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Enhanced heads-up display system

  • US 10,067,341 B1
  • Filed: 02/04/2015
  • Issued: 09/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a heads-up display (HUD) system that displays content to an occupant of a vehicle in a position in front of the occupant when the occupant is present in the vehicle;

    a scene data generating system that obtains information about an environment around the vehicle;

    an occupant monitoring system that monitors the occupant when present in the vehicle and detects movement of at least one part of the occupant; and

    a processor coupled to said HUD system, to said scene data generating system and to said occupant monitoring system,said processor directing said HUD system to display first content related to a road or lane being traveled by the vehicle and to selectively initiate display of additional, second content that is different than and additional to the display of the first content related to the road or lane being traveled by the vehicle, while the first content is being displayed, whereby prior to initiation of the display of the additional, second content, the additional, second content is not displayed,said processor directing said HUD system to display the additional, second content in one of a plurality of different locations relative to a location in which the first content is being displayed, the location in which the additional, second content is displayed being in a direction of movement of the at least one part of the occupant from an initial state, as detected by said occupant monitoring system, such that movement of the at least one part of the occupant in different directions from the initial state causes the additional, second content to be displayed by said HUD system in different locations,said processor determining the additional, second content to display based on the information obtained by said scene data generating system and based on the same direction of movement of the at least one part of the occupant from the initial state, as detected by said occupant monitoring system, that determines in which one of the plurality of different locations the additional, second content is displayed by said HUD system such that movement of the at least one part of the occupant in different directions from the initial state causes different additional, second content to be displayed by said HUD system, andwhereby the additional, second content includes at least one of an object exterior of the vehicle, an edge of the road or lane on which the vehicle is traveling, an indication relating to traffic management structure for the road or lane on which the vehicle is traveling and a road sign for the road or lane on which the vehicle is traveling.

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