle, a voice output is provided.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a lighting controller of a vehicle, a system including the same, and a lighting control method of a vehicle, and more particularly, to an arrangement for controlling a lighting device in an automatically driven commercial vehicle to allow a passenger to recognize different types of information.

Background

In recent years, along with the development of autonomous vehicles, autonomous commercial vehicles (e.g., autonomous taxis) have been developed.

After the consumer takes such an autonomous commercial vehicle, he or she can check driving conditions, such as a remaining distance to a destination, through various electronic devices, and can continue to look at the electronic devices or the periphery of windows to check whether the vehicle reaches the destination.

Further, when a customer pays for a service after the vehicle arrives at a destination, there is also an inconvenient situation in which it is necessary to separately check whether the payment of the fare is successful using an electronic device.

In addition, conventional mood light systems in vehicles control color and brightness in the vehicle to meet the vehicle driver's experience. Such an atmosphere lamp changes its color according to the driver's tendency and preference to enhance the interior effect, but the atmosphere lamp has no function.

Disclosure of Invention

An aspect of the present invention provides a lighting controller of a vehicle for controlling a lighting device in the vehicle to allow a passenger to recognize different types of information, a system including the same, and a lighting control method of the vehicle.

The technical problems to be solved by the inventive concept are not limited to the foregoing problems, and any other technical problems not mentioned herein will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a lighting controller of a vehicle may include a processor controlling operation of a lighting device in the vehicle according to a driving situation and a situation in which a fee for using the vehicle is paid, and a storage device; the storage device is configured to store data for a drive of the processor.

In an embodiment, the processor may control at least one of the brightness, color, and flashing speed of the lighting device according to the remaining distance to the destination.

In an embodiment, the processor may increase the brightness of the lighting device as the remaining distance to the destination decreases.

In an embodiment, the processor may divide the remaining distance to the destination into predetermined intervals, and may adjust the brightness of the lighting device for each predetermined interval, or may turn on the lighting device in a color divided for each predetermined interval.

In an embodiment, the processor may control the brightness or color of the illumination device to provide a notification that the driving condition is a dangerous condition or that the vehicle has reached the destination when the driving condition is a dangerous condition or when the vehicle has reached the destination.

In embodiments, the processor may increase the brightness of the lighting device to a maximum value or may increase the flashing speed of the lighting device when the driving condition is a dangerous condition or when the vehicle reaches a destination.

In an embodiment, the processor may control the output sound to alert about the dangerous condition or to provide a notification that the vehicle has reached the destination when the driving condition is a dangerous condition or when the vehicle has reached the destination.

In an embodiment, the processor may turn on the illumination device in a first color after the vehicle reaches the destination, and may enter a payment waiting phase to turn on the illumination device in a second color different from the first color.

In embodiments, the processor may increase the brightness of the lighting device to a maximum value or control the lighting device to flash during the payment waiting period.

In an embodiment, the processor may turn on the illumination device in a third color different from the second color when the passenger of the vehicle completes the payment.

In an embodiment, the processor may turn on the lighting device in a fourth color different from the third color when the passenger fails to pay or approval of the payment is denied.

In an embodiment, the driving condition may include at least one of a change in remaining distance to the destination, whether the driving condition is a dangerous condition, or whether the vehicle reaches the destination.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a vehicle system may include a lighting device in a vehicle and a lighting controller that controls operation of the lighting device according to driving conditions and conditions in which a fee for using the vehicle is paid.

In an embodiment, the lighting controller may control on/off, color, brightness, and blinking of the lighting device according to at least one of a change in remaining distance to the destination, whether the driving situation is a dangerous situation, or whether the vehicle reaches the destination.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a lighting control method of a vehicle may include: determining, by the lighting controller, a driving situation or a situation in which a fee for using the vehicle is paid; the operation of the lighting device in the vehicle is controlled by the lighting controller according to the driving situation and the situation in which the fee for using the vehicle is paid.

In an embodiment, controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle may include: the brightness of the lighting device is increased as the remaining distance to the destination is shortened.

In an embodiment, controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle may include: when the driving situation is a dangerous situation or when the vehicle reaches the destination, the brightness of the lighting device is increased to the maximum value or the blinking speed of the lighting device is increased.

In an embodiment, controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle may include: the method includes turning on the illumination device in a first color after the vehicle reaches the destination, entering a payment waiting phase for guiding a passenger of the vehicle to make a payment, turning on the illumination device in a second color different from the first color, and turning on the illumination device in a third color different from the second color when the passenger completes the payment.

In an embodiment, controlling operation of a lighting device in a vehicle may further comprise: when the passenger fails the payment or when the approval of the payment is denied, the lighting device is turned on in a fourth color different from the third color.

In an embodiment, the method described above may further include providing a voice output in controlling operation of a lighting device in the vehicle.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description presented in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle system including a lighting controller of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating an exemplary screen for lighting control according to a remaining distance to a destination according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 and 5 are flowcharts illustrating a lighting control method of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a computing system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

It should be understood that the term "vehicle" or "vehicular" or other similar terms as used herein generally includes motor vehicles, such as passenger automobiles including Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs), buses, trucks, various commercial vehicles, watercraft including a variety of boats, ships, aircraft, and the like, and includes hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and other alternative fuel vehicles (e.g., fuels derived from non-petroleum sources). As referred to herein, a hybrid vehicle is a vehicle having two or more power sources, such as both gasoline-powered and electric-powered vehicles.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, values, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, values, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Throughout the specification, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the word "comprise", and variations such as "comprises" or "comprising", will be understood to imply the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements. In addition, the terms "unit," "device," "element," "module" described in the present specification refer to a unit for processing at least one of functions and operations, and may be implemented by hardware components or software components, and a combination thereof.

Furthermore, the control logic of the present invention may be embodied as a non-transitory computer readable medium on a computer readable medium containing executable program instructions executed by a processor, controller, or the like. Examples of computer readable media include, but are not limited to, ROM, RAM, Compact Disc (CD) -ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash drive, smart card, and optical data storage device. The computer readable medium CAN also be distributed over a network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable medium is stored and executed in a distributed fashion, such as over a telematics server or a Controller Area Network (CAN).

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to components of each figure, it should be noted that the same or equivalent components are designated by the same reference numerals even though the same or equivalent components are shown on other figures. In addition, in describing embodiments of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known features or functions will be omitted so as not to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

When describing components in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, terms such as first, second, "A", "B", "a", "B", and the like may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another component, and do not limit the nature, order, or sequence of the constituent components. Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. These terms, as defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a contextual meaning in the relevant art and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Embodiments of the present invention may disclose the following techniques: when a consumer rides an autonomous commercial vehicle (e.g., an autonomous taxi), the operation of an atmosphere lamp in the vehicle is controlled, and the consumer is informed of the driving situation and the process of paying a service fee, thereby improving marketability.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle system including a lighting controller of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, a vehicle system may include: a lighting controller 100, a sensing device 200, an interface device 300, an ambience light 400, a navigation device 500, a payment controller 600 of a vehicle. The vehicle system of fig. 1 may be loaded into a commercial vehicle (e.g., an autonomous taxi).

The lighting controller 100 of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in a vehicle. In this case, the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle may be configured integrally with the control unit in the vehicle, or may be implemented as a separate device connected to the control unit of the vehicle through a separate connection arrangement. In addition, the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle may be implemented as an ambience lamp control module (MLM).

The lighting controller 100 of the vehicle may adjust at least one of a color of an atmosphere lamp of the vehicle, whether the atmosphere lamp is turned on, a brightness of the atmosphere lamp, or a flicker of the atmosphere lamp, so that a passenger of the vehicle may intuitively recognize a driving situation (e.g., a remaining distance to a destination or whether the vehicle reaches the destination) and a payment situation (e.g., a payment failure, etc.).

To this end, the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle may include a communication device 110, a storage device 120, and a processor 130.

The communication device 110 may be a hardware device implemented with various electronic circuits that transmit and receive signals through a wireless or wired connection. In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication device 110 may perform a network communication technology in the vehicle, and may perform a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication with a server, an infrastructure, or another vehicle outside the vehicle using a wireless internet technology or a short range communication technology. Here, the network communication technology in the vehicle may be to perform inter-vehicle communication through Controller Area Network (CAN) communication, Local Interconnect Network (LIN) communication, flex-ray communication, or the like. Further, the wireless internet technology may include Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), wireless broadband (WiBro), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), and the like. In addition, the short range communication technology may include bluetooth, ZigBee, Ultra Wideband (UWB), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), and the like.

As an example, the communication device 110 may communicate with the navigation device 500 to receive information about a remaining distance to a destination, destination arrival information, and the like, and receive a sensing result of the sensing device 200.

As an example, the communication device 110 may receive traffic accident information, road information, or the like from a traffic center or another vehicle outside the vehicle.

The storage device 120 may store sensing results of the sensing device 200, traffic accident information and road information outside the vehicle received by the communication device 110, or data obtained by the processor 130, and may store data and/or algorithms and the like required for the operation of the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle.

As an example, the storage device 120 may store information on a vehicle position, information on a road, and the like received via the navigation device 500 and the like. Further, the storage device 120 may store accident information, road construction information, and the like received through vehicle-to-all (V2X) communication. Further, the storage device 120 may store information about the front obstacle detected by the sensing device 200.

The storage device 120 may include at least one type of storage medium, for example, a flash memory type memory, a hard disk type memory, a micro memory, a card type memory (e.g., a Secure Digital (SD) card or an extreme digital (XD) card), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a static RAM (sram), a Read Only Memory (ROM), a programmable ROM (prom), an electrically erasable prom (eeprom), a magnetic RAM (mram), a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.

The processor 130 may be electrically connected with the communication device 110, the storage device 120, and the like, and may electrically control the respective components. The processor 130 may be circuitry that executes software instructions and may perform various data processing and calculations described below. The processor 130 may be, for example, an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), a microcontroller unit (MCU), or another sub-controller loaded into the vehicle.

The processor 130 may control the operation of the ambience lamp 400 as a lighting device in the vehicle according to the driving situation or the situation in which the fee for using the vehicle is paid. In this case, the driving situation may include at least one of a change in remaining distance to the destination, whether the driving situation is a dangerous situation, or whether the vehicle reaches the destination.

The processor 130 may control at least one of the brightness, color, or flash speed of the ambience lamp 400 based on the remaining distance to the destination. In this case, the atmosphere lamp 400 may include a door atmosphere lamp, a console atmosphere lamp, and a buffer pad atmosphere lamp. The processor 130 may control all of the atmosphere lights in the vehicle, such as the door atmosphere light, the console atmosphere light, and the buffer pad atmosphere light, simultaneously, or may control some of the atmosphere lights depending on the situation.

When the remaining distance to the destination is short, the processor 130 may increase the brightness of the lighting device. In other words, the processor 130 may divide the remaining distance to the destination into predetermined intervals, and may adjust the brightness of the atmosphere lamp 400 for each predetermined interval, or may turn on the atmosphere lamp in the color divided for each predetermined interval. For example, processor 130 may divide the remaining distance to the destination into five intervals, may determine a different color for each interval, and may turn on the ambience lamp 400 in the respective color when the vehicle enters the respective interval. Further, the processor 130 may divide the remaining distance to the destination into five intervals, may determine different brightness degrees for each interval, may set the brightness of the ambience lamp 400 to the corresponding brightness when the vehicle enters the corresponding interval, and may adjust the brightness of the ambience lamp 400 to be brighter or darker as the remaining distance to the destination gets closer and closer.

The processor 130 may determine whether the driving condition is a dangerous condition. When the driving condition is a dangerous condition or when the vehicle arrives at the destination, the processor 130 may control the brightness or color of the atmosphere lamp 400 to inform the passenger that the driving condition is a dangerous condition or that the vehicle arrives at the destination. In this case, the processor 130 may determine a dangerous situation using vehicle warning signals, such as airbag signals, Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) signals, information provided by the sensing device 200, and collision signals.

When the driving situation is a dangerous situation or when the vehicle reaches the destination, the processor 130 may increase the brightness of the ambience lamp 400 to a maximum value, or may increase the blinking speed of the ambience lamp 400. In other words, when the driving situation is a dangerous situation or when the vehicle reaches the destination, the processor 130 may allow the atmosphere lamp 400 to flash quickly so that the passenger may recognize the flashing of the atmosphere lamp 400.

When the driving condition is a dangerous condition or when the vehicle reaches the destination, the processor 130 may control outputting a sound to warn of the dangerous condition or provide a notification that the vehicle has reached the destination. The processor 130 may cooperate with an output device, such as an Audio Video Navigation (AVN) device or a combination meter, to provide voice output. In this case, the speech output may be: the situation is very dangerous. "

After the vehicle reaches the destination, the processor 130 may turn on the mood light 400 in a first color (e.g., yellow) and may enter a payment waiting phase to turn on the mood light 400 in a second color (e.g., orange) different from the first color to guide the passenger in making the payment. Further, in the payment waiting phase, the processor 130 may increase the brightness of the ambience light 400 to a maximum value, or may control the ambience light 400 to blink to guide the passenger to pay quickly.

When the passenger completes the payment, processor 130 may turn on ambience light 400 in a third color (e.g., green) that is different from the second color. Here, when the passenger's payment fails or when approval of the payment is denied, the processor 130 may turn on the atmosphere lamp 400 in a fourth color (e.g., red) different from the third color. The processor 130 may cooperate with the interface device 300 to provide speech output, such as: "payment has been completed" or "payment has failed" so that the passenger can accurately identify the payment situation.

Thus, the passenger may try again to make the payment. When the payment is successful, the processor 130 may drive the atmosphere lamp 400 in a general mode (an idle driving mode without a consumer ride).

An embodiment of the present invention is exemplified in that a passenger can know driving situations and payment situations by using an atmosphere lamp. However, another embodiment of the present invention may cooperate with electronics (e.g., a cluster or AVN) and mood lights in the vehicle so that the passenger may more accurately identify driving conditions and payment conditions.

The sensing device 200 may include one or more sensors, each of which measures a distance to and a relative speed of an obstacle located around the vehicle, for example, an obstacle in front of the vehicle.

The sensing device 200 may have a plurality of sensors for sensing an object outside the vehicle, and may obtain information about the position of the object, the speed of the object, the moving direction of the object, and/or the type of the object (e.g., vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, etc.). To this end, the sensing device 200 may include an ultrasonic sensor, a radar, a camera, a laser scanner and/or an angle radar, a laser radar (LiDAR), an acceleration sensor, a yaw rate sensor, a torque sensor and/or a wheel speed sensor, a steering angle sensor, and the like. In an embodiment of the present invention, the processor 130 may determine a dangerous situation based on the sensing result of the sensing device 200.

The interface device 300 may include an input device for receiving a control command from a user and an output device for outputting an operation state, an operation result, and the like of the lighting controller 100.

Here, the input device may include a key button, and may further include a mouse, a joystick, a shuttle wheel, a stylus pen, or the like. Furthermore, the input device may also include soft keys implemented on the display.

The output device may include a display and may also include a voice output device, such as a speaker. In this case, a touch sensor (e.g., a touch film, a touch sheet, or a touch pad) is provided in the display, the display operates as a touch screen, and may be implemented in a form in which an input device and an output device are integrated with each other. In an embodiment of the present invention, the output device may output a voice to notify a passenger of a dangerous situation, a destination arrival situation, or the like.

In this case, the display may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a flexible display, a Field Emission Display (FED), or a three-dimensional (3D) display.

The ambience lamp 400 may be a door control lamp in a vehicle providing interior effects and may be controlled by the lighting controller 100 to control in terms of color, brightness, flicker, etc.

The ambience lamp 400 may be adjusted in color and brightness by the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle as a leader and may be set as at least one follower in the vehicle. The atmosphere lamp 400 may be an example of a door atmosphere lamp, and may include a console atmosphere lamp, a bumper atmosphere lamp, and the like.

The navigation device 500 may provide the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle with information on a route to a destination, information on a remaining distance to the destination, an estimated time to reach the destination, road information, and the like.

The payment controller 600 may pay the passenger's fee through various payment forms, such as cash, Near Field Communication (NFC), card, bluetooth, and block chain, and may provide information indicating whether the payment is successful to the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle.

Fig. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating exemplary screens of lighting control according to a remaining distance to a destination according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2, in the related art, after taking an automatic driving taxi and inputting a destination, a consumer can check only a distance from a current location to the destination and an estimated arrival time on a screen.

Referring to fig. 3, in an embodiment of the present invention, after taking an autopilot, the consumer may use the change in the brightness of the ambience light to identify the remaining distance to the destination without checking the distance to the destination and the estimated arrival time on the screen.

For example, after the consumer inputs the destination, when the distance from the current location to the destination is 46km, the embodiment of the present invention may divide the change in the brightness of the ambience lamp into ten stages, and may increase the brightness of the ambience lamp as the consumer gets closer to the destination.

For example, embodiments of the present invention may increase the brightness of an atmosphere lamp by 10% at a distance of 4.6km or less from the starting point. Embodiments of the present invention may increase the brightness of an ambient lamp by 20% at distances greater than 4.6km and less than 9.2 km. Embodiments of the present invention may increase the brightness of an ambient lamp by 30% at distances greater than 9.3km and less than 13.9 km. Embodiments of the present invention may increase the brightness of the atmosphere lamp to 100% at distances greater than 41.4km from the starting point. Embodiments of the present invention may turn off the ambience lamp in a state where the brightness of the ambience lamp is increased to 100% when the vehicle reaches the destination.

Next, a detailed description will be given of a lighting control method of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a lighting control method of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Next, it is assumed that the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle in fig. 1 executes the process of fig. 4. Further, in the description of fig. 4, the operations described as being performed by the device may be understood as being controlled by the processor 130 of the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle.

Referring to fig. 4, in step S101, the device may operate the atmosphere lamp in a normal mode while driving. In this case, the normal mode may be a mode in which the atmosphere lamp is used as an internal function of the automated taxi driving. In other words, the mood light may operate in a normal mode when the autonomous taxi is driven without a consumer.

In step S102, the apparatus may determine whether a destination is input. In other words, when the destination is input, the apparatus may determine that the passenger is seated in the vehicle.

When the destination is input, the apparatus may enter an ambience light control mode to provide information to the passenger by controlling the ambience light in step S103.

In step S104, the apparatus may adjust the brightness of the atmosphere lamp according to the remaining distance to the destination. For example, the shorter the remaining distance, the brighter the device may adjust the brightness of the atmosphere lamp. Alternatively, the apparatus may set the color of the ambience lamp differently for each remaining distance to the destination. Further, the apparatus may control the mood light to flash quickly when the vehicle approaches the destination.

In step S105, the device may determine whether a dangerous situation occurs while driving.

When a dangerous situation occurs, the apparatus may turn on the atmosphere lamp (e.g., turn on a red atmosphere lamp), may perform double blinking of the atmosphere lamp, and may provide a voice output to display a dangerous state in step S106. For example, the device may turn on the ambience lamp in green in normal driving situations and in red in dangerous situations. Further, in a state where the atmosphere lamp is turned on in red, the apparatus may control the atmosphere lamp to perform double blinking. Further, in a state where the atmosphere lamp is turned on in red, the apparatus may output a warning about a dangerous situation in sound. Further, the apparatus may increase the luminance of the atmosphere lamp to 100% in a dangerous situation, and may control the atmosphere lamp to blink in a state where the luminance of the atmosphere lamp is increased to 100%.

In step S107, the apparatus may determine whether the vehicle reaches the destination. In this case, the device may determine whether the vehicle reaches the destination using navigation information, Global Positioning System (GPS) information, information on a remaining distance to the destination, and the like.

When the vehicle reaches the destination, the apparatus may change the color of the atmosphere lamp and may turn on the atmosphere lamp in the changed color to notify the passenger that the vehicle reaches the destination in step S108.

Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention may turn on the atmosphere lamp in a different color for each remaining distance to the destination, or may adjust the brightness of the atmosphere lamp differently, so that the passenger may recognize the remaining distance to the destination using only the change of the atmosphere lamp without determining the remaining distance to the destination. Further, when a dangerous situation occurs, embodiments of the present invention may change the color of the atmosphere lamp and may turn on the atmosphere lamp in the changed color, may control the atmosphere lamp to blink, or may provide a voice output so that a passenger may recognize the dangerous situation. Further, the embodiments of the present invention may change the color of the atmosphere lamp and may turn on the atmosphere lamp in the changed color, so that the passenger may intuitively know the state of the destination when the vehicle arrives at the destination.

Thus, the passenger who takes the automated driving taxi or the like can know the remaining distance to the destination, the dangerous situation, whether the vehicle reaches the destination, or the like, only by using the change of the atmosphere lamp.

Next, a detailed description will be given of a lighting control method of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a lighting control method of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Next, it is assumed that the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle in fig. 1 executes the process of fig. 5. Further, in the description of fig. 5, the operations described as being performed by the device may be understood as being controlled by the processor 130 of the lighting controller 100 of the vehicle.

In step S201, the apparatus may determine whether the vehicle reaches the destination. When the vehicle reaches the destination, the apparatus may turn on the atmosphere lamp in the first color to provide a notification that the vehicle reaches the destination in step S202. For example, the first color may be yellow.

After the automatically driven taxi (vehicle) reaches the destination, the apparatus may enter a payment waiting phase to pay the fee of the automatically driven taxi (vehicle) and may turn on the atmosphere lamp in the second color to guide the passenger to make the payment, thereby informing the passenger of the payment waiting state in step S203. For example, the second color may be orange. At this time, although another command is input to guide the passenger to make the payment, the apparatus may ignore the other command and may perform the control of the payment guide in the order of the highest priority. In addition, the apparatus may increase the brightness of the atmosphere lamp to 100% during the payment waiting period so that the passenger may recognize the payment waiting period.

In step S204, the apparatus may determine whether the passenger pays a fee. When the payment is completed, the device may enter a payment completion phase and may turn on the atmosphere lamp in a third color to display the payment completion in step S205. For example, the third color may be yellow.

In step S206, the device may determine whether approval of the completed payment is rejected or whether the payment fails. When it is determined that the approval to reject the completed payment or the payment fails, the apparatus may turn on the atmosphere lamp in the fourth color in step S207. For example, the fourth color may be red. Further, when the payment fails or the approval of the payment is rejected, the apparatus may increase the brightness of the atmosphere lamp to 100% so that the passenger may recognize that the payment failed or the approval is rejected.

Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention may notify a passenger of a payment progress stage using an atmosphere lamp after the passenger who takes an automatic driving taxi arrives at a destination, so that the passenger may easily recognize a payment state.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a computing system according to an embodiment of the invention.

Referring to fig. 6, the computing system 1000 may include at least one processor 1100, a memory 1300, a user interface input device 1400, a user interface output device 1500, a storage device 1600, and a network interface 1700 connected to each other via a bus 1200.

Processor 1100 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a semiconductor device that processes instructions stored in memory 1300 and/or storage 1600. Memory 1300 and storage 1600 may include various types of volatile or non-volatile storage media. For example, the memory 1300 may include a ROM (read only memory) and a RAM (random access memory).

Thus, the operations of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware or in a software module executed by the processor 1100, or in a combination of the two. A software module may reside in storage media (i.e., memory and/or storage) such as RAM, flash memory, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, and a CD-ROM.

An exemplary storage medium can be coupled to processor 1100, and processor 1100 can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor 1100. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). The ASIC may reside in a user terminal. In other instances, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

The present technology can control a lighting device in an automatically driven commercial vehicle or the like, and can enable a passenger to recognize various information, thereby increasing the convenience of the passenger.

In addition, various effects directly or indirectly understood by the present invention can be provided.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments and the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, but various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention claimed in the appended claims.

Accordingly, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention are provided to explain the spirit and scope of the present invention and not to limit them, so that the spirit and scope of the present invention are not limited by the embodiments. The scope of the invention should be construed based on the appended claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent to the claims should be included in the scope of the invention.