Eye-Location Dependent Vehicular Heads-Up Display System
First Claim
1. A vehicle with an optimized visual information presentation system for an occupant, comprising:
- a heads-up display system for generating a virtual display in a field of view of an occupant of the vehicle when facing outward of the vehicle;
an occupant sensing system for determining the location of the eyes of the occupant; and
a control system coupled to said heads-up display system and said occupant sensing system for controlling the location of content of the virtual display being generated by said heads-up display system based on the determined location of the eyes of the occupant.
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Abstract
Optimized visual information presentation system and method for a vehicular occupant includes a heads-up display system for generating a virtual display in a field of view of an occupant of the vehicle when facing outward of the vehicle, an occupant sensing system for determining the location of the eyes of the occupant, and a control system coupled to the heads-up display system and the occupant sensing system. The control system controls the location of content of the virtual display being generated by the heads-up display system based on the determined location of the eyes of the occupant by the occupant sensing system.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle with an optimized visual information presentation system for an occupant, comprising:
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a heads-up display system for generating a virtual display in a field of view of an occupant of the vehicle when facing outward of the vehicle; an occupant sensing system for determining the location of the eyes of the occupant; and a control system coupled to said heads-up display system and said occupant sensing system for controlling the location of content of the virtual display being generated by said heads-up display system based on the determined location of the eyes of the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing information to an occupant of a compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
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generating a virtual display in a field of view of the occupant when facing outward of the vehicle on which information is displayed; determining the location of the eyes of the occupant; and controlling the display based on the determined location of the occupant'"'"'s eyes to enable the information displayed on the display to be optimally viewed by the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing information about objects exterior of a vehicle to an occupant of a compartment of the vehicle, comprising:
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arranging a heads-up display in the vehicle; generating a virtual display in a field of view of the occupant when facing outward of the vehicle on which information is displayed by controlling the heads-up display; determining the location of the objects exterior of the vehicle; determining the location of the eyes of the occupant; and controlling the display based on the determined location of the occupant'"'"'s eyes to enable the information displayed on the display to be optimally viewed by the occupant, the step of controlling the display comprising placing images or icons of the objects exterior of the vehicle in a position on the virtual display in which they would be visible to the occupant if the occupant were able to see them, which position is based on the determined location of the objects. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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