HEAD UP DISPLAY

• US 20170116785A1
• Filed: 10/20/2016
• Published: 04/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Motor Company Limited (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Jarvis, Alex, Hoggarth, Marcus, Warren, Morten
• Application Number:
  US15/299,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20170116785A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/177 Augmented reality
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1529 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/177 Augmented reality
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/23 Head-up displays [HUD] optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/24 in front of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/28 with an adjustable field of view
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/205 using a head-up display
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/365 Guidance using head up displays or projectors, e.g. virtual vehicles or arrows projected on the windscreen or on the road itself
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3655 Timing of guidance instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0141 characterised by the informative content of the display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0101 characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/20 Analysis of motion motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/18 : Timing circuits for raster scan displays specially adapted for television H04N ; synchronisation between the display unit and other display units, videodisc player G09G5/12

Abstract

A head up display for a vehicle is provided. The head up display comprises: a controller configured to receive a first signal from an entertainment system of the vehicle, the first signal comprising timing information relating to a transition or event of a media content; and an image generator configured to generate an image on the head up display, wherein the size and/or position of the image on the head up display is at least partially determined according to the timing information. A method of generating an image for a head up display of a vehicle is also provided.

Claims

1. A head up display for a vehicle comprising:

a controller configured to receive a first signal from an entertainment system of the vehicle, the first signal including timing information relating to a transition or event of a media content; and

an image generator configured to generate an image on the head up display, wherein size and/or position of the image on the head up display is at least partially determined according to the timing information.

2. The head up display according to claim 1, wherein the image generator is configured to adjust the size and/or position of the image according to changes in the timing information.

3. The head up display according to claim 2, wherein the image generator is configured to increase the size of the image when approaching the transition or event.

4. The head up display according to claim 3, wherein the image generator is configured to adjust the position of the image such that the image approaches an edge of the head up display when approaching the transition of event.

5. The head up display according to claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to receive a second signal from a forward facing sensor, the second signal comprising positional information of one or more objects ahead of the vehicle;

wherein the image generated by the image generator is superimposed on or adjacent to a first object of the one or more objects.

6. The head up display according to claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to receive a third signal from a speed sensor of the vehicle, wherein the size and/or position of the image is at least partially determined according to the speed of the vehicle.

7. The head up display according to claim 6, wherein the first object, which the image is superimposed on or adjacent to, is determined such that the vehicle will pass the first object at substantially the same time that the transition or event occurs.

8. The head up display according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to receive a fourth signal from a navigation system of the vehicle;

wherein the controller is further configured to determine a predicted speed of the vehicle; and

wherein the size and/or position of the image is determined at least partially according to the predicted speed of the vehicle.

9. A method of generating an image for a head up display of a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving a first signal from an entertainment system of the vehicle, the first signal including timing information relating to a transition or event of a media content;

determining a size and/or position of the image at least partially according to the timing information; and

generating the image on the head up display.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second signal from a forward facing sensor of the vehicle, the second signal including positional information of one or more objects ahead of the vehicle; and

associating the image with a first object of the one or more objects such that the image is superimposed on or adjacent to the first object on the head up display.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

adjusting the image such that an orientation and/or perspective of the image on the head up display corresponds to the orientation and/or perspective of the first object upon which the image is superimposed on or adjacent to, relative to the vehicle.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

determining the first object of the one or more objects with which to associate the image;

wherein the first object is determined at least partially according to a speed and/or predicted speed of the vehicle.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first object is determined such that the vehicle will pass the first object at substantially the same time that the transition or event occurs.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting a change in speed and/or predicted speed of the vehicle; and

determining a second object of the one or more objects with which to associate the image according to the change in speed of the vehicle.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting a change in timing information from the entertainment system; and

determining a second object of the one or more objects with which to associate the image according to the change in timing information.