SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN AUGMENTED REALITY VEHICLE INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A method for providing an augmented reality vehicle interface comprising:
- receiving an image of a vehicle with an image capturing device;
identifying points of interest within portions of the image of the vehicle that correspond with vehicle features;
identifying a user classification category of the user that is capturing an image of the vehicle;
presenting an augmented reality image of the vehicle by overlaying one or more virtual user interface objects on the points of interest; and
controlling vehicle features via the one or more virtual user interface objects.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing an augmented reality vehicle interface. The method and system include providing an augmented reality user interface. The method and system additionally include receiving an image of a vehicle with an image capturing device. The method and system additionally include identifying a user classification category of the user that is capturing an image of the vehicle. Additionally, the method and system include presenting an augmented reality image of the vehicle by overlaying one or more virtual user interface objects on the points of interest. The method and system also includes controlling vehicle features via the one or more virtual user interface objects.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing an augmented reality vehicle interface comprising:
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receiving an image of a vehicle with an image capturing device; identifying points of interest within portions of the image of the vehicle that correspond with vehicle features; identifying a user classification category of the user that is capturing an image of the vehicle; presenting an augmented reality image of the vehicle by overlaying one or more virtual user interface objects on the points of interest; and controlling vehicle features via the one or more virtual user interface objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing an augmented reality vehicle interface, comprising:
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an image capturing device for capturing an image of the vehicle; an augmented reality vehicle interface application that is executed on the image capturing device; an image processing module that is included as a module of the augmented reality vehicle interface application that identifies the directional orientation and positional location of the image capturing device with respect to the vehicle; an image recognition module that is included as a module of the augmented reality vehicle interface application that identifies points of interest that correspond with vehicle features within portions of the image of the vehicle captured by the image capturing device; a user processing module that is included as a module of the augmented reality vehicle interface application that identifies a user classification category of the user that is capturing an image of the vehicle; and a virtual reality module that is included as a module of the augmented reality vehicle interface application that overlays one or more virtual user interface objects on the points of interests. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 18, 19)
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- 15. The system of claim 15, wherein overlaying one or more virtual user interface objects that correspond to the vehicle features on the points of interests includes the virtual reality module presenting an augmented reality user interface of the vehicle that includes one or more vehicle feature interface icons overlaid upon the points of interest associated with one or both of the driver or passenger that is operating the portable electronic device when capturing the image of the vehicle.
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20. A computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform actions comprising:
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receiving an image of a vehicle with an image capturing device; identifying points of interest within portions of the image of the vehicle that correspond with vehicle features; identifying a user classification category of the user that is capturing an image of the vehicle; communicating with an electronic control unit of the vehicle by computer communication between the image capturing device and the electronic control unit of the vehicle; presenting an augmented reality image of the vehicle by overlaying one or more virtual user interface objects on the points of interest; and controlling vehicle features via the one or more virtual user interface objects.
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