Method to map gaze position to information display in vehicle
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle system of a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, by a computer processor, image data that is captured from an occupant of the vehicle;
determining a focus of the occupant with respect to one of a plurality of vehicle systems of the vehicle, the focus determined from the image data;
visually representing, via a two-dimensional coordinate system, control options corresponding to the one of the plurality of vehicle systems subject to the focus;
mapping functions corresponding to the control options to the two-dimensional coordinate system and a user interface, the functions configured to control operation of the vehicle system subject to the focus through a corresponding vehicle control module that is communicatively coupled to the computer processor over a vehicle network of the vehicle, the vehicle system integrally embedded in the vehicle;
displaying the user interface including the function mapped to the two-dimensional coordinate system via a display device that is integrally embedded in the vehicle, the display device communicatively coupled to the computer processor;
determining a selection of one of the functions by the occupant based on coordinates associated with the focus information; and
generating, via the computer processor, a user command to perform the one of the functions with respect to the vehicle system.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a vehicle system of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving image data that is captured from an occupant of the vehicle; determining a focus of the occupant of the vehicle based on the image data; and generating a user command to control the vehicle system based on the focus of the occupant.
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle system of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, by a computer processor, image data that is captured from an occupant of the vehicle; determining a focus of the occupant with respect to one of a plurality of vehicle systems of the vehicle, the focus determined from the image data; visually representing, via a two-dimensional coordinate system, control options corresponding to the one of the plurality of vehicle systems subject to the focus; mapping functions corresponding to the control options to the two-dimensional coordinate system and a user interface, the functions configured to control operation of the vehicle system subject to the focus through a corresponding vehicle control module that is communicatively coupled to the computer processor over a vehicle network of the vehicle, the vehicle system integrally embedded in the vehicle; displaying the user interface including the function mapped to the two-dimensional coordinate system via a display device that is integrally embedded in the vehicle, the display device communicatively coupled to the computer processor; determining a selection of one of the functions by the occupant based on coordinates associated with the focus information; and generating, via the computer processor, a user command to perform the one of the functions with respect to the vehicle system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
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6. A control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a computer processor; logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to; determine a focus of an occupant with respect to one of a plurality of vehicle systems of the vehicle, the focus determined from image data captured from the occupant using an image processor; visually represent, via a two-dimensional coordinate system, control options corresponding to the one of the plurality of vehicle systems subject to the focus; map a-functions corresponding to the control options to the two-dimensional coordinate system and a user interface, the functions configured to control operation of a vehicle system subject to the focus through a corresponding vehicle control module that is communicatively coupled to the computer processor and the vehicle system over a vehicle network of the vehicle, the vehicle system integrally embedded in the vehicle; display the user interface including the function mapped to the two-dimensional coordinate system via a display device that is integrally embedded in the vehicle, the display device communicatively coupled to the computer processor; determine a selection of one of the functions by the occupant based on coordinates associated with the focus information; and generate a user command to perform the one of the functions with respect to the vehicle system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle, comprising:
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an image processor implemented by a computer processor that captures image data of an occupant of the vehicle and determines a focus of the occupant with respect to one of a plurality of vehicle systems of the vehicle from the image data, the computer processor further configured to; visually represent, via a two-dimensional coordinate system, control options corresponding to the one of the plurality of vehicle systems subject to the focus; and map a-functions corresponding to the control options to the two-dimensional coordinate system and a user interface, the functions configured to control operation of a vehicle system subject to the focus through a corresponding vehicle control module that is communicatively coupled to the computer process and the vehicle system over a vehicle network of the vehicle; and display the user interface including the function mapped to the two-dimension coordinate system via a display device that is integrally embedded in the vehicle, the display device communicatively coupled to the computer processor; and a human machine interface module implemented by the computer processor that processes the image data, determines a selection of one of the functions by the occupant based on coordinates associated with the focus information and generates a user command to perform the one of the functions with respect to the vehicle system; wherein the vehicle system is implemented by the computer processor and receives the user command that controls the functions of the vehicle system based on the user command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17)
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