Immersive Vehicle Multimedia System

• US 20110016497A1
• Filed: 07/15/2009
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Bloom, David, Zabel, Jeff
• Granted Patent: US 8,947,253 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/75
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

The invention relates to an immersive vehicle multimedia system that that is affected by vehicle sensors and collected data concerning environmental. The immersive vehicle multimedia system includes a vehicle, at least one sensor or other vehicle component gathering input as data from an external and internal vehicle environment, an immersive multimedia device connected to each sensor, and media content run through the multimedia device. The media content includes a primary script and a secondary script, the secondary script depending on the gathered input.

Claims

1. An immersive vehicle multimedia system that provides a passenger with an immersive experience, comprising:

a vehicle;

at least one sensor or other vehicle component gathering input as data from an external and internal vehicle environment;

an immersive multimedia device connected to each sensor; and

media content run through the multimedia device, the media content having a primary script and a secondary script, the secondary script dependent on the gathered input.

2. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, further comprising a data interface connected to each sensor.

3. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 2, wherein the data is sendable by a connection module.

4. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the data includes information concerning present driving conditions.

5. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, further comprising an immersive multimedia processor to incorporate data sent from the sensors with the media content, such that the media is capable of incorporating sent data with the secondary script.

6. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 5, further comprising a controller for user interaction.

7. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 6, further comprising a presentation of the media content depending on the received data and user interaction.

8. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the input includes present vehicle conditions.

9. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 8, wherein the input includes present environmental conditions.

10. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein communication between each sensor and the multimedia device is a constant communication.

11. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein communication between each sensor and the multimedia device is a periodic communication.

12. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein communication between each sensor and the multimedia device is an indirect communication including a wireless communication system.

13. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, further comprising wiring between each sensor and the multimedia device.

14. A method for preparing an immersive multimedia experience in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

gathering information from at least one vehicle sensor;

sending gathered information to an immersive multimedia device;

processing the received information through the immersive multimedia device;

incorporating processed information into media content;

preparing a presentation from the media content; and

receiving user interaction through a multimedia controller, wherein the user interaction and further received information affects further presentation from the media content.

15. The method for preparing an immersive multimedia experience in a vehicle of claim 14, wherein presenting media content includes the step of running a primary script and a secondary script of media content, the primary script initially preparing the presentation of media content, while the secondary script further preparing the presentation if the processed information is determined appropriate for the media content.

16. The method for preparing an immersive multimedia experience in a vehicle of claim 15, further including the step of determining if the received and processed information is appropriate, information influencing the presentation of media content partially controlled by the secondary script of the media content.

17. A method to manipulate media content run through an immersive vehicle multimedia system, the steps comprising:

receiving information collected through a data interface by an immersive multimedia device;

processing received information by a multimedia device, use of processed information depending on a type of media content run through the immersive multimedia device;

incorporating processed information into a presentation of media content;

affecting user interpretation of presented media content through further output of media content recurrently changing in regard to received and processed information;

interacting with the presentation of media content by a user through a control device; and

reconfiguring the presentation of further media content through both user interaction and processed information.