Method and system for presenting different views to passengers in a moving vehicle
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Abstract
Systems and methods for presenting images in a vehicle as the vehicle rotates about a rotation axis are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a signal receiving portion that receives a first signal corresponding to an image of a first view from a position located a first distance from the rotation axis. A signal processing portion directs to a signal display portion located a second distance from the rotation axis, a time varying second signal that represents a second view. The second view can be a portion of the first view and can occupy an area less than the area occupied by the first view. The location of the second area relative to the first area can be selected based at least on an amount by which the first and second distances differ.
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39 Claims
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12. A system for presenting images corresponding to views external to a vehicle as the vehicle rotates about a rotation axis, comprising:
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a first display portion positioned within the vehicle at a first distance from the rotation axis;
a second display portion positioned within the vehicle at a second distance from the rotation axis, the second distance being different than the first distance;
a first image source positioned a third distance from the rotation axis and being operatively coupled to the first display portion to transmit to the first display portion a first signal corresponding to a first image of a view external to the vehicle; and
a second image source positioned a fourth distance from the rotation axis and being operatively coupled to the second display portion to transmit to the second display portion a second signal corresponding to a second image of a view external to a vehicle, the fourth distance being different than the third distance, the second distance being different than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for presenting images corresponding to views external to an aircraft, the aircraft being rotatable about a roll axis, the system comprising:
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an image source positioned a first distance from the roll axis and being configured to transmit a time-varying first signal representing a first view external to the vehicle, the first view encompassing a first viewing area having a first centroid that rotates about the roll axis at a first angular rate;
a display portion positioned within the vehicle at a second distance from the roll axis, the second distance being different than the first distance; and
a processing portion coupled between the image source and the display portion, the processing portion being configured to receive the first signal from the image source and transmit a time-varying second signal to the display portion, the second signal representing a second view external to the vehicle, the second view being a portion of the first view and occupying a second area less than the first area, the second area having a second centroid that rotates about the roll axis at a second angular rate, the second angular rate being proportional to the first angular rate multiplied by the second distance and divided by the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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28. A method for presenting images corresponding to views external to a vehicle, comprising:
while the vehicle rotates about a rotation axis;
directing to a first display portion positioned at a first distance from the rotation axis a first signal from a first signal source corresponding to a first image of a view external to a vehicle; and
directing to a second display portion positioned at a second distance from the rotation axis a second signal from a second signal source corresponding to a second image of a view external to a vehicle, wherein the first distance is different than the second distance and the first signal source is different than the second signal source. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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38. A method for presenting images corresponding to a view external to an aircraft having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
while the aircraft rotates about the longitudinal axis;
receiving a first signal from a signal source representing a time-varying first view external to the vehicle, the first view encompassing a first area, the signal source being positioned a first distance from the rotation axis, the first area having a first centroid that rotates about the rotation axis at a first angular rate as the aircraft rotates about the longitudinal axis;
directing a time-varying second signal to a display portion of the vehicle, the display portion being positioned a second distance from the rotation axis, the second distance being different than the first distance, the second signal including a time-varying second view external to the vehicle, the second view being a portion of the first view and occupying a second area less than the first area, the second area having a second centroid that rotates about the rotation axis at a second angular rate, the second angular rate being proportional to the first rotation rate multiplied by the second distance and divided by the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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