US 12,252,013 B2
Control system of smart glass for vehicle
Ki-Eun Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/886,260.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0141757 (KR), filed on Oct. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0127726 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60J 3/04 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 35/80 (2024.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [B60J 3/04 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 35/80 (2024.01); B60K 2360/139 (2024.01); B60K 2360/165 (2024.01); B60K 2360/166 (2024.01); B60K 2360/176 (2024.01); B60K 2360/21 (2024.01); B60K 2360/566 (2024.01); B60K 2360/573 (2024.01); B60K 2360/785 (2024.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control system of a smart glass for a vehicle, the control system comprising:
the smart glass provided on a glass of the vehicle and having a changed transmittance or an image displayed thereon;
an operation member into which a mode of the smart glass is input; and
a control unit electrically connected to the smart glass and the operation member and configured to adjust the transmittance of the smart glass according to the mode input into the operation member, or to control the smart glass so that the image is displayed through the smart glass,
wherein the mode includes a kids mode in which a pre-stored image is displayed through the smart glass while adjusting the transmittance of the smart glass,
wherein when the mode is selected as the kids mode, the control unit is further configured to operate a child lock provided on a door of the vehicle in a locking state, and
wherein when the mode is selected as the kids mode, the control unit is further configured to control a camera provided in the vehicle to capture a passenger accommodated on a rear seat of the vehicle, and to display an appearance of the passenger on the rear seat captured by the camera through a display unit provided in the vehicle.