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System and method for displaying points of interest on a heads-up display

  • US 9,581,457 B1
  • Filed: 12/03/2015
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a memory that stores instructions;

    a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising;

    determining a first position at which a first contact is made on a touchscreen of a device, wherein the first position corresponds with an object in a field of view of a user of a vehicle;

    determining, in response to the first contact, a vehicle location and an azimuth angle with respect to a reference point in front of the vehicle;

    determining a distance to the object in the field of view of the user, wherein the distance is determined from image content obtained from a camera of the vehicle;

    determining a location of the object based on the vehicle location, the azimuth angle, and the distance to the object;

    determining if the location of the object corresponds with a point of interest; and

    displaying, if the location of the object is determined to correspond with the point of interest, information corresponding to the point of interest on a second position of a heads-up display of the vehicle, wherein the second position of the heads-up display corresponds with the first position at which the first contact was made on the touchscreen of the device.

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