Ambient vision display apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A method of presenting information on the motion or attitude of an object in an environment, to a user, by means of the motion of an image comprising ambient symbology, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an image display means for displaying an image to the user outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user;
providing data processing means for manipulating image data;
providing ambient symbology image data, the ambient symbology image data being representative of an image including ambient symbology;
capturing a selected one of a motion parameter of the object and an orientation parameter of the object, the motion parameter being related to the motion of the object in the environment and the orientation parameter being related to the orientation of the object in the environment;
processing the ambient symbology image data in the processing means using the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter and a drive function, to provide motion of the image;
providing the ambient symbology image data to display means, such that a moving image including the ambient symbology is displayed by the display means outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user, the motion of the image including the ambient symbology being based on the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter.
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Abstract
A display system conveys vehicle guidance information in the peripheral field of view of the user by the movement of ambient symbology that is not representational of either symbols or physical objects, and does not require any optics for the purpose of representing the display within the focal range of the eye. The ambient symbology is presented outside the central 30 degrees of the forward field of view of the user, and appeals to the ambient or peripheral mode of processing visual information, in contrast to previous displays which have been designed for focal modes of visual processing.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of presenting information on the motion or attitude of an object in an environment, to a user, by means of the motion of an image comprising ambient symbology, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an image display means for displaying an image to the user outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user; providing data processing means for manipulating image data; providing ambient symbology image data, the ambient symbology image data being representative of an image including ambient symbology; capturing a selected one of a motion parameter of the object and an orientation parameter of the object, the motion parameter being related to the motion of the object in the environment and the orientation parameter being related to the orientation of the object in the environment; processing the ambient symbology image data in the processing means using the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter and a drive function, to provide motion of the image; providing the ambient symbology image data to display means, such that a moving image including the ambient symbology is displayed by the display means outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user, the motion of the image including the ambient symbology being based on the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of presenting information on the motion or attitude of an object in an environment, to a user, by means of the motion of an image comprising ambient symbology, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing image data which defines an image including ambient symbology; b) obtaining a selected one of a motion parameter of the object and an orientation parameter of the object, the motion parameter being related to the motion of the object in the environment and the orientation parameter being related to the orientation of the object in the environment; c) processing the image data using the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter and a drive function, thereby to generate updated image data based on the selected one of the parameters; d) providing the updated image data to display means, such that an image comprising the ambient symbology is displayed by the display means outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user; and e) executing steps b) to d) repeatedly, thereby to provide motion of the image comprising the ambient symbology, the motion being based on the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Apparatus for presenting information on the motion or attitude of an object in an environment, to a user, by means of the motion of an image comprising ambient symbology, comprising:
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means for obtaining a selected one of a motion parameter of the object and an orientation parameter of the object, the motion parameter being related to the motion of the object in the environment and the orientation parameter being related to the orientation of the object in the environment; data processing means for manipulating ambient symbology image data, the ambient symbology image data being representative of an image including ambient symbology, the data processing means in use processing the ambient symbology image data using the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter and a drive function, to provide motion of the image; and image display means for receiving the ambient symbology image data and for displaying an image to the user outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user;
the motion of the image in use being based on the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for presenting information on the motion or attitude of an object in an environment, to a user, by means of motion of an image comprising ambient symbology, the machine including data processing means for manipulating image data and image display means for displaying an image to the user outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user,
the method comprising the steps of: -
capturing a selected one of a motion parameter of the object and an orientation parameter of the object, the motion parameter being related to the motion of the object in the environment and the orientation parameter being related to the orientation of the object in the environment; processing ambient symbology image data in the processing means using the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter and a drive function, to provide motion of the image; and providing the ambient symbology image data to display means, such that a moving image including ambient symbology is displayed by the display means outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user, the motion of the image including the ambient symbology being based on the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for presenting information on the motion or attitude of an object in an environment, to a user, by means of motion of an image comprising ambient symbology, the computer readable program code means being executable by a computer including data processing means for manipulating image data and image display means for displaying an image to the user outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user, the computer program product having; computer readable program code means for capturing a selected one of a motion parameter of the object and an orientation parameter of the object, the motion parameter being related to the motion of the object in the environment and the orientation parameter being related to the orientation of the object in the environment; computer readable program code means for processing ambient symbology image data in the processing means using the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter and a drive function, to provide motion of the image; computer readable program code means for providing the ambient symbology image data to display means, such that a moving image including ambient symbology is displayed by the display means outside the central 30 degrees of the field of view of the user, the motion of the image including the ambient symbology being based on the selected one of the motion parameter and the orientation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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