SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROTECTING AN OPERATOR AGAINST GLARE
First Claim
1. A system for attenuating glare, comprising:
- a display unit interposed between an operator of a vehicle and all or part of a windshield of the vehicle;
a controller for controlling the display unit,a positioning module for determining a position of the operator inside the vehicle, and for determining a position of at least one luminous object outside the vehicle that is a source of glare;
a computing platform for computing a glare line between the operator and luminous object and the position of the display unit where the glare line intersects the display unit; and
wherein the computing platform is configured to communicate to the controller the position of the display unit where the glare line intersects the display unit and the controller is configured to cause the display unit at the position of the intersection to darken thereby attenuating the glare.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer readable media for protecting a pilot of an aircraft or an operator of a vehicle against glare from a luminous object. A system for attenuating glare experienced by an operator of a vehicle is provided with a transparent display unit or screen with adjustable pixels that is interposed between an operator of a vehicle and all or part of a windshield of the vehicle, and a device to control pixel intensity to attenuate glare from a luminous object. A system is provided with a positioning module for determining the position of the operator inside the vehicle, and for determining the position of at least one luminous object outside the vehicle that is a source of glare experienced by the operator. A system is provided with a computing device for computing a glare line between the operator and luminous object and the position of the display screen where the glare line intersects the display unit.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for attenuating glare, comprising:
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a display unit interposed between an operator of a vehicle and all or part of a windshield of the vehicle; a controller for controlling the display unit, a positioning module for determining a position of the operator inside the vehicle, and for determining a position of at least one luminous object outside the vehicle that is a source of glare; a computing platform for computing a glare line between the operator and luminous object and the position of the display unit where the glare line intersects the display unit; and wherein the computing platform is configured to communicate to the controller the position of the display unit where the glare line intersects the display unit and the controller is configured to cause the display unit at the position of the intersection to darken thereby attenuating the glare. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for attenuating glare experienced by an operator of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a vehicle operator position; determining a position of a luminous object that is a source of glare by communicating with a global positioning system; calculating a glare line between the vehicle operator position and the position of the luminous object; and darkening a display unit at an intersection of the glare line and the display unit to reduce glare effects perceived by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for attenuating glare experienced by an operator of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a vehicle operator position by using one or more gyroscopes and/or accelerometers; determining a position of a luminous object that is a source of glare; calculating a glare line between the vehicle operator position and the position of the luminous object; and darkening a display unit at an intersection of the glare line and the display unit to reduce glare effects perceived by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:
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determining a vehicle operator position; determining a position of a luminous object that is a source of glare by communicating with a global positioning system; calculating a glare line between the vehicle operator position and the position of the luminous object; and darkening a display unit at an intersection of the glare line and the display unit to reduce glare effects perceived by the operator.
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22. A computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:
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determining a vehicle operator position by using one or more gyroscopes and/or accelerometers; determining a position of a luminous object that is a source of glare; calculating a glare line between the vehicle operator position and the position of the luminous object; and darkening a display unit at an intersection of the glare line and the display unit to reduce glare effects perceived by the operator.
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23. A system for attenuating glare from a laser, comprising:
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a display unit interposed between an operator of a vehicle and all or part of a windshield of the vehicle; a controller for controlling the display unit; a photovoltaic film to detect a laser intersecting the display unit; and wherein the photovoltaic film is configured to communicate to the controller the location on the display unit intersected by a laser and the controller is configured to cause the display unit at the location of the intersection to darken thereby attenuating the glare from the laser. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A system for attenuating glare, comprising:
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a display unit interposed between an operator of a vehicle and all or part of a windshield of the vehicle; a heads-up display mounted between an operator of a vehicle and the display unit; a controller for controlling the display unit; and wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the display unit to cause the display unit to darken at a location of the display unit corresponding to a line of sight of the operator when viewing the heads-up display to thereby attenuate glare on the heads-up display from a luminous source. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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