SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY IN A HEAD-UP DISPLAY
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for augmenting reality in a head-up display implemented using a windshield of a vehicle. Image data of an operator of the vehicle is captured and a gaze tracker processes the operator image data to determine a direction of the gaze of the operator. Image data of the environment ahead of the vehicle is captured. An environment analyzer processes the environment image data. Augmented reality (“AR”) data is received from an external network. The AR data is associated with an object ahead of the vehicle and within the current area of central vision of the operator. A projection system presents AR data on the windshield to appear, to the operator of the vehicle, to be associated with the object.
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50 Claims
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26. A system for presenting augmented reality data in a head-up display of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a gaze tracker to process operator image data of an operator of the vehicle to determine a current area of central vision of the operator; an environment analyzer to process environment image data of an environment visible to the operator through a windshield of the vehicle; and
\a projection system to present augmented reality data on a windshield of the vehicle, the projection system configured to present the augmented reality data that is associated with an object that is in the environment ahead of the vehicle and that is within the current area of central vision of the operator, wherein the augmented reality data is displayed on the windshield of the vehicle within the current area of central vision of the operator and displayed to appear, to the operator of the vehicle, to be associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of presenting augmented reality information to an operator of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving environment image data from an external facing image capture system mounted to the vehicle, the environment image data including image data for an environment visible to the operator through a windshield of the vehicle; receiving data indicating a line of sight of a current gaze of the operator through a windshield of the vehicle; receiving augmented reality data pertinent to the environment visible to the operator; and displaying a portion of the augmented reality data on the windshield of the vehicle based on the environment image data and based on the line of sight of the current gaze of the operator, wherein the portion of the augmented reality data is associated with an object that is in the environment ahead of the vehicle and in a direction within the field of view corresponding to a direction of the line of sight of the operator, wherein the portion of the augmented reality data is displayed on the windshield of the vehicle corresponding to the line of sight of the operator and displayed to appear, to the operator of the vehicle, to be associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A vehicle that presents augmented reality in a head-up display, the vehicle comprising:
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a windshield; an internal facing image capture system to capture operator image data of an operator of the vehicle; an external facing image capture system to capture environment image data of an environment in front of the vehicle; a gaze tracker to process operator image data to determine a line of sight of a current gaze of the operator of the vehicle; a network interface to form a wireless data connection with a wireless network access point disposed externally to the vehicle and to receive, via the wireless data connection, augmented reality data pertinent to the environment visible to the operator through the windshield of the vehicle; an environment analyzer to process environment image data captured by the external facing image capture system and correlate augmented reality data with one or more objects in the environment visible to the operator through the windshield of the vehicle; and a projection system to present augmented reality data on a windshield of the vehicle, the projection system configured to present a portion of augmented reality data that is associated with an object that is in the environment ahead of the vehicle and that is likely within the central vision of the operator, based on the line of sight of the current gaze of the operator, wherein the augmented reality data is displayed on the windshield of the vehicle corresponding to the line of sight of the operator and displayed to appear, to the operator of the vehicle, to be associated with the object.
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46. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving environment image data from an external facing image capture system mounted to the vehicle, the environment image data including image data for an environment visible to the operator through a windshield of the vehicle; receiving data indicating a line of sight of a current gaze of the operator through a windshield of the vehicle; receiving augmented reality data pertinent to the environment visible to the operator; and displaying a portion of the augmented reality data on the windshield of the vehicle based on the environment image data and based on the line of sight of the current gaze of the operator, wherein the portion of the augmented reality data is associated with an object that is in the environment ahead of the vehicle and in a direction within the field of view corresponding to a direction of the line of sight of the operator, wherein the portion of the augmented reality data is displayed on the windshield of the vehicle corresponding to the line of sight of the operator and displayed to appear, to the operator of the vehicle, to be associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A system for presenting augmented reality data in a head-up display of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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means for tracking a current gaze of an operator, wherein the gaze tracking means process operator image data of an operator of the vehicle to determine a current area of central vision of the operator; means for analyzing an environment visible to the operator through a windshield of the vehicle, the environment analyzing means configured to process environment image data of the environment visible to the operator through the windshield of the vehicle; and means for projecting augmented reality data on a windshield of the vehicle, the projecting means configured to present the augmented reality data that is associated with an object that is in the environment ahead of the vehicle and that is within the current area of central vision of the operator, wherein the augmented reality data is displayed on the windshield of the vehicle within the current area of central vision of the operator and displayed to appear, to the operator of the vehicle, to be associated with the object.
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