Virtual mirror
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1. A method of generating a display on a mobile body, comprising:
- obtaining position information indicative of a position of the mobile body;
obtaining display data indicative of items in proximity to the mobile body;
generating a virtual mirror display of items that would be seen in a mirror with an unobstructed view based on the display data.
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Abstract
A virtual mirror is rendered by a computer graphics display or screen. The display substantially replicates the optical properties of a physical mirror. The display is provided on a host vehicle.
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1. A method of generating a display on a mobile body, comprising:
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obtaining position information indicative of a position of the mobile body;
obtaining display data indicative of items in proximity to the mobile body;
generating a virtual mirror display of items that would be seen in a mirror with an unobstructed view based on the display data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 45)
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39. The method of clam 1 wherein generating a virtual mirror display comprises:
invoking exposed three dimensional graphics programming interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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46. A display system for generating a display on a mobile body, the display system comprising:
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a location system generating location data indicative of a location of the mobile body;
a geospatial database storing display item information indicative of items to be displayed;
a display device; and
a controller coupled to the location system, the display device, and the geospatial data base and configured to access the geospatial database based on the location data and output display data to the display device indicative of a virtual mirror display of the items. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer generated display on a mobile body, comprising:
a conformal virtual mirror display. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method of displaying data, comprising:
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(a) obtaining an indication of a location of a vehicle in space;
(b) obtaining an indication of a location and orientation of the display device;
(c) obtaining an indication of a position of a user'"'"'s eye;
(d) obtaining an indication of objects in a vicinity of the vehicle; and
(e) generating a virtual mirror display based on the indications obtained in steps (a)-(d). - View Dependent Claims (70)
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