AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE BLIND SPOT PREVENTION
First Claim
1. In a vehicle having one or more displays, a method implemented in computer-executable instructions for displaying information about vehicle surroundings to the driver of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining vehicle environment data from one or more information sources, the vehicle environment data indicative of at least a part of a scene occluded from view of a driver when operating the vehicle; and
presenting to the driver of the vehicle, with the aid of the one or more displays, an augmented reality environment based on the vehicle surroundings data and representative of an area surrounding the vehicle but obstructed from operator view.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing various types of information to a vehicle driver. Such information can be used by the vehicle driver singularly or in conjunction with other information available to the vehicle driver in order to allow the driver to operate the vehicle in an increasingly safe manner and/or to reduce the likelihood of property damage and/or possible bodily injuries to the driver, etc. In some instances, such information is presented to the driver as an augmented reality environment such that the driver can “see through” objects that may be occluding the driver'"'"'s vision.
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20 Claims
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1. In a vehicle having one or more displays, a method implemented in computer-executable instructions for displaying information about vehicle surroundings to the driver of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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obtaining vehicle environment data from one or more information sources, the vehicle environment data indicative of at least a part of a scene occluded from view of a driver when operating the vehicle; and presenting to the driver of the vehicle, with the aid of the one or more displays, an augmented reality environment based on the vehicle surroundings data and representative of an area surrounding the vehicle but obstructed from operator view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium having modules for conveying information to a vehicle driver regarding vehicle surroundings, comprising:
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an information gathering module configured to collect data from one or more information sources associated with one or more sensing zones; an augmented reality image rendering module configured to generate from the collected data one or more virtual design elements representative of objects occluded from view of the vehicle driver; and a display module configured to cause the virtual design elements to be presented to a display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing information to a vehicle driver, comprising:
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one or more displays; one or more information sources configured to generate data associated with one or more sensing zones located at one or more areas surrounding the vehicle; and a display generator coupled to the one or more information sources, the display generator configured to; collect data from one or more information sources associated with one or more sensing zones; generate from the collected data one or more virtual design elements representative of objects occluded from view of the vehicle driver; and cause the virtual design elements to be presented to a display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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