Vehicle use portable heads-up display
First Claim
1. A vehicle heads-up display system, comprising;
- a display assembly, comprising;
a platform configured removably receive and physically support a mobile phone and/or tablet having a display screen;
a combiner glass coupled to the platform and oriented at an angle with respect to the supported mobile phone and/or tablet display screen to at least partially reflect an output from the display screen,wherein the platform defines an opening and is configured to align the received and supported mobile phone and/or tablet display screen with the combiner glass through the opening; and
a coupler configured couple the platform to a surface or a component of a vehicle;
a tactile input device, comprising;
a touch-sensitive input device configured to be responsive to user inputs;
a transceiver configured to communicate control signals to the mobile phone and/or tablet in response to the user inputs; and
a bracket configured in couple the tactile input device to a steering apparatus, anda control application configured to be installed on the mobile phone and/or tablet and, once installed, configured to respond to control signals from the tactile input device to enable user interaction with applications on the mobile phone and/or tablet via the tactile input device.
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Abstract
Provided is a system for presenting information to a driver in a vehicle with a steering wheel and dashboard and/or windshield includes a first enclosure that supports a mobile device and a combiner glass (e.g., half reflective mirror) on the dashboard or windshield. A second bracket releasably attaches a tactile input device to the steering wheel. The tactile input device generates signals representing motion of the driver'"'"'s finger or thumb across a touch pad and the actuation of an entry key of the device. The tactile input device and the mobile device communicate wirelessly, in preferred embodiments. The enclosure supports the mobile device to have an orientation with respect to the combiner glass that produces a heads-up display that can be controlled by the driver'"'"'s interaction with the tactile input device. Advantageously, the present invention provides systems and methods that minimize visual, mechanical and cognitive distractions.
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36 Claims
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1. A vehicle heads-up display system, comprising;
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a display assembly, comprising; a platform configured removably receive and physically support a mobile phone and/or tablet having a display screen; a combiner glass coupled to the platform and oriented at an angle with respect to the supported mobile phone and/or tablet display screen to at least partially reflect an output from the display screen, wherein the platform defines an opening and is configured to align the received and supported mobile phone and/or tablet display screen with the combiner glass through the opening; and a coupler configured couple the platform to a surface or a component of a vehicle; a tactile input device, comprising; a touch-sensitive input device configured to be responsive to user inputs; a transceiver configured to communicate control signals to the mobile phone and/or tablet in response to the user inputs; and a bracket configured in couple the tactile input device to a steering apparatus, and a control application configured to be installed on the mobile phone and/or tablet and, once installed, configured to respond to control signals from the tactile input device to enable user interaction with applications on the mobile phone and/or tablet via the tactile input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A display assembly of a vehicle heads-up display system, comprising:
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a platform configured to receive and physically support a portable electronic device in a substantially horizontal position, the portable electronic device taking the form of a mobile phone having a display screen; a combiner glass oriented at an angle with respect to the supported electronic device display screen to at least partially reflect an output from the display screen, wherein the platform defines an opening and is configured to align the received and supported mobile phone display screen with the combiner glass through the opening; and a coupler configured couple to a surface or a component of a vehicle, wherein the platform is configured to align the display of the electronic device with the combiner glass. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A tactile input device, comprising:
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a housing; a touch-sensitive input device configured to receive user inputs; a processor-enabled input device application configured to process the user inputs and to responsively generate electronic device control signals; a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate the electronic device control signals to a portable electronic device in the form of a mobile phone or tablet disposed in a heads-up display comprising a platform defining an opening and a combiner glass, wherein the platform is configured to align a display screen of the mobile phone or tablet with the combiner glass through the opening, the combiner glass oriented at an angle with respect to the display screen to at least partially reflect an output from the display screen; and a bracket configured to couple the housing to an outer ring of a steering apparatus, wherein the processor-enabled input device application and transceiver cooperate to generate the control signals to enable user interactions with applications on the electronic device using the touch-sensitive input device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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30. The device of clam 28, wherein the touch-sensitive input device is a touchscreen.
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36. A method of interacting with a portable electronic device, comprising:
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installing a control application on the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device being a mobile phone or tablet; receiving and physically supporting the portable electronic device having a display screen in a display assembly comprising; a platform configured to removably receive and support the portable electronic device in a substantially horizontal position; a combiner glass oriented at an angle with respect to the supported electronic device display screen to at least partially reflect an output from the display screen, wherein the platform aligns the display screen with the combiner glass, wherein the platform defines an opening and is configured to align the received and supported mobile phone or tablet display screen with the combiner glass through the opening; and a coupler configured to couple to a surface or a component of a vehicle; and controlling the electronic device with a tactile input device, comprising; touch-sensitive input device configured to be responsive to user inputs; a processor-enabled input device application configured to process the user inputs and to responsively generate electronic device control signals; a transceiver configured to communicate the electronic device control signals to the portable electronic device in response to the user inputs; and a bracket configured to couple the tactile input device to a steering apparatus, including the control signals providing user interaction with applications on the portable electronic device.
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