Device for representing information in a motor vehicle

• US 6,675,075 B1
• Filed: 04/22/2002
• Issued: 01/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Engelsberg, Andreas, Kussmann, Holger, Bauer, Sven, Schmale, Bernd
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hernandez, Olga
• Time in patent office: 624 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/200, 701/209, 701/211, 701/23, 731/78.R, 359/630, 359/815, 345/4, 345/6, 345/7, 345/9, 353/11, 353/12, 353/15
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0198 System for aligning or maintaining alignment of an image in a predetermined direction
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence

Abstract

A device for presenting data in a vehicle as a function of the direction of view of the driver. The device includes a computing device, arrangements for the optical and/or acoustical presentation, an arrangement for the recognition of the driver'"'"'s direction of view and various data sources. The arrangement for the recognition of the driver'"'"'s direction of view transmits to computing device the measured direction of view of the driver, so that computing device transmits this direction of view to arrangements for the optical and/or acoustical presentation, so that the presentation of data from the various data sources is made visible in the driver'"'"'s field of view. This may lead to increased safety in street traffic, since distraction of the driver by the various data of the data sources is greatly reduced.

Claims

1. A device for presenting, in a vehicle, data made available from various data sources, comprising:

a directional arrangement for recognizing a direction of view of a driver of the vehicle;

an optical/acoustical arrangement for providing at least one of an optical presentation and an acoustical presentation of the data as a function of the direction of view of the driver, the optical/acoustical arrangement including a projector to project the optical presentation of the data onto a windshield of the vehicle; and

a computing device connected to the directional arrangement and the optical/acoustical arrangement, the computing device configured to receive from the directional arrangement the direction of view of the driver, the computing device further configured to transmit the received direction of view of the driver to the optical/acoustical arrangement,

wherein the device is configured to use at least one of the direction of view and voice input of the driver for a selection of a function.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the projector projects data onto a retina of the driver.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the optical/acoustical arrangement permits at least one of a two-dimensional presentation and a three-dimensional presentation.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the optical/acoustical arrangement includes an arrangement for providing the optical presentation of the data and an arrangement for providing the acoustical presentation of the data.

5. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a navigational device connected to the computing device in order to supply the data for presentation by the optical/acoustical arrangement.

6. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a camera connected to the computing device for supplying a shot of a scene behind the vehicle for presentation by the optical/acoustical arrangement.

7. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory connected to the computing device, the memory including operating instructions, a user prompting, and a help function for devices present in the vehicle.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the directional arrangement includes infrared diodes for illuminating an eye of the driver, and a camera for receiving a light of the infrared diodes reflected at the eye of the driver.

9. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connection that is connectable to a transmitter/receiver station for receiving and retrieving the data, the transmitter/receiver station configured to operate as a data source.

10. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connection that is connectable to a receiving station for receiving the data, the receiving station configured to operate as a data source.

11. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connection that is connectable to vehicle sensors configured to operate as a data source indicating a condition of the vehicle, the optical/acoustical arrangement being configured to present a status message concerning the condition of the vehicle.

12. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connection that is connectable to an actuating technology for controlling a rearview mirror and a height of a headrest of the driver.

13. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a bus via which a connection to another component is made.