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Service providing apparatus providing in-vehicle service and control method of the apparatus

US12269386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 2023
Grant dateApr 8, 2025
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F13/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an in-vehicle service providing apparatus, the apparatus including a module unit including service modules configured to provide services, a rail part including a rail stretched into a cabin of a vehicle, a moving part onto which one of the service modules is seated and fixed, and which is configured to move along the rail; and a processor configured to: identify a request for a service that may be provided through one of the service modules, detect a first service module corresponding to the identified service request, and determine a service providing position and control the module unit to seat the first service module onto the moving part, and control the moving part onto which the first service module is seated to move to the determined service providing position.

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