External presentation of information on full glass display

• US 8,606,430 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2010
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Seder, Thomas A., Szczerba, Joseph F., Cui, Dehua
• Primary Examiner(s): MARC-COLEMAN, MARTHE Y
• Application Number:
  US12/900,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20120089273A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• Field of Search: 701/2, 701/45, 701/300, 701/301, 359/630, 359/636, 359/838, 359/839, 340901-904, 340/435, 340/436, 340/968, 307/10.1, 348/148, 382/104, 345/156, 345/204, 345/207
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/268 on windscreens or windows B60Q1/302 takes precedence; lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for windows B60Q3/208
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/50 for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/5035 electronic displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/543 for indicating other states or conditions of the vehicle indicating taxis' state of hire or fare G07B13/045
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/048 Advertisement panels on sides, front or back of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/049 giving information to passengers inside the vehicles

Abstract

A method to display a graphic describing a desired communication upon a substantially transparent screen of a vehicle includes monitoring the desired communication, monitoring an external presentation mode to present the desired communication, determining the graphic describing the desired communication, registering a location of the graphic upon the substantially transparent screen to be communicated outside of the vehicle, and displaying the graphic upon a substantially transparent screen comprises one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the screen permitting luminescent display while permitting transmission therethrough.

Claims

1. Method to display a graphic upon a transparent screen of a vehicle to be communicated outside of the vehicle, the graphic describing a desired communication, comprising:

at an enhanced vision system (EVS) system manager;

monitoring the desired communication;

monitoring an external presentation mode to present the desired communication;

determining the graphic describing the desired communication;

registering a location of the graphic upon the transparent screen to be communicated outside of the vehicle; and

at a graphics projection system, displaying the graphic upon a transparent screen comprises one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the screen permitting luminescent display while permitting transmission therethrough.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein monitoring a desired communication comprises monitoring a desired personal communication.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the desired personal communication comprises a customized insignia;

wherein the graphic describing the desired communication comprises a customized graphic describing the customized insignia; and

wherein the customized graphic is registered upon a rear window of the vehicle to be communicated outside of the vehicle, the rear window comprising the transparent screen.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the desired personal communication comprises a personal message;

wherein the graphic describing the desired communication comprises a textual graphic describing the personal message; and

wherein the textual graphic is registered upon a passenger window of the vehicle to be communicated outside of the vehicle, the passenger window comprising the transparent screen.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein monitoring the desired communication comprises monitoring a communication corresponding to vehicle status.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein monitoring the communication corresponding to vehicle status comprises monitoring gauges relating to vehicle health;

wherein the graphic describing the desired communication comprises an illustrative graphic describing the gauges relating to vehicle health; and

wherein the illustrative graphic is registered upon a window of the vehicle to be communicated to a driver prior to entering the vehicle, the window comprising the transparent screen.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein monitoring the communication corresponding to vehicle status comprises monitoring a warning message relating to vehicle drivability;

wherein the graphic describing the desired communication comprises a warning graphic describing the warning message relating to vehicle drivability;

wherein the warning graphic is registered upon a window of the vehicle to be communicated outside of the vehicle, the window comprising the transparent screen.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein monitoring the communication corresponding to vehicle status comprises monitoring an internal cabin message;

wherein the graphic describing the desired communication comprises a textual graphic describing the internal cabin message; and

wherein the textual graphic is registered upon a window of the vehicle to be communicated to a driver prior to entering the vehicle, the window comprising the transparent screen.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein monitoring the external presentation mode to present the desired communication comprises:

receiving an input corresponding to the desired communication;

activating the external presentation mode to present the desired communication based on the received input; and

wherein displaying the graphic upon the transparent screen comprises displaying the graphic when the external presentation mode is activated.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein receiving the input corresponding to the desired communication comprises receiving a command input to a human machine interface from an occupant of the vehicle to present the desired communication;

and wherein the external presentation mode is activated immediately subsequent to the command input.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein receiving the input corresponding to the desired communication comprises receiving a command input to a human machine interface from an occupant of the vehicle to present the desired communication;

and wherein the external presentation mode is activated at a desired period of time subsequent to receiving the command input.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein receiving the input corresponding to the desired communication comprises receiving a command input wirelessly communicated to the vehicle to present the desired communication;

and wherein the external presentation mode is activated immediately subsequent to receiving the wirelessly communicated command input.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein receiving the input corresponding to the desired communication comprises receiving a command input wirelessly communicated to the vehicle to present the desired communication;

and wherein the external presentation mode is activated at a desired period of time subsequent to receiving the wirelessly communicated command input.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein monitoring the external presentation mode to present the desired communication is based on a vehicle to vehicle communication comprising:

conveying a presentation request from a second vehicle to the vehicle, the presentation request corresponding to the desired communication;

activating the external presentation mode to present the desired communication based on the presentation request;

wherein registering the location of the graphic upon the transparent screen to be communicated outside of the vehicle comprises registering the graphic upon a window of the vehicle communicating to an occupant of the second vehicle; and

wherein displaying the graphic upon the transparent screen comprises displaying the graphic upon the window of the vehicle when the external presentation mode is activated.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the desired communication comprises a planned route of the vehicle;

and

wherein determining the graphic describing the desired communication comprises a planned route graphic describing the planned route of the vehicle.

16. Method to display a graphic upon a transparent screen of a vehicle to be communicated outside of the vehicle, the graphic describing a desired communication, comprising:

at an enhanced vision system (EVS) system manager;

monitoring the desired communication;

monitoring an external presentation mode to present the desired communication, comprising;

receiving an activation input corresponding to the desired communication; and

activating the external presentation mode to present the desired communication based on the received activation input;

determining the graphic describing the desired communication;

registering a location of the graphic upon the transparent screen to be communicated outside of the vehicle; and

when the external presentation mode is activated, displaying at a graphics projection system the graphic upon a transparent screen comprising one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the screen permitting luminescent display while permitting transmission therethrough.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein receiving the activation input corresponding to the desired communication comprises receiving an activation command from a key fob;

wherein activating the external presentation mode to present the desired communication based on the received input comprises activating the external presentation mode based on the activation command from the key fob; and

further comprising deactivating the external presentation mode based on a deactivation command from the key fob device.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein receiving the input corresponding to the desired communication comprises detecting a pedestrian proximate to the vehicle;

wherein activating the external presentation mode to present the desired communication based on the received input comprises activating the external presentation mode based on the detected pedestrian proximate to the vehicle; and

further comprising deactivating the external presentation mode based on detecting no pedestrian proximate to the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 16 wherein receiving the input corresponding to the desired communication comprises:

monitoring a selected gear of the vehicle;

detecting the selected gear in park; and

wherein activating the external presentation mode to present the desired communication based on the received input comprises activating the external presentation mode based on detecting the selected gear in park.

20. System to display a graphic upon a transparent screen of a vehicle to be viewed outside of the vehicle, the graphic describing a desired communication, the system comprising:

the transparent screen comprising one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision therethrough;

an enhanced vision system system manager

monitoring the desired communication,

monitoring an external presentation mode to present to the desired communication,

determining the graphic describing the desired communication, and

registering a location of the graphic upon the transparent screen to be communicated outside of the vehicle;

a graphics system generating the graphic describing the desired communication based upon the registered location of the graphic; and

a graphics projection system communicating with the graphics system and displaying the graphic describing the desired communication upon the transparent screen to be viewed outside of the vehicle.