US 11,983,328 B2
Apparatus for recognizing gesture in vehicle and method thereof
Sung Chan Park, Chungcheongnam-do (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 May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/744,940.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0116581 (KR), filed on Sep. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0066415 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01)
CPC G06F 3/017 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1464 (2024.01); B60K 2360/164 (2024.01); B60W 2040/0818 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02)] 16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for recognizing a gesture in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a sensor device provided in the vehicle to obtain information about the gesture of a user; and
a processor configured to:
connect with an infotainment system of the vehicle to identify a state of the infotainment system,
branch a gesture allowed in recognition, based on the state of the infotainment system,
perform gesture recognition, based on the information about the gesture sensed by the sensor device and a result of branching the gesture allowed in recognition,
process the case where an autonomous driving function is running as an exception condition,
determine that it is possible to use the gesture recognition, or that it is possible to use the gesture recognition for a specific gesture, when the autonomous driving function is running,
select a priority of control for the infotainment system corresponding to the gesture, and
determine the control for the infotainment system corresponding to the gesture, based on the information about the gesture sensed by the sensor device and the priority,
where same gestures corresponding to various control depending on the state of the infotainment system are assigned the priority by the processor in an order of functions currently first activated on the infotainment system, and
wherein the state of the infotainment system includes at least one of a state where a pop-up screen is activated, a state where a navigation application is first activated, a state where a media application is first activated, or a state where a radio is first activated.