Head-up Display Patents (Class 348/115)
  • Patent number: 11973979
    Abstract: A method of displaying images forming part of a digital reality stream, the method including, for each image to be displayed in one or more encoder processing devices, generating compressed image data by differentially compressing image data indicative of the image in accordance with system operation and the content of the digital reality stream so that different parts of the image are compressed using a different degree of compression, wirelessly transmitting the compressed image data to a display device using a wireless communications link, and, in one or more decoder processing devices associated with the display device, differentially decompressing the compressed image data to thereby generate image data indicative of the image to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: IMMERSIVE ROBOTICS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Daniel Liam Fitzgerald, Timothy Simon Lucas, Rodney Ian Lamb
  • Patent number: 11856333
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and a methods for monitoring a back seat in a transporter based on a head up display (HUD), the system a back seat display mounted on the back seat, and the HUD to display monitoring information selected by a user, image information filmed by a camera, and control information for an image displayed on the back seat display, and a processor configured to transmit and receive a control signal between the camera, the back seat display, and the HUD, and control zoom-in or zoom-out of a first area of the HUD where the monitoring information is displayed to not overlap a second area where driving control information is displayed, wherein the image information comprises an image content displayed on the back seat display, a reproduction time of the image content, and a number or a reproduction time of image contents after a point in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hee Park, Sung Sik Cho, June Seung Lee, Yeong Hun Park, Hyun Jun Lim
  • Patent number: 11838611
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a display device that simulates a rear-facing mirror (e.g., rearview mirror). The display device displays a first video captured by a first camera to simulate the rear-facing mirror. The system detects a change in an orientation of the display device from a first orientation to a second orientation and, in response, causes the display device to display a second video captured by a second camera to maintain the simulation of the rearview mirror but from the second orientation. Alternatively, the system causes a corresponding change in the perspective of the first video being displayed on the display device thereby maintaining the effect of the rearview mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Younge
  • Patent number: 11729498
    Abstract: A robotic avatar apparatus is provided. The robotic avatar apparatus includes a robotic avatar unit. The robotic avatar unit includes a camera, a processor and a unit signal transceiver. The camera is connected to the processor. The processor is connected to the unit signal transceiver. The robotic avatar apparatus also includes a user interface device. The user interface device includes a user signal transceiver and a display. The robotic avatar unit is designed to connect to the user interface device via a connection between the unit signal transceiver and the user signal transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Martha McLean, William McLean
  • Patent number: 11715442
    Abstract: A video input interface receives video data. An OSD circuit draws an intermediate layer in a target region in which an OSD character is to be overlaid on the video data, and overlays the OSD character on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroharu Endo
  • Patent number: 11697061
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing hops associated with a head mounted display are described. The head mounted display includes a communications circuit for receiving and transmitting interactive media associated with a game program via a network. The interactive media is processed by the game cloud system and streamed directly to the communications circuit of the head mounted display. The head mounted display further includes a user input circuit for receiving an action from a user to generate an input, which includes position and motion detected by the user input circuit. The head mounted display includes a game processing circuit for decoding the interactive media received from the network. The game processing circuit drives a portion of interactivity associated with the game program. The portion of interactivity is generated based on the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventor: David Perry
  • Patent number: 11682216
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to vehicle exterior imaging systems that capture and display views of the exterior environment to vehicle operators. An exemplary vehicle exterior imaging system may include a glass panel including a combiner positioned between a first layer of glass and a second layer of glass, a first exterior side-view imager assembly configured to capture images of a vehicle exterior environment, and a projector assembly configured to project an output image onto the glass panel. The output image is based on the images captured by the first exterior side-view imager assembly. The glass panel may be part of either a windshield or a door window, and the projector assembly may be mounted either outside or inside of a housing of the first exterior side-view imager assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, Keith Hoelscher
  • Patent number: 11598968
    Abstract: The image display device includes an image generating unit that emits first image light, a pupil expanding element that expands a diameter of a light flux included in the first image light from the image generating unit to obtain second image light, a first light condensing optical system that condenses the second image light and forms an intermediate image, and a second light condensing optical system that condenses light from the intermediate image and generates a virtual image on eye of a viewer, in a plane including at least the image generating unit, the pupil expanding element, and the eye of the viewer, a maximum emission angle of the first image light is smaller than a maximum viewing angle of the virtual image, and the diameter of the light flux included in the second image light is greater than that of a light flux included in the virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Yonekubo, Osamu Yokoyama, Takashi Takeda, Mitsutaka Ide, Daisuke Ishida
  • Patent number: 11567567
    Abstract: An encoder for encoding images. The encoder includes processor. The processor is configured to: receive, from display apparatus, information indicative of at least one of: head pose of user, gaze direction of user; identify gaze location in input image, based on the at least one of: head pose, gaze direction; divide input image into first input portion and second input portion, wherein first input portion includes and surrounds gaze location; and encode first input portion and second input portion at first compression ratio and at least one second compression ratio to generate first encoded portion and second encoded portion, respectively, wherein at least one second compression ratio is larger than first compression ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Varjo Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Mikko Ollila
  • Patent number: 11549237
    Abstract: A monitor controller configured to control a display content on a display unit is configured to keep displaying a bird's-eye-view image when an operation of an operation device is sensed in the state where the display unit displays the bird's-eye-view image, and to cause the display unit to display the bird's-eye-view image when the operation of the operation device is sensed in the state where the display unit does not display the bird's-eye-view image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizuno, Satoru Ide
  • Patent number: 11500202
    Abstract: A head mounted display, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, comprises: a housing comprising an opening part; an lens assembly arranged in the opening part; and a light shielding part arranged along the circumference of the opening part, wherein the light shielding part may be in a first configuration of being drawn out from the housing via the opening part so as to enable being worn on the face of a user, and a second configuration of having at least one portion thereof inserted into the housing via the opening part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Chui Lee, Doorae Kim, Jeisung Park
  • Patent number: 11468174
    Abstract: A surveillance camera system includes a camera and an image recorder. The image recorder receives a plurality of images captured by the camera and selectively encrypting the plurality of images captured by the camera to generate an encrypted file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: eYs3D Microelectronics Co.
    Inventors: Chao-Chun Lu, Ming-Hua Lin
  • Patent number: 11227366
    Abstract: A system and methodologies for controlling the content of a heads up display to provide increased visibility of naturally occurring contours and surfaces in the environment is provided. Depth information is provided along with predefined lighting conditions in order to output an image by the HUD with enhanced feature contours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventor: Adrienne Othon
  • Patent number: 11220274
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device controls display performed by a head-up display for a vehicle. The head-up display is configured to project an image on a projection member to cause a virtual image to be displayed in superimposed relation on a front view of the vehicle. The vehicle display control device determines a host vehicle situation as a road structure of a road on which a host vehicle is running, and controls to limit or not to limit a superimposed display of the virtual image with respect to a target object on which the virtual image is to be displayed in superimposed relation according to the host vehicle situation determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Banno, Takeshi Hato, Takeshi Kawashima, Daisuke Takemori, Akira Kamiya, Shingo Yamashita, Yasushi Sakuma, Satoshi Horihata
  • Patent number: 11209647
    Abstract: A display apparatus for displaying an image includes a semitransparent carrier element, and a film provided on the semitransparent carrier element for at least regionally displaying the image. The film incorporates electrical components of the display apparatus. Further, the display apparatus can be included in a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Schwartze, Markus Klug, André Schwager, Muhammad Ali Kezze
  • Patent number: 11138876
    Abstract: An information system comprises a controller which is configured to execute: acquiring a screen image of a vehicle which is traveling on a roadway, the screen image being photographed by the aid of an image pickup unit; detecting a dangerous driving state of the vehicle which is traveling, in accordance with a time course of the screen image; and displaying information in relation to the vehicle having been detected to be in the dangerous driving state on a signage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Harunobu Saito, Daiki Kaneichi, Ryotaro Fujiwara, Megumi Amano, Masato Endo, Tae Sugimura
  • Patent number: 11054547
    Abstract: Generally, a pedestrian wind environment analysis and display system operable to support one or more client computing devices. Specifically, a browser based graphical user interface which depicts a graphical representation of a spatially referenced three-dimensional model space including a plurality of wind velocity indicators each associated with wind velocity values derived from wind velocity data measured at corresponding location coordinates in the spatially referenced three dimensional model space, each of plurality of wind velocity indicators can be selected in the graphical user interface to cause depiction of a wind velocity graph which plots the associated measured wind velocity values as wind direction and wind speed to characterize a pedestrian wind environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: CPP Incorporated
    Inventors: Yarrow Jacob Fewless, Kevin Devaughn Ott, Scott Matthew Parrish
  • Patent number: 11032537
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system for viewing augmented, virtual, mixed, and combined reality environments. The system calculates the position and orientation of a movable display within physical space and translated those into an appropriate rendering of the content on the movable display also taking into account a head location for a viewer. The motion and location data for the movable display device and a viewer's head may be generated using trackers of various types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Athanos, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Giokaris, Michael Zyda, Joseph Sardone
  • Patent number: 11021136
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing remote virtual views to an occupant of a structure are disclosed. In one example, a method includes capturing, by a plurality of cameras, images external to a structure. A distribution device receives images from the plurality of cameras. The distribution device selectively transmits the images to at least one display device within the structure. The at least on display device receives the images and displays the images on an interior surface of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeanne C. Maggiore, Kevin L. Swearingen
  • Patent number: 10979636
    Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating in a network using share signals in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for communicating in a network may include receiving, from a first client device, a share signal including first image data captured by a camera of a first audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device and a command to share the first image data with a network of users; processing the share signal by comparing the first image data to second image data captured by a camera of a second A/V recording and communication device; and generating and transmitting an alert to a second client device associated with the second A/V recording and communication device when comparison of the first image data with the second image data indicates a person of interest is depicted in both the first image data and the second image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Siminoff, Mark Troughton, Jeff Zavala
  • Patent number: 10964351
    Abstract: At a high level, embodiments of the invention relate to augmenting video data with presence data derived from one or more proximity tags. More specifically, embodiments of the invention generate forensically authenticated recordings linking video imagery to the presence of specific objects in or near the recording. One embodiment of the invention includes video recording system comprising a camera, a wireless proximity tag reader, a storage memory and control circuitry operable to receive image data from the camera receive a proximity tag identifier identifying a proximity tag from the proximity tag reader, and store an encoded frame containing the image data and the proximity tag identity in the storage memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Digital Ally, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanton E. Ross, Peng Han, Jeremy A. Dick
  • Patent number: 10957085
    Abstract: Embodiments for adding content to images are provided. A plurality of images are received. Each of the plurality of images includes a plurality of image portions. A negative space score is calculated for each of the plurality of image portions. At least some of the plurality of image portions are selected to display content based on the calculated negative space scores. The plurality of images are caused to be rendered with the content displayed over the selected at least some of the plurality of image portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Julia Nash, Osakpamwan Osaigbovo, Sumit Patel, Chandra Shekhar
  • Patent number: 10906399
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a system for alerting a driver of a driver cabin of a motor vehicle, said system comprising: a plurality of light sources arranged in array to project a signal light against the windshield and/or side window, provided in the driver cabin along a horizontal contour of windshield and side windows, outside a line of sight of the driver, and arranged to show a mirror image of the light source in the windshield or side window, visible to the driver; a tracking controller, arranged to identify one or more objects to be tracked in the perimeter of the motor vehicle; a control system, coupled to the tracking controller for activating a number of light sources of the plurality of light sources, arranged to project a signal light indicative of said tracked object substantially centered along a virtual line of sight from the driver towards the identified object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DAF Trucks N.V.
    Inventor: Floris Van Der Meijs
  • Patent number: 10835333
    Abstract: Robot main body having robotic arm, remote control device including robotic arm operational instruction input part for operator to control by touching, to input operational instruction for robotic arm, and contactless action detecting part configured to detect contactless action including at least one given operation instructing action of operator, and control device communicably connected to remote control device and configured to control operation of robot main body, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Masayuki Kamon
  • Patent number: 10809535
    Abstract: A system for providing virtual reality imagery to a rider of an amusement attraction, the system having a headgear piece for securing a viewing screen to a head of the rider. The rider rides upon an actuated motion base that moves the viewing screen behind the user until a lap bar is secured over the user's lap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Dreamcraft Attractions LTD.
    Inventors: Daryl White, Peter R. Schnabel, Christopher David Glen Robertson, Joanne Parker Robertson
  • Patent number: 10781572
    Abstract: A work machine includes plural cameras, a display unit and a controller controlling the cameras and the display unit. The controller includes an overview image generator generating an overview image from the images by the cameras, an image superimposing unit superimposing a top view image of the work machine on the overview image, a working-equipment display unit putting a part of working equipment in the top view image of the work machine in non- or transparent-display, and an operation judging unit judging at least one of operation of the working equipment and travel of the work machine. When the operation judging unit judges the operation of the working equipment etc. is performed, the working-equipment display unit displays the top view image of the work machine without displaying at least one part of the working equipment or with transparently displaying the at least one part of the working equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaomi Machida, Takeshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10768121
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for detection of a condition in a hole defined by a transparent material that is at least partially enclosed by one or more substantially opaque materials. The method may include positioning a light source in a first hole in the transparent material, directing light from the positioned light source through the transparent material and toward a second hole that is adjacent to the first hole. A prism may be positioned so that the light transmitted from the light source through the machined inner surface of the second hole is visible through a viewing face of the prism. By observing the transmitted light, a surface condition of the machined inner surface of the second hole may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth Ann Paton, Roger W. Engelbart, Christopher M. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 10739585
    Abstract: A side head-up display system is provided. The side head-up display system has an image generator configured to emit a generated image to create a virtual image for viewing by a vehicle occupant. In some forms, a side display surface is disposed along a vehicle side of the motor vehicle, and the virtual image is viewable through the side display surface. In some versions, a controller is provided and configured to cause the generated image to be generated intermittently while the first motor vehicle is running so that the image generator is off at least part of the time while the motor vehicle is running. The controller may be configured to cause the image generator to create the generated image to show information about another vehicle outside of the motor vehicle, such as speed information and/or distance and location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Luis Ernesto Quiroz de la Mora
  • Patent number: 10717200
    Abstract: A surrounding monitoring device of a work machine includes: a display unit; a plurality of cameras acquiring a surrounding condition of the work machine; an image processing unit generating a bird's-eye image indicating the surrounding condition of the work machine on the basis of images imaged by the cameras; a work machine operation detection unit detecting an operation of the work machine; and a display control unit displaying, on the display unit, a single camera image imaged by one or more cameras, of the plurality of cameras, the bird's-eye image, mechanical gauge display, menu display, and/or breakdown information display. Further, when the operation of the work machine is detected, the display control unit performs control of enlarging surroundings of the work machine on the bird's-eye image, compared with surroundings of the work machine on the bird's-eye image before the operation of the work machine is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masaomi Machida, Takeshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10718946
    Abstract: An optical guide for a near-eye display device includes a first guide element having a light input zone and a second guide element having an output zone. The first guide element is superimposed on the second guide element. The optical guide also includes an optical coupling system between the first guide element and the second guide element, and the first and second guide elements have, on the first part of their length, a mutual spacing so as to delimit a thin layer of air between said guide elements extending between a first longitudinal end of the guide elements and the optical coupling system. The optical coupling system, located at a second longitudinal end of the first and second guide elements, includes a single-piece portion of the guide elements, associated with an optical reflection member to propagate the beams of light from the input zone toward the output zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENES APPLIQUEES
    Inventors: Jianming Yang, Patrice Twardowski, Joël Fontaine
  • Patent number: 10713840
    Abstract: A method is provided, including the following method operations: using a robot having a plurality of sensors to acquire sensor data about a local environment; processing the sensor data to generate a spatial model of the local environment, the spatial model defining virtual surfaces that correspond to real surfaces in the local environment; further processing the sensor data to generate texture information that is associated to the virtual surfaces defined by the spatial model; tracking a location and orientation of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the local environment; using the spatial model, the texture information, and the tracked location and orientation of the HMD to render a view of a virtual space that corresponds to the local environment; presenting the view of the virtual environment through the HMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Taylor, Erik Beran
  • Patent number: 10682911
    Abstract: A camera on a vehicle captures an image of the surroundings, and the image is presented in a window of the vehicle that is established by a transparent display such as an OLED display or transparent LCD display. The image from the camera is presented on the display according to the angle of the camera with respect to the vehicle, such that an occupant of the vehicle sees the image on the window substantially in the same relative location with respect to the surroundings as the occupant would see looking at the objects in the image through the window. In other embodiments images from a database are presented on the window superimposed onto background objects seen through the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Brant Candelore
  • Patent number: 10659662
    Abstract: A wearable camera includes a casing that hoses an imaging unit and includes a front surface in which a lens is exposed, and a rear surface in a direction along a vertical surface serving as a surface on a mounting side, an attachment surface that is formed on the rear surface and on which a casing holding member is detachably attached without screwing, and a protrusion that comes in contact with a magnet protruding from the casing near an upper end of the attachment surface and attached to the attachment surface to restrict downward movement of the casing with respect to the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru Takada, Tatsuya Tobimatsu, Yasuhito Oomori
  • Patent number: 10606073
    Abstract: A head-up display (HUD) apparatus is provided. The HUD apparatus includes a display holder configured to hold a single planar multiple-pixel display. The HUD apparatus also includes a single reflective and transmissive lens that is configured to reflect an image from the planar multiple-pixel display toward a predetermined location of a user. The reflective and transmissive lens is further configured to at least partially collimate light from the planar multiple-pixel display to focus the image at a distance in front of the reflective and transmissive lens for each eye of two eyes of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Black, Gregory A. Harrison, Julio Corsi
  • Patent number: 10602081
    Abstract: When a vehicle stops due to a red light, an image of a scene viewed from a virtual point of view, which moves along a virtual point-of-view moving route, in a virtual line-of-sight direction is displayed on a head-up display. Assuming that a next intersection at which to change lane according to a guidance route is the target intersection, a combination of the virtual point of view and virtual line-of-sight direction is gradually changed from a combination in which a scene is viewed from the point of view of the user in the forward direction of the vehicle to a combination for taking a bird's eye view of a geographic range that includes the current position of the vehicle and then to a combination for taking a bird's eye view of a geographic range that includes the target intersection from a point near the target intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakayama, Hidetoshi Kadoya
  • Patent number: 10598934
    Abstract: A head-mounted display apparatus including a main body, a mask, and a projection apparatus is provided. The mask is pivotally connected to the main body. The mask includes a reflection area. The reflection area has a first normal line. The projection apparatus is disposed inside the main body and adapted to project an image beam to a target. The projection apparatus includes a mirror. The mirror has a second normal line. An acute angle exists between normal projections of the first normal line and the second normal line on a reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Tang Hsieh, Chih-Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 10573271
    Abstract: The proposed display system providing in the motorcyclist's field of view all visual information needed for driving and maneuvering in form of the image projected into optical infinity in direction of the motorcycle travel so to watch the traffic situation the motorcyclist does not need to turn his head to the rear view mirrors with temporary interruption of eye contact with the road because of necessity of the visual apparatus readjusting, is realized by use of located in the motorcyclist's helmet the autonomous optoelectronic system including the display module with the programmable control unit forming in the motorcyclist's field of view the collimated image of sensors readings in the form of numbers and scales and also a TV image of rear hemisphere and the real-time picture according to GPS data: the connection between the equipment placed in the helmet and the motorcycle movement sensors. TV camera and GPS receiver is carried out using the Wi-Fi technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: EDS HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Matvey Lvovskiy, Aleksandr Efros, Artem Goldmann
  • Patent number: 10564419
    Abstract: A system to facilitate communication, in some embodiments, comprises a controller, storage in communication with the controller and storing resources available to the controller, and a plurality of wearable devices in wireless communication with the controller and with each other. Each of the plurality of wearable devices receives input and provides the input to at least one of the controller or another one of the plurality of wearable devices. The controller performs an action based at least on the resources and the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, Robert L. Williams, Amir Bar
  • Patent number: 10558325
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow a user to interact with an augmented reality device. In one implementation, a wearable device for controlling operation of an on-board component includes a display; at least one sensor configured to provide an output indicative of a viewing direction of a user; and at least one processing device. The at least one processing device is configured to cause at least one graphical icon associated with a control of at least one aspect of the on-board component to be shown on the display; determine, based on the output of the at least one sensor, whether the user is looking in a direction of the at least one graphical icon; and initiate the control of the at least one aspect of the on-board component when the user is determined to be looking in the direction of the at least one graphical icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Upskill, Inc.
    Inventors: James Leighton Athey, Todd Richard Reily, Michael Anthony Sciscenti
  • Patent number: 10499044
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system for viewing augmented, virtual, mixed, and combined reality environments. The system calculates the position and orientation of a movable display within physical space and translated those into an appropriate rendering of the content on the movable display also taking into account a head location for a viewer. The motion and location data for the movable display device and a viewer's head may be generated using trackers of various types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Athanos, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Giokaris, Michael Zyda, Joseph Sardone
  • Patent number: 10494792
    Abstract: A periphery monitoring apparatus of an operation machine, includes an acquisition unit acquiring a peripheral condition of the operation machine; an information output unit outputting information acquired by the acquisition unit; a lifted/lowered state detection unit detecting a lifted/lowered state of a lifting ladder provided in the operation machine; and an output control unit performing changing an output content in the information output unit in accordance with the lifted/lowered state of the lifting ladder, the output content being related to the information acquired by the acquisition unit, the lifted/lowered state being detected by the lifted/lowered state detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masaomi Machida, Takeshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 10495895
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of displaying, via the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes an image source for rendering an image, a projection screen facing a direction at a predefined angle to a direction in which the rendered image is projected from the image source, an exit optical element facing the projection screen, a first polarizing element facing the image source and arranged to polarize a projection of the rendered image at a first polarization orientation, a first optical element arranged to reflect the polarized projection towards the projection screen, wherein the projection screen is arranged to unpolarize the polarized projection whilst reflecting the unpolarized projection towards the exit optical element, and a second polarizing element positioned between the projection screen and the exit optical element, arranged to polarize the unpolarized projection at a second polarization orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: VARJO TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Evgeny Shirko, Andrei Razumov, Oiva Arvo Oskari Sahlsten
  • Patent number: 10488657
    Abstract: Provided is a display device having high display quality. The head-up display device 100 comprises: a single display unit that outputs display light; an imaging position adjustment mirror that generates display light and display light upon receiving the display light, and sets a distance from the imaging position adjustment mirror to the position at which an image is formed by the display light to be longer than the distance from the imaging position adjustment mirror to the position at which an image is formed by the display light; a first screen disposed at the imaging position of the display light; and a second screen disposed at the imaging position of the display light. The light distribution angle of the second screen is set to be larger than the light distribution angle of the first screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Megumi Sato
  • Patent number: 10481394
    Abstract: An optical filter having spectral properties that reflects light of a first wavelength band and transmits light of a second wavelength band that does not include the first wavelength band is provided between a greater distance optical system that displays a virtual image at a greater distance from an image reflection surface and a closer distance optical system that displays a virtual image at a closer distance from the image reflection surface. The optical filter aligns the optical paths of display light of the greater distance optical system and the closer distance optical system and guides the display light to the image reflection surface. Further, the powers of the greater distance optical system and the closer distance optical system are set to be different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Masanao Kawana
  • Patent number: 10466858
    Abstract: Systems and methods allow a user to interact with an augmented reality device. In one implementation, a wearable device for providing a virtual menu to a user includes a display; at least one sensor configured to provide an output indicative of a viewing direction the user; and at least one processing device. The at least one processing device is configured to cause a virtual menu to be shown on the display; monitor a viewing direction of the user based on the output of the at least one sensor; determine, based on the monitored viewing direction, whether the user is looking in a direction of a selectable element of the virtual menu; determine an amount of time that the user looks in the direction of the selectable element; and cause at least one action associated with the selectable element if the amount of time exceeds a predetermined dwell time threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Upskill, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Adams Ballard, James Leighton Athey, Jeffrey Edward Jenkins, Todd Richard Reily, Harold Ronald Villanueva Tagunicar, Michael Anthony Sciscenti
  • Patent number: 10442295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device provided in a vehicle, the display device including a first display configured to output first light forming first time information, a second display configured to output second light forming second visual information, and a light synthesizing unit disposed between the first and second displays and configured to transmit one of the first light and the second light and reflect another one so that the first light and the second light are directed to the same path, and wherein the light synthesizing unit is formed tiltable such that a reference angle formed between the light synthesizing unit and the first display varies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangwon Kim, Kyunglack Kim, Junman Cho, Sangroc Hwang
  • Patent number: 10412315
    Abstract: The jacket camera comprises a jacket, left and right shoulder armors, and at least one camera. The left and right shoulder armors each comprise a slide-mount bracket into which the at last one camera may be mounted. The at least one camera comprises a first imaging device and a second imaging device and may therefore record video in a forward-looking direction and a rearward-looking direction simultaneously. The at least one camera comprise a camera housing, a battery, and a controller. The controller comprises a microprocessor, memory, and one or more communication circuits. The one or more communication circuits may allow the at least one camera to communicate with external devices either wirelessly or via a wired connection. The jacket camera comprises a smartphone application that allows a user to view recorded video and to control the operation of the at least one camera wirelessly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Timothy Rush
  • Patent number: 10403050
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure relates to an example marker identification and position tracking system configured to interface and work in conjunction with a marker device and camera system and to provide high fidelity tracking of user and object motion in a virtual and/or augmented reality experience. The example computing system enables use case scenarios in which certain computer aided design capabilities enable rapid creation/configuration of a multi-user, interactive, virtual reality, and/or augmented reality slide presentation experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: WorldViz, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew C. Beall, Christopher Coffin, Todd Hartwig
  • Patent number: 10382846
    Abstract: An avionics unit for an avionics network is disclosed having a light emitter to provide a modulated broadband optical signal. The avionics unit also includes a first optical interface and a second optical interface. The first optical interface is optically connected to the light emitter and is to receive a removable wavelength selective filter to extract a modulated narrowband optical signal from the modulated broadband optical signal. The second optical interface is optically connected to the first optical interface and is to output the modulated narrowband optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: Kayvon Barad
  • Patent number: 10380897
    Abstract: A vehicle system to assist a driver during a potential passing event of a passing vehicle includes a transceiver and a display. A passing assist module in communication with the transceiver and the display is configured to cause the transceiver to establish a wireless connection with a remote transceiver of a target vehicle and to receive a remote video signal from a camera and the remote transceiver associated with the target vehicle and cause the display of the passing vehicle to output at least one of a video signal and an image based on the remote video signal from the target vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Shiv G. Patel, Akram M. Abdel-Rahman, Ephraim C. Yuen