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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-min Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Deok-young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Yong-wook Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dae-in Choi, Jeongeup-si, KR;
Gang-heok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are an electronic device and method for assisting driving of a vehicle, the electronic device including a sensor configured to sense a rotation direction of a steering wheel of the vehicle, a processor configured to monitor rotation direction switching events of the steering wheel, obtain a rotation direction switching pattern about a number of rotation direction switching events of the steering wheel per unit time, and determine whether to provide an alert to a driver of the vehicle, based on the obtained rotation direction switching pattern, and an outputter configured to output the alert to the driver, based on the determination.