Vehicular multi-purpose warning head-up display
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1. A vehicle head-up display device, comprising:
- a detecting module configured to receive, from a sensor device and/or a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device, detected signals related to objects appearing outside of a vehicle having the head-up display device;
an information module configured to obtain vehicle information from a plurality of sensors and controllers;
a display control module receiving signals from a plurality of sources comprising the detecting module and the information module, and determining one or more warnings and a severity of the one or more warnings based on the signals, wherein the warnings include at least one of a lane departure warning, a blind spot warning, a following distance indicator, a front distance indicator, a backup distance indicator, a head-on threat warning, or a lateral threat warning corresponding to the detected signals; and
a display module structured to selectively project, based on the severity of the one or more warnings, a plurality of light patterns, in the form of information dots, from a plurality of point light sources, onto a plurality of locations corresponding to detected locations of the objects on a windshield of the vehicle such that the plurality of light patterns are superimposed on the objects to indicate the warnings and the severity of the warnings,wherein the display module is configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of point light sources in a first mode, a second mode, a third mode, a fourth mode, a fifth mode, and a sixth mode,wherein the first mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the lane departure warning, the second mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the blind spot warning, the third mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the following distance indicator, the front distance indicator, and/or the backup distance indicator, the fourth mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the head-on threat warning, the fifth mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the lateral threat warning, and the sixth mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to a plurality of the first through fifth modes,wherein the display module is capable of displaying the first through fifth modes and indicate the severity of the corresponding warnings simultaneously, andwherein the display module determines which of the plurality of point light sources to illuminate based on one or more of the warnings delivered from the display control module.
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Abstract
A vehicle head-up display device includes a display control module that receives signals from a plurality of sources and determines one or more warnings based on the signals. The warnings may include at least one of a lane departure warning, a blind spot warning, a front/following/backup distance indicator, a head-on threat warning, and a lateral threat warning. A display module has a plurality of light sources that selectively project a plurality of light patterns onto a plurality of locations on a windshield of a vehicle such that the plurality of light patterns are superimposed on objects outside of the vehicle.
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23 Claims
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1. A vehicle head-up display device, comprising:
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a detecting module configured to receive, from a sensor device and/or a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device, detected signals related to objects appearing outside of a vehicle having the head-up display device; an information module configured to obtain vehicle information from a plurality of sensors and controllers; a display control module receiving signals from a plurality of sources comprising the detecting module and the information module, and determining one or more warnings and a severity of the one or more warnings based on the signals, wherein the warnings include at least one of a lane departure warning, a blind spot warning, a following distance indicator, a front distance indicator, a backup distance indicator, a head-on threat warning, or a lateral threat warning corresponding to the detected signals; and a display module structured to selectively project, based on the severity of the one or more warnings, a plurality of light patterns, in the form of information dots, from a plurality of point light sources, onto a plurality of locations corresponding to detected locations of the objects on a windshield of the vehicle such that the plurality of light patterns are superimposed on the objects to indicate the warnings and the severity of the warnings, wherein the display module is configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of point light sources in a first mode, a second mode, a third mode, a fourth mode, a fifth mode, and a sixth mode, wherein the first mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the lane departure warning, the second mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the blind spot warning, the third mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the following distance indicator, the front distance indicator, and/or the backup distance indicator, the fourth mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the head-on threat warning, the fifth mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the lateral threat warning, and the sixth mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to a plurality of the first through fifth modes, wherein the display module is capable of displaying the first through fifth modes and indicate the severity of the corresponding warnings simultaneously, and wherein the display module determines which of the plurality of point light sources to illuminate based on one or more of the warnings delivered from the display control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle head-up display device, comprising:
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a detecting module configured to receive, from a sensor device and/or a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device, detected signals related to objects appearing outside of a vehicle having the head-up display device; an information module configured to obtain vehicle information from a plurality of sensors and controllers; a display control module receiving signals from a plurality of sources comprising the detecting module and the information module, and determining one or more warnings and a severity of the one or more warnings based on the signals, wherein the warnings include at least one of a lane departure warning, a blind spot warning, a following distance indicator, a front distance indicator, a backup distance indicator, a head-on threat warning, or a lateral threat warning corresponding to the detected signals; and a display module having a plurality of light sources comprising light emitting diodes that selectively project based on the severity of the one or more warnings, a plurality of light patterns, in the form of information dots, onto a plurality of locations corresponding to detected locations of the objects on a windshield of the vehicle such that the plurality of light patterns are superimposed on the objects to indicate the warnings and the severity of the warnings, wherein the display module is configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of light sources in a first mode, a second mode, a third mode, a fourth mode, a fifth mode, and a sixth mode, wherein the first mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the lane departure warning and blind spot warning, the second mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the following distance indicator, the front distance indicator, and/or the backup distance indicator, the third mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the head-on threat warning, the fourth mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to the lateral threat warning, and the fifth mode illuminates the plurality of light patterns corresponding to a plurality of the first through fourth modes, wherein the display module is capable of displaying the first through fourth modes and indicate the severity of the corresponding warnings simultaneously, and wherein the display module determines which of the plurality of light sources to illuminate based on one or more of the warnings delivered from the display control module. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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