Abstract: A method for controlling the display of a vehicle includes receiving a video of a vehicle occupant inside the vehicle, detecting an action of the vehicle occupant of the vehicle using the video of the vehicle occupant inside the vehicle, and in response to detecting the action of the vehicle occupant, automatically adjusting a setting of the display of the vehicle based on the detected action of the vehicle occupant.

Abstract: A system for directing projections within a vehicle includes a projector for producing a projected image. The system also includes a projection directing module in optical communication with the projector for directing the projected image to a predetermined location. The system also includes a projection surface upon which the projected image is projected. The system also includes a controller in electrical communication with the projector and the projection directing module. The controller is programmed to configure the projection directing module to direct the projected image to a projection region of the projection surface. The controller is further programmed to project the projected image on the projection region using the projector and the projection directing module.

Abstract: A graphics projector for use in a vehicle includes a light source module. The light source module may include an LED array configured to produce a source light. The light source module further includes an optical filter in optical communication with the led array. The optical filter is configured to receive the source light and transmit a filtered light. The light source module further includes a focusing lens in optical communication with the optical filter. The focusing lens is configured to receive the filtered light and transmit a narrow-beam light. The graphics projector also includes an optical collimator in optical communication with the light source module. The optical collimator is configured to receive the narrow-beam light and transmit a collimated light. The graphics projector also includes an optoelectrical mirror in optical communication with the optical collimator. The optoelectrical mirror is configured to direct the collimated light to form a graphic.

Abstract: A system for identifying hidden bodies and providing augmentation within a head up display of a vehicle including at least one front camera adapted to collect images of an environment in front of the vehicle within and adjacent to a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling, an augmented reality head up display adapted to project an image upon an inner surface of a windshield of the vehicle, an augmented reality display adapted to project an image within the windshield, the controller adapted to use a trained neural network stored therein to map images captured by the at least one front camera to light field camera images stored within the trained neural network and to identify hidden bodies within the images captured by the at least one front camera, and display, within a windshield of the vehicle, augmentation graphics for the identified hidden bodies.

Abstract: A system for determining a condition of a roadway a vehicle is traveling on includes an illumination device, a camera, a display, and a vehicle controller in electrical communication with the illumination device, the camera, and the display. The vehicle controller is programmed to project the light beam onto the roadway surface using the illumination device. The vehicle controller is further programmed to capture a plurality of images of the light beam on the roadway surface using the camera as the vehicle is in motion. The vehicle controller is further programmed to determine a severity of a deformation in the roadway surface based at least in part on the plurality of images of the light beam on the roadway surface. The vehicle controller is further programmed to notify the occupant of the vehicle using the display based on the severity of the deformation in the roadway surface.

Abstract: A system for facilitating interaction between an autonomous vehicle and an external interface in proximity to the autonomous vehicle including a plurality of external sensors positioned on the autonomous vehicle and adapted to collect data relative to an environment surrounding and in proximity to the autonomous vehicle, a controller having a wireless communication module, the wireless communication module adapted to facilitate wireless data exchange between the controller and remote entities, the controller adapted to receive data collected from the plurality of external sensors and identify an interaction mode for the external interface, a microphone and a speaker adapted to facilitate audible communication between the controller and the external interface, and a video display adapted to display visual information to the external interface, wherein the controller is adapted to perform an interaction with the external interface.

Abstract: A system for providing information to an occupant of a vehicle includes at least one vehicle sensor for determining information about an environment surrounding the vehicle, a display for providing information to the occupant, and a controller in electrical communication with the at least one vehicle sensor and the display. The controller is programmed to identify at least one driving rule associated with at least one portion of the environment surrounding the vehicle using the at least one vehicle sensor, determine an applicability state of the at least one driving rule, where the applicability state includes an applicable state and a non-applicable state, and display a graphic using the display in response to determining that the applicability state of the at least one driving rule is the applicable state.

Abstract: A system for calibrating a waveguide-based holographic head-up display that projects images upon a windscreen of a vehicle including a light-diffusing panel positioned at the center of an eyellipse to reflect the images projected by the waveguide-based holographic head-up display. An eyebox of the waveguide-based holographic head-up display is positioned at the center of the eyellipse, and the eyebox is divided into a plurality of unit exit pupils. The system also includes a camera positioned to capture the images reflected by the light-diffusing panel and one or more controllers in electronic communication with the waveguide-based holographic head-up display and the camera. The one or more controllers execute instructions to determine a warp map based on a plurality of corrected individual calibration patterns.

Abstract: A system and method for selectively augmenting information in a vehicle includes receiving a scene information from at least one sensor. identifying a region of interest from the scene information, analyzing the scene information to determine whether the region of interest is occluded, and augmenting the region of interest using a display system when the region of interest is occluded. The region of interest includes an object identified within the scene information that is classified as related to vehicle safety.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a computing device providing a computing environment including a number of user accounts, where each of the user accounts is assigned specified privileges to execute particular commands or programs, receiving a request to temporarily escalate privileges for one of the user accounts during a specified duration, where the request includes an identifier of the user account, requested privileges, and the specified duration, granting the requested privileges for the specified duration in conjunction with specific restrictions on one or more prohibited activities that are normally permitted for user accounts with the requested privileges, monitoring, during the specified duration, for any indication that the user account has attempted a prohibited activity, detecting an indication that the user account attempted one of the prohibited activities, and initiating an automated remediation corresponding to the indication.

Abstract: A head up display (HUD) system within a vehicle includes a controller adapted to initialize HUD graphics to be displayed by the HUD system within the vehicle, a projector adapted to project HUD graphics within a field of view of the HUD system onto an inner surface of a windshield of the vehicle, and a monitoring system adapted to collect real-time data of a head position and gaze direction of an occupant within the vehicle, wherein, the controller is further adapted to adapt the displayed HUD graphics, displayed by the HUD system, based on the real-time data of the head position and gaze direction of the occupant.

Abstract: A system for training a machine learning algorithm to generate a plurality of ideal hologram phase correction maps includes a holographic head-up display (HUD) configured to display a plurality of duplicates of a graphic based on a hologram phase map. The system further includes a camera system configured to view each of the plurality of duplicates of the graphic. The system further includes a controller in electrical communication with the holographic HUD and the camera system. The controller is programmed to determine a plurality of ground-truth hologram phase correction maps using a genetic algorithm, the holographic HUD, and the camera system. The controller is further programmed to generate a training dataset including a plurality of images of the graphic and train the machine learning algorithm to generate the plurality of ideal hologram phase correction maps.

Abstract: A hybrid projector system for a head up display within a vehicle includes a digital light projector adapted to project a first graphical image onto an inner surface of a windshield of the vehicle, and a vector graphics projector adapted to project a second graphical image onto the inner surface of the windshield of the vehicle.

Abstract: A computing device for organizing a collaborative workspace for a user implements providing, using a display of the computing device, an interactive user interface associated with the collaborative workspace in which the user may work on a shared task in a coordinated fashion with other users; identifying, based on one or more factors, one or more activities specific to the user from within the collaborative workspace; assigning the identified one or more activities to a catch-up list associated with the user; displaying, within the interactive user interface, the catch-up list; detecting that at least one of the one or more activities has been addressed from within the collaborative workspace or the catch-up list; and updating, based on the detection, the collaborative workspace and the catch-up list.

Abstract: A system and method for selectively augmenting information in a vehicle includes receiving a scene information from at least one sensor. identifying a region of interest from the scene information, analyzing the scene information to determine whether the region of interest is occluded, and augmenting the region of interest using a display system when the region of interest is occluded. The region of interest includes an object identified within the scene information that is classified as related to vehicle safety.

Abstract: A method for holographic display calibration using phase modulation includes projecting an initial graphic on a windshield of a vehicle, capturing an image of the initial graphic with a camera inside a vehicle, determining a loss function value between the image of the initial graphic captured by the camera and a target graphic, modulating a phase of a light beam generating the initial graphic using the loss function value to generate an updated graphic, and displaying the updated graphic on the windshield of the vehicle.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a plurality of first host machines implementing a public-cloud computing environment, wherein at least one of the first host machines comprises at least one public-cloud virtual machine (VM) that performs network address translation; and a plurality of second host machines implementing a private-cloud computing environment, wherein at least one of the second host machines comprises one or more private-cloud virtual machines, wherein the public-cloud VM is configured to receive, via a network tunnel from the private-cloud VM, one or more first packets to be sent to a public Internet Protocol (IP) address of a public network host, translate, using a NAT mapping, a source address of each first packet from a private IP address of the private-cloud VM to an IP address of the public-cloud VM, and send the first packet to the IP address of the public-cloud VM.

Abstract: A system for generating a centrally located floating three-dimensional image display for a plurality of passengers positioned within a vehicle includes a plurality of autostereoscopic three-dimensional displays, one autostereoscopic three-dimensional display individually associated with each one of the plurality of passengers, and a controller in communication with each of the plurality of autostereoscopic three-dimensional displays and adapted to cause each one of the plurality of autostereoscopic three-dimensional displays to display a three-dimensional image to the associated one of the plurality of passengers, wherein, each of the plurality of passengers perceives the three-dimensional image floating at a central location within the vehicle.

Abstract: A pupil replicator for a head up display system includes a waveguide adapted to receive an incoming image beam, and including a transparent body having a partially transmissive top surface and a reflective bottom surface, a Dammann grating adapted to create a plurality of duplicate image beams having equal intensity, and reflect each of the plurality of duplicate image beams within the waveguide, and a beam aligning device adapted to receive each of the plurality of duplicate image beams and to reflect each of the plurality of duplicate image beams at a common angle relative to the waveguide, wherein, after being reflected by the beam aligning device, each of the plurality of duplicate image beams are parallel to one another.

Abstract: A system for training a machine learning algorithm to generate a plurality of ideal hologram phase correction maps includes a holographic head-up display (HUD) configured to display a plurality of duplicates of a graphic based on a hologram phase map. The system further includes a camera system configured to view each of the plurality of duplicates of the graphic. The system further includes a controller in electrical communication with the holographic HUD and the camera system. The controller is programmed to determine a plurality of ground-truth hologram phase correction maps using a genetic algorithm, the holographic HUD, and the camera system. The controller is further programmed to generate a training dataset including a plurality of images of the graphic and train the machine learning algorithm to generate the plurality of ideal hologram phase correction maps.