ADJUSTING A TRANSPARENT DISPLAY WITH AN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE

• US 20150009126A1
• Filed: 05/13/2014
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Nagara, Wes A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,741,315 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/023 for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/174 Facial expression recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/066 for control of contrast
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/08 Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/10 Intensity circuits

Abstract

A system and method for adjusting a transparent display an image capturing device is provided. The system includes an image receiving module to receive an image from the image capturing device, the image capturing device being situated on an opposing side in which the transparent display presents content; an interfacing module to interface with the transparent display; an analysis module to analyze the received image with the interfacing module to perform an analysis; and an output module to perform a display modification or an error indication based on the analysis.

Claims

1. A system for adjusting a transparent display with an image capturing device, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the adjusting of the transparent display;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

an image receiving module to receive an image from the image capturing device, the image capturing device being situated on an opposing side in which the transparent display presents content;

an interfacing module to interface with the transparent display;

an analysis module to analyze the received image with the interfacing module to perform an analysis; and

an output module to perform a display modification or an error indication based on the analysis.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the analysis module comprises a facial detection module to detect a face observing the transparent display.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the output module, based on the detected display, performs the display modification.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the detected facial feature are eyes of the face squinting.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the analysis module comprises an error detection module to detect an error based on the analysis.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the detected error is a difference between information from the image and another sensor.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the other sensor is a speedometer.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein the detected error is a software bug.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the analysis module comprises an environmental detection module to detect an outside environmental condition, wherein the outside environmental condition pertains to external lighting, and

the display module modifies the transparent display based on the outside environment condition.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the analysis module further comprises a gesture detection module, to detect a gesture of a user in front of the transparent display.

11. A system for adjusting a transparent display with an image capturing device, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the adjusting of the transparent display;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

an image receiving module to receive an image from the image capturing device, the image capturing device being situated on an opposing side in which the transparent display presents content;

an interfacing module to interface with the transparent display;

an analysis module to analyze the received image with the interfacing module to perform an analysis; and

an output module to perform a display modification or an error indication based on the analysis,

wherein the system is installed in a vehicle.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the analysis module comprises a facial detection module to detect a face observing the transparent display.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the output module, based on the detected display, performs the display modification.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the detected facial feature are eyes of the face squinting.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein the analysis module comprises an error detection module to detect an error based on the analysis.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the detected error is a difference between information from the image and another sensor.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the other sensor is a speedometer.

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein the detected error is a software bug.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein the analysis module comprises an environmental detection module to detect an outside environmental condition, wherein the outside environmental condition pertains to external lighting, and

the display module modifies the transparent display based on the outside environment condition.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein the analysis module further comprises a gesture detection module, to detect a gesture of a user in front of the transparent display.