Hands-free human machine interface responsive to a driver of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A human machine interface comprising:
- a housing configured to be mounted inside the cabin of a vehicle, wherein a lower portion of the housing comprises an interface unit;
a gesture sensing device disposed in the housing, the gesture sensing device configured to sense gestures of a driver of the vehicle;
a microphone disposed in the housing, the microphone configured to receive speech input from the driver;
a speaker disposed in the housing, the speaker configured to provide audio output to the driver;
a heads-up display (HUD) projector disposed at a back side of the interface unit, the HUD projector configured to face forwardly to project visual output onto a windshield of the vehicle when the housing is mounted inside the cabin; and
a processing device disposed within the housing and electrically coupled with the gesture sensing device, microphone, speaker, and HUD projector, wherein the processing device is configured to process gesture and speech input received from the driver, wherein the processing device is further configured to generate audio output to be provided to the driver via the speaker and visual output to be provided to the driver via the HUD projector, and wherein the processing device is further configured to align and adjust the visual output provided by the HUD projector based on at least one of shape of the windshield and design of the windshield; and
a mirror disposed on an outside surface of the housing, wherein the mirror is configured to face rearwardly when the housing is mounted inside the cabin, to enable the driver to see behind the vehicle when the driver faces in a forward direction with respect to the vehicle, and wherein the mirror has a lower edge,wherein the interface unit is positioned beneath, and extends along, the lower edge of the mirror.
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Abstract
Human machine interfaces for use in a vehicle are provided. According to one implementation, a human machine interface (HMI) comprises a housing configured to be mounted on a vehicle. The HMI also includes a sensor, a microphone, and a speaker disposed in the housing. The sensor is configured to sense image input received from a driver of the vehicle. The microphone is configured to receive speech input received from the driver. The speaker is configured to provide audio output to the driver. The HMI further includes a processing device disposed within the housing and coupled with the sensor, microphone, and speaker. The processing device is configured to process the image input and speech input.
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1. A human machine interface comprising:
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a housing configured to be mounted inside the cabin of a vehicle, wherein a lower portion of the housing comprises an interface unit; a gesture sensing device disposed in the housing, the gesture sensing device configured to sense gestures of a driver of the vehicle; a microphone disposed in the housing, the microphone configured to receive speech input from the driver; a speaker disposed in the housing, the speaker configured to provide audio output to the driver; a heads-up display (HUD) projector disposed at a back side of the interface unit, the HUD projector configured to face forwardly to project visual output onto a windshield of the vehicle when the housing is mounted inside the cabin; and a processing device disposed within the housing and electrically coupled with the gesture sensing device, microphone, speaker, and HUD projector, wherein the processing device is configured to process gesture and speech input received from the driver, wherein the processing device is further configured to generate audio output to be provided to the driver via the speaker and visual output to be provided to the driver via the HUD projector, and wherein the processing device is further configured to align and adjust the visual output provided by the HUD projector based on at least one of shape of the windshield and design of the windshield; and a mirror disposed on an outside surface of the housing, wherein the mirror is configured to face rearwardly when the housing is mounted inside the cabin, to enable the driver to see behind the vehicle when the driver faces in a forward direction with respect to the vehicle, and wherein the mirror has a lower edge, wherein the interface unit is positioned beneath, and extends along, the lower edge of the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A human machine interface comprising:
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a housing configured to be mounted on a vehicle, wherein a lower portion of the housing comprises an interface unit; a sensor disposed in the housing, the sensor configured to sense image input received from a driver of the vehicle; a microphone disposed in the housing, the microphone configured to receive speech input received from the driver; a speaker disposed in the housing, the speaker configured to provide audio output to the driver; a processing device disposed within the housing and coupled with the sensor, microphone, and speaker, the processing device configured to process the image input and speech input, and wherein the processing device is further configured to align and adjust a plurality of processed images on a windshield of the vehicle based on at least one of shape of the windshield and design of the windshield; and a mirror disposed on an outside surface of the housing, wherein the mirror is configured to face rearwardly when the housing is mounted on the vehicle, to enable the driver to see behind the vehicle when the driver faces in a forward direction with respect to the vehicle, and wherein the mirror has a lower edge, wherein the interface unit is positioned beneath, and extends along, the lower edge of the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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