FOCUS SYSTEM TO ENHANCE VEHICLE VISION PERFORMANCE
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A vehicle comprising:
- an interface configured to display an image of objects in a vicinity of the vehicle; and
at least one controller programmed to alter a depth of field of the image based on a focal point associated with a direction of driver eye gaze relative to the image to alter blurriness of the image away from the focal point.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A vehicle includes an interface that displays an image of objects in a vicinity of the vehicle, and a controller that alters a depth of field of the image based on a focal point associated with a direction of driver eye gaze relative to the image to alter blurriness of the image away from the focal point.
-
Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A vehicle comprising:
-
an interface configured to display an image of objects in a vicinity of the vehicle; and at least one controller programmed to alter a depth of field of the image based on a focal point associated with a direction of driver eye gaze relative to the image to alter blurriness of the image away from the focal point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A method of enhancing a digital image in a vehicle comprising:
-
identifying a focal point on a display screen associated with a gaze of a driver at an image; and altering a depth of field associated with the image based on a distance between the vehicle and a physical location of an object represented by the image at the focal point to blur other objects in the image away from the focal point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A vehicle comprising:
-
a camera having an aperture and configured to output a signal indicative of a field of view; a display configured to convert the signal to an image; a driver camera assembly configured to output a focal point associated with a gaze of a driver relative to the display; and at least one controller programmed to adjust a size of the aperture to alter a depth of field to blur objects outside of the depth of field around the focal point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
-
Specification