Motion sickness reduction
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1. A viewing apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a substantially transparent medium having a reading surface; and
an optical image disposed for viewing by a vehicular passenger at said reading surface, whereby said vehicular passenger is enabled to view said optical image and an external stationary point of reference through said transparent medium so as to minimize a risk of motion sickness in said vehicular passenger.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems for enabling a passenger in a moving vehicle to read text or view an image while avoiding or reducing the symptoms of motion sickness, by providing the passenger a view of the text or image simultaneously with a view of external stationary reference points. The methods, apparatuses, and systems, in some embodiments, include the use of a transparent medium which can display text or images. Other embodiments include a video camera capturing video images and substantially simultaneously displaying such images together with text or images on a means of display.
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1. A viewing apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a substantially transparent medium having a reading surface; and
an optical image disposed for viewing by a vehicular passenger at said reading surface, whereby said vehicular passenger is enabled to view said optical image and an external stationary point of reference through said transparent medium so as to minimize a risk of motion sickness in said vehicular passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A motion sickness abatement device comprising:
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a video camera, said video camera being coupled to a vehicle, said video camera being adapted to receive a first image from a direction forwardly of said vehicle;
display means for receiving said first image and displaying said first image to a passenger in a first viewing region, and for displaying a second image to said passenger in a second viewing region, whereby said second image may be read while minimizing motion sickness in said passenger. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile workspace comprising:
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a vehicle;
an environmental sensor, said environmental sensor being adapted to sense a visual environment of said vehicle and produce a first environmental image data;
a superimposition device, said superimposition device being adapted to receive said first environmental image data and produce a compound signal, said compound signal including said first environmental image data and a second graphical image data; and
a viewing device, said viewing device being adapted to receive said compound signal from said superimposition device and produce a compound image for viewing by a user, whereby said user may perceive said second graphical image data with a reduced risk of motion sickness.
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13. A mobile workspace comprising:
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a vehicle;
a forward imaging device;
a document imaging device; and
a user support device, said user support device being adapted to support a user on a visual axis substantially parallel to a viewing axis of said forward imaging device and a viewing axis of said document imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A motion sickness abatement apparatus comprising:
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a first optical sensor adapted to receive a first image of a printed object;
a second optical sensor adapted to receive a second image of a vehicle environment;
a display device, said display device being signalingly coupled to said first and second optical sensors and adapted to display, substantially concurrently, said first image of said printed object, and said second image of said vehicle environment.
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30. A document support tray comprising:
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a back member, said back member having a first surface, said first surface being adapted to be disposed in a an orientation adapted for comfortable viewing by a viewer, said back member being substantially transparent to visible wavelengths of light, said back member being adapted to support a supporting surface of a document; and
a tray member, said tray member being coupled to said back member proximate to a lower edge thereof, said tray member having a second surface, said tray member being adapted to support a lower edge of said document, wherein said document includes a light transmissive medium with informational markings disposed on a marking surface thereof, said document support tray being adapted to be disposed in a mobile conveyance to support said document for reading by a passenger of said mobile conveyance with a minimum of motion sickness. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A motion sickness abatement method comprising:
viewing a substantially stationary environment from a moving vehicle through a partially light transmitting medium, said partially light transmitting medium having a first plurality of substantially light transmitting regions and a second plurality of substantially opaque regions, said second plurality of substantially opaque regions forming an informational pattern, such that said viewing said substantially stationary environment while viewing said informational pattern tends to minimize motion sickness. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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