Adjusting a transparent display with an image capturing device

• US 9,741,315 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2014
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Nagara, Wes A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Kumar
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ahn, Sejoon
• Application Number:
  US14/276,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20150009126A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,197 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/023 for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/174 Facial expression recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/066 for control of contrast
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/08 Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/10 Intensity circuits

Abstract

A system and method for adjusting a transparent display an image capturing device is provided. The system includes an image receiving module to receive an image from the image capturing device, the image capturing device being situated on an opposing side in which the transparent display presents content; an interfacing module to interface with the transparent display; an analysis module to analyze the received image with the interfacing module to perform an analysis; and an output module to perform a display modification or an error indication based on the analysis.

Claims

1. A system for adjusting a transparent display with an image capturing device, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the adjusting of the transparent display;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

wherein the processor is a circuit configured to;

receive an image from the image capturing device, the image capturing device being situated behind a side in which the transparent display presents content;

interface with the transparent display;

analyze the received image with the processor to perform an analysis;

perform an error indication based on the analysis, wherein the image capturing device is oriented to capture the image of content being presented on the transparent display, and

based on the analysis indicating that the captured image is different than data being propagated to the transparent display, the processor is further configured to detect an error, wherein the transparent display is an instrument cluster, and the image capturing device is installed in a dashboard portion of a vehicle in which the instrument cluster is installed in,

wherein the detected error is a difference between information from the image and another sensor, and

wherein the analysis further comprises detecting an outside environmental condition, wherein the outside environmental condition pertains to external lighting, and

the processor is configured to modify the transparent display based on the outside environment condition.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a face observing the transparent display.

3. The system according to claim 2, based on the detected face, performs the transparent display modification.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the detected facial feature are eyes of the face squinting.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the another sensor is a speedometer.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the detected error is a software bug.

7. A system for adjusting a transparent display with an image capturing device, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the adjusting of the transparent display;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

wherein the processor is a circuit configured to;

receive an image from the image capturing device, the image capturing device being situated behind a side in which the transparent display presents content;

interface with the transparent display;

analyze the received image with the processor to perform an analysis; and

perform a transparent display modification or an error indication based on the analysis, wherein the system is installed in a vehicle, wherein the image capturing device is oriented to capture the image of content being presented on the transparent display, and based on the analysis indicating that the captured image is different than data bang propagated to the transparent display, the processor is further configured to detect an error, wherein the transparent display is an instrument cluster, and the image capturing device is installed in a dashboard portion of a vehicle in which the instrument duster is installed in,

wherein the detected error is a difference between information from the image and another sensor, and

wherein the analysis further comprises detecting an outside environmental condition, wherein the outside environmental condition pertains to external lighting, and

the processor is further configured to modify the transparent display based on the outside environment condition.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a face observing the transparent display.

9. The system according to claim 8, based on the detected face, performs the transparent display modification.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the detected facial feature are eyes of the face squinting.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the another is a speedometer.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein the detected error is a software bug.