INTEGRATED INTERFACE FOR SITUATION AWARENESS INFORMATION ALERT, ADVISE, AND INFORM

• US 20180225964A1
• Filed: 02/09/2017
• Published: 08/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: DEGANI, ASAF, ZELMAN, IDO, FRIEDLAND, YAEL SHMUELI, JODORKOVSKY, MARIO, GENUSSOV, MICHAL, TELPAZ, ARIEL
• Granted Patent: US 10,692,252 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/163 involving continuous checking
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes

Abstract

Systems and method are provided for generating an integrated interface in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving data associated with an environment of the vehicle; encoding the environment data into a plurality of layers; extracting data from the plurality of layers into a point cloud; projecting the point cloud onto a meta-template defining a basic element and manipulable features of the basic element; and generating display data based on the projecting.

Claims

1. A method of generating an integrated interface in a vehicle, comprising:

receiving data associated with an environment of the vehicle;

encoding the environment data into a plurality of layers;

extracting data from the plurality of layers into a point cloud;

projecting the point cloud onto a meta-template defining a basic element and manipulable features of the basic element; and

generating display data based on the projecting.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the layers include at least one of a geometry layer, a kinematic layer, and a safety layer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the point cloud is a spatio-temporal point cloud.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the basic element is a basic shape.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the manipulable features include a three hundred sixty degree radial-based visual display representation.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the basic element is a circle and wherein the manipulable features include n bars that originate from a center of the circle and that extend radially outward.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein each bar includes at least one manipulable parameter.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each manipulable parameter is associated with at least one of basic elements of information of the environment, alerts of the environment, advisements of the environment, and physical effects of the environment.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one manipulable parameter includes at least one of a length, a width, a depth, a pattern, and a transparency.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the n bars each include m cells.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein each cell includes at least one manipulable parameter.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one manipulable parameter includes at least one of a length, a width, a depth, a pattern, and a transparency.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein each manipulable parameter is associated with at least one of basic elements of information of the environment, alerts of the environment, advisements of the environment, and physical effects of the environment.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the basic element is at least one circle and wherein the manipulable features include a three hundred sixty degree radial-based visual display representation extending from the at least one circle.

15. An vehicle, comprising:

at least one sensor that provides sensor data associated with an environment of the vehicle; and

a controller that, by a processor and based on the sensor data, encodes the environment data into a plurality of layers, extracts data from the plurality of layers into a point cloud, projects the point cloud onto a meta-template defining a basic element and manipulable features of the basic element, and generates display data for display on a display of the vehicle based on the projecting.

16. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the layers include at least one of a geometry layer, a kinematic layer, and a safety layer.

17. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the point cloud is a spatio-temporal point cloud with respect to the vehicle.

18. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the basic element is a basic shape, and wherein the manipulable features include a three hundred sixty degree radial-based visual display representation that is based on the basic shape.

19. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the manipulable features represent basic elements of information of the environment, alerts of the environment, advisements of the environment, and physical effects of the environment.

20. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the at least one manipulable features include at least on manipulable parameter, the at least one manipulable parameter includes at least one of a length, a width, a depth, a pattern, and a transparency.