Immersive vehicle multimedia system

• US 8,947,253 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2009
• Issued: 02/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Bloom, David, Zabel, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foxx, Chico A
• Application Number:
  US12/503,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20110016497A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,029 Days
• Field of Search: 340438-441, 340/449, 340/5.64, 340/5.72, 340/541, 340/691.1, 463/31, 463/37, 463/42, 273/317, 701/36, 701/124, 358/108, 710/124, 725/75
• US Class Current: 340/691.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

The invention relates to an immersive vehicle multimedia system that that is affected by vehicle sensors and collected data concerning environmental. The immersive vehicle multimedia system includes a vehicle, at least one sensor or other vehicle component gathering input as data from an external and internal vehicle environment, an immersive multimedia device connected to each sensor, and media content run through the multimedia device. The media content includes a primary script and a secondary script, the secondary script depending on the gathered input.

Claims

1. An immersive vehicle multimedia system that provides a passenger with an immersive experience, comprising:

a vehicle;

at least one original equipment manufacturer sensor or other original equipment manufacturer vehicle component gathering input as data from an external and internal vehicle environment;

an immersive multimedia device disposed within the vehicle and connected to each original equipment manufacturer sensor through a data interface; and

media content run through the multimedia device, the media content having a primary script to prepare a multimedia presentation using the media content to a user and a secondary script that includes additional data and commands for providing supplemental data in the primary script that depends on content of the gathered input data, such that the immersive multimedia device incorporates the gathered input data into the multimedia presentation through the secondary script in real-time.

2. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the gathered input data is sendable by a connection module.

3. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the gathered input data includes information concerning present driving conditions.

4. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, further comprising an immersive multimedia processor to incorporate the gathered input data sent from the original equipment manufacturer sensor or other original equipment manufacturer vehicle component with the media content, such that the media is capable of incorporating the gathered input data with the secondary script.

5. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 4, further comprising a controller for user interaction.

6. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the gathered input data includes present vehicle conditions.

7. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 6, wherein the gathered input data includes present environmental conditions.

8. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein communication between the original equipment manufacturer sensor or other original equipment manufacturer vehicle component and the multimedia device is a constant communication.

9. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein communication between the original equipment manufacturer sensor or other original equipment manufacturer vehicle component and the multimedia device is a periodic communication.

10. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, wherein communication between the original equipment manufacturer sensor or other original equipment manufacturer vehicle component and the multimedia device is an indirect communication including a wireless communication system.

11. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1, further comprising wiring between the original equipment manufacturer sensor or other original equipment manufacturer vehicle component and the multimedia device.

12. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1,wherein the secondary script provides supplemental data for the primary script.

13. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 12,wherein the secondary script replaces game play, video, or audio content provided by the primary script.

14. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1,wherein the secondary script replaces game play, video, or audio content provided by the primary script.

15. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 1,wherein the secondary script provides the real-time environmental representation from the received external and internal information to the multimedia device.

16. A method for preparing an immersive multimedia experience in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

gathering external and internal information from at least one original equipment manufacturer sensor or other original equipment manufacturer vehicle component;

sending gathered external and internal information as real-time environmental data automatically to an immersive multimedia device disposed in the vehicle through a data interface;

processing the received real-time environmental data through the immersive multimedia device;

automatically incorporating the processed received real-time environmental data into the media content;

preparing a presentation from the media content using the immersive multimedia device, the presentation displaying material from the real-time environmental data; and

receiving user interaction through a multimedia controller, wherein the user interaction and further received real-time environmental data affects further presentation of from the media content.

17. The method for preparing an immersive multimedia experience in a vehicle of claim 16, wherein presenting the media content includes the step of running a primary script and a secondary script of the media content, the primary script initially preparing the presentation of the media content, while the secondary script further preparing the material for the presentation if the processed real-time environmental data is determined appropriate for the media content.

18. The method for preparing an immersive multimedia experience in a vehicle of claim 17, further including the step of determining if the received and processed real-time environmental data is appropriate, real-time environmental data influencing the presentation of the media content partially controlled by the secondary script of the media content.

19. A method to manipulate media content run through an immersive vehicle multimedia system, the steps comprising:

receiving external and internal information collected through original equipment manufacturer vehicle components;

sending the external and internal information as real-time environmental data through a data interface to an immersive multimedia device disposed in a vehicle;

processing the received external and internal information through the immersive multimedia device, use of the processed external and internal information depending on a type of media content run through the immersive multimedia device;

automatically incorporating the processed external and internal information into a presentation of the media content having a real-time environmental representation corresponding to the gathered external and internal information;

affecting user interpretation of the presented media content through further output of the media content recurrently changing in regard to the received and processed external and internal information;

interacting with the presentation of the media content by a user through a control device; and

reconfiguring a further real-time presentation of the media content through both user interaction and processed information.

20. An immersive vehicle multimedia system that provides a passenger with an immersive experience, comprising:

a vehicle;

an existing vehicle component gathering input as data from an external and internal vehicle environment;

an immersive multimedia device disposed within the vehicle and connected to the existing vehicle component; and

media content run through the immersive multimedia device and having a primary script to prepare a multimedia presentation using the media content to a user and a secondary script that includes additional data and commands for providing supplemental data in the primary script to provide a real-time external and internal vehicle environment presentation through the immersive multimedia device.

21. The immersive vehicle multimedia system of claim 20,wherein the existing vehicle component is an original equipment manufacturer vehicle sensor.