Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Corporation

Si Hoon Sung

Jae Hoon Chung

Sung Un Kim

Disclosed is a user interface capable of controlling various functions of a vehicle, and more particularly a vehicle function control system and a control method using a detachable control device. A method of controlling an integrated control unit includes: recognizing a first detachable control device attached to a first attachment position among at least one attachment position provided at an attachment unit; establishing a first data path with the first detachable control device; transmitting information about a first function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable control device through the first data path; and when receiving first manipulation information from the first detachable control device, controlling the first function to be controlled based on the first manipulation information.

System and method for controlling functions of a vehicle using a detachable control device

A vehicle function control apparatus and method control various vehicle functions. A control method of an integrated manipulation unit may include: establishing a first data path with a first detachable knob attached to a first attachment position among at least one attachment position provided in an attachment unit; transmitting information on a first function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable knob through the first data path; establishing a second data path with a second detachable knob stacked on the first detachable knob; and transmitting information on a second function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the second detachable knob through the second data path.

In-vehicle control apparatus using a detachable knob and method for controlling same

A manipulation system capable of controlling various functions in a vehicle includes a detachable rotary manipulation system capable of corresponding to various manipulation environments using an electromagnet and a method of controlling the same. The method includes determining whether a rotary manipulation unit having a plurality of magnets disposed thereat has been attached based on a change in current of a plurality of electromagnetic coils disposed at an attachment unit and controlling whether to activate at least some of the plurality of electromagnetic coils based on at least one of the number of clicks per rotation corresponding to a function to be controlled or a manipulation system type of the rotary manipulation unit upon determining that the rotary manipulation unit has been attached.

Detachable manipulation system using an electromagnet and a method of controlling the same

A vehicle function control apparatus and method use a detachable knob. The vehicle function control method includes determining, by an integrated manipulation unit, a target attachment position on an attachment unit having a plurality of attachment positions, sensing the position of a detachable knob having at least one magnet and a manipulation means on the attachment unit, and controlling a plurality of electromagnets disposed so as to correspond to the plurality of attachment positions such that the detachable knob is moved from the sensed position to the target attachment position, among the plurality of attachment positions.

Vehicle function control apparatus and method using a detachable knob

A user interface capable of controlling various functions of a vehicle is disclosed. More particularly, an in-vehicle function control apparatus using a detachable knob and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. A method of controlling a vehicle function using a detachable knob includes an integrated operation unit detecting an attachment position of the detachable knob among a plurality of attachment positions in a vehicle, transmitting information on a result of the operation from the detachable knob to the integrated operation unit when an operation unit provided in the detachable knob is operated, and the integrated operation unit controlling a controlled function corresponding to the attachment position of the detachable knob based on the information on the result. The detachable knob is fixed at any one of the plurality of attachment positions using magnetic force.

In-vehicle function control apparatus using detachable knob and method of controlling the same

A method for controlling a vehicle using a smart key is provided and includes sensing at least one of a vehicle state, an attachment state of the smart key, and a detachment state of the smart key, the smart key including a magnet, and adjusting a magnetic force of at least one electromagnet provided in a smart key recognizer disposed in a predetermined attachment region inside the vehicle based on a plurality of levels and a result of the sensing. The levels include at least a first level occurring before driving and a second level occurring during driving, and a magnetic force corresponding to the second level is greater than a magnetic force corresponding to the first level.

In-vehicle control apparatus using smart key provided with display and method for controlling the same

A user interface capable of controlling various functions in a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle control method using a smart key includes an integrated operation unit detecting attachment of the smart key through a smart key detector disposed in a predetermined attachment area inside a vehicle, the integrated operation unit transmitting information on a controlled function corresponding to a vehicle state to the smart key, outputting a first user interface corresponding to the information on the controlled function on a first display of the smart key, transmitting information on a result of operation from the smart key to the integrated operation unit when an operation unit provided in the smart key is operated, and the integrated operation unit controlling the controlled function based on the information on the result. The smart key is fixed in the attachment area using magnetic force.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Si Hoon Sung