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Alert systems and methods using a transparent display

  • US 9,283,891 B1
  • Filed: 09/26/2014
  • Issued: 03/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of alerting a driver of an automobile having a transparent conformal display unit, the method comprising:

  • detecting that an object is located in proximity to the automobile based on sensor data;

    determining at least one of a time and a horizontal distance associated with the detected object based on vehicle conditions;

    generating an image where the imagery of the image illustrates the at least one of time and horizontal distance based on vehicle conditions;

    selectively generating an alert display signal and a warning display signal to display the image on a transparent display of the automobile through the transparent conformal display unit, andwherein the selectively generating the alert display signal and the warning display signal comprises generating the alert display signal based on a range associatedwith a selected option and generating the warning display signal based on an option that is not selected.

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