Vehicle control apparatus and method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10108260
APP PUB NO 20170285741A1
SERIAL NO

15419036

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A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle, and including a display configured to display image information associated with the vehicle; at least one light source configured to emit light so as to form at least one reflected light in one region of a pupil and eyeball of a user gazing at one region on the display; a memory configured to store coordinate information on each region within the vehicle and the at least one light source; at least one camera configured to obtain an image including the one region of the pupil and eyeball of the user; and a controller configured to calculate a first coordinate from a center of the pupil and calculate a second coordinate from the at least one reflected light included in the obtained image, calculate a coordinate of one point within the vehicle as a reference coordinate from prestored coordinate information of the at least one light source when a distance between the first coordinate and the second coordinate is less than a preset distance, and perform calibration on the reference coordinate for a coordinate corresponding to a direction in which the user gazes.

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  • LG ELECTRONICS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kim, Hyun Seoul, KR 426 2106
Kim, Joongrock Seoul, KR 1 20
Lee, Choil Seoul, KR 3 89
Park, Hyungmin Seoul, KR 8 231
Park, Injun Seoul, KR 13 74

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