Abstract: A display system arranged on a vehicle pillar may include a flexible display arranged on a portion of a pillar of a vehicle, the display including a microLED display having a plurality of micron LED chips allowing the display to be flexible, and the display configured to receive and display images from at least one camera configured to acquire images from an exterior of the vehicle to provide a line of sight through the pillar via the display.

Abstract: A surround view system for a vehicle comprises one or more cameras mounted on the vehicle and configured to capture one or more images of a surrounding environment of the vehicle, a driver monitoring unit configured to determine a viewing direction of a driver of the vehicle, and a plurality of holographic projection units arranged at different positions inside the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of holographic projection units is configured to generate a holographic image on a different one of a plurality of surfaces inside the vehicle, and the surround view system is configured to cause a holographic image to be generated on at least one surface inside the vehicle within the viewing direction determined by the driver monitoring unit, wherein the holographic image is generated based on the one or more images captured by the one or more cameras.

Abstract: A projection unit for a head-up display including a projector element and a mirror arrangement. The projector element is configured to emit a light beam. The mirror arrangement includes a first mirror and a second mirror. The first mirror is a flat mirror. The second mirror is a flat mirror spaced apart from and in parallel to the first mirror. The projector element is configured to emit the light beam towards the first mirror at an angle of incidence. The first mirror and the second mirror are arranged at a first distance from each other such that the light beam is repeatedly reflected from the first mirror towards the second mirror, and from the second mirror back towards the first mirror before leaving the mirror arrangement. At least one of the first distance between the first mirror and the second mirror, and the angle of incidence is adjustable.

Abstract: An electronic mirror comprises a liquid crystal cell, wherein the liquid crystal cell comprises a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, a liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules arranged between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, and an AC voltage source configured to apply an alternating voltage across the liquid crystal layer between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, wherein, when a voltage is applied across the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer change their orientation, and the electronic mirror is configured to apply a varying voltage across the liquid crystal layer which gradually decreases from outer areas towards the center of the liquid crystal layer such that the refraction index of the liquid crystal layer gradually varies from outer areas towards the center of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A touch panel display unit that includes a front housing and an electrode assembly. The front housing includes a touch surface configured to be displaced in response to a force acting on the touch surface. The electrode assembly is configured to detect displacement of the touch surface and provide dampening in response to a displacement of the touch surface. The electrode assembly includes a deformable electrode defining a cavity filled with a pressurized fluid.

Abstract: An imaging system for a driver monitoring system, comprising: a mirror element; a camera comprising an imaging sensor, the camera being provided at a back side of the mirror element; and a control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to switch the mirror element from a reflective mode to a transmissive mode when the camera starts to scan a row of pixels of the imaging sensor, and switch the display from the transmissive mode to the reflective mode when the camera moves to a next row of pixels.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle window, a display system, a method for controlling and manufacturing the vehicle window and an automotive vehicle. The vehicle window comprises a first transparent layer and at least a second transparent layer, wherein at least a first synthetical layer is arranged between the first transparent layer and the second transparent layer. Furthermore, at least one LED array is arranged between the first synthetical layer and the first transparent layer and covers at least a first area of the vehicle window. The LED array is configured to not emit light in a first operation mode and wherein the LED array is configured to at least partially emit light in at least a second operation mode.

Abstract: A sensor unit including a housing and a contact element movably mounted along a first axis and configured to come into contact with a touch display surface. The contact element is moved along the first axis when coming into contact with the touch display surface. An acceleration sensor is movably mounted in the housing at least along the first axis. A biasing element is located on one side of the acceleration sensor and configured to bias the acceleration sensor in one of two directions along the first axis. The contact element is movably mounted on the other side of the acceleration sensor opposite the biasing element and is coupled to the acceleration sensor to move the acceleration sensor against the bias of the biasing element in the other of the two directions along the first axis when contacting the touch display surface.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that enable the generation of a content agent based on content parameter(s) determined from an initial user request for content as well as a dialog session to further refine the request for content. Various implementations include using the content agent to render additional content responsive to an additional user request. Additional or alternatively implementations include using the content agent to proactively render content to the user.

Abstract: An imaging system for a driver monitoring system, comprising: a mirror element; a camera comprising an imaging sensor, the camera being provided at a back side of the mirror element; and a control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to switch the mirror element from a reflective mode to a transmissive mode when the camera starts to scan a row of pixels of the imaging sensor, and switch the display from the transmissive mode to the reflective mode when the camera moves to a next row of pixels.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that enable the generation of a content agent based on content parameter(s) determined from an initial user request for content as well as a dialog session to further refine the request for content. Various implementations include using the content agent to render additional content responsive to an additional user request. Additional or alternatively implementations include using the content agent to proactively render content to the user.

Abstract: A touch panel system is provided, which comprises a display unit, a touch sensor structure and a coverglass. A user touches the coverglass during touch input to the touch sensor structure, and the coverglass is configured to be moved relative to the display unit for providing haptical feedback to the user. Therein, the coverglass is mounted in a predetermined distance d from the display unit such that the coverglass and the display unit are decoupled from each other by an empty space to define opposite internal surfaces, which are coated with an anti-reflecting coating such as a moth eye film.

Abstract: A display device with adjustable viewing angle is provided, which includes a display unit with a plurality of pixels arranged in a pixel array and emitting light for displaying image information to a user, a plurality of electro-optical lenses with adjustable optical power arranged in a lens array at the display unit, wherein each electro-optical lens is adjustable between a public mode, in which the electro-optical lens is configured to project light from the display unit towards the user within a first viewing angle, and a privacy mode, in which the electro-optical lens is configured to project the light towards the user within a second viewing angle, smaller than the first viewing angle.

Abstract: A user control with haptic feedback on a 3-dimensional touch surface is provided. The control includes a 3-dimensional touch surface to be touched by a user with an electrode structure arranged at least partly on it. The electrode structure is configured to provide the haptic feedback to the user based on electro-adhesion between the user and the control. The user control with haptic feedback on a 3-dimensional touch surface is electrically contacted using a contacting surface, on which an anisotropic conducting film layer and a flexible printed circuit are arranged.

Abstract: A display unit comprising a touch surface touchable by a user, a drive unit for moving the touch surface when the touch surface is touched, in particular for haptic feedback to the user, and at least one damping element, which damps mechanical oscillations of the movement of the touch surface. Each damping element comprises an elastic element and a pressure setting element (for example, a valve). This pressure setting element is designed to fill the elastic element in a variable or settable manner with gas for the damping. The damping properties of the display unit can thus be set arbitrarily via the gas pressure inside the elastic element.

Abstract: A sensor unit including a housing and a contact element movably mounted along a first axis and configured to come into contact with a touch display surface. The contact element is moved along the first axis when coming into contact with the touch display surface. An acceleration sensor is movably mounted in the housing at least along the first axis. A biasing element is located on one side of the acceleration sensor and configured to bias the acceleration sensor in one of two directions along the first axis. The contact element is movably mounted on the other side of the acceleration sensor opposite the biasing element and is coupled to the acceleration sensor to move the acceleration sensor against the bias of the biasing element in the other of the two directions along the first axis when contacting the touch display surface.

Abstract: An electronic mirror comprises a liquid crystal cell, wherein the liquid crystal cell comprises a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, a liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules arranged between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, and an AC voltage source configured to apply an alternating voltage across the liquid crystal layer between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, wherein, when a voltage is applied across the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer change their orientation, and the electronic mirror is configured to apply a varying voltage across the liquid crystal layer which gradually decreases from outer areas towards the center of the liquid crystal layer such that the refraction index of the liquid crystal layer gradually varies from outer areas towards the center of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A display unit comprising a touch surface touchable by a user, a drive unit for moving the touch surface when the touch surface is touched, in particular for haptic feedback to the user, and at least one damping element, which damps mechanical oscillations of the movement of the touch surface. Each damping element comprises an elastic element and a pressure setting element (for example, a valve). This pressure setting element is designed to fill the elastic element in a variable or settable manner with gas for the damping. The damping properties of the display unit can thus be set arbitrarily via the gas pressure inside the elastic element.

Abstract: A display device with adjustable viewing angle is provided, which includes a display unit with a plurality of pixels arranged in a pixel array and emitting light for displaying image information to a user, a plurality of electro-optical lenses with adjustable optical power arranged in a lens array at the display unit, wherein each electro-optical lens is adjustable between a public mode, in which the electro-optical lens is configured to project light from the display unit towards the user within a first viewing angle, and a privacy mode, in which the electro-optical lens is configured to project the light towards the user within a second viewing angle, smaller than the first viewing angle.

Abstract: A touch panel system is provided, which comprises a display unit, a touch sensor structure and a coverglass. A user touches the coverglass during touch input to the touch sensor structure, and the coverglass is configured to be moved relative to the display unit for providing haptical feedback to the user. Therein, the coverglass is mounted in a predetermined distance d from the display unit such that the coverglass and the display unit are decoupled from each other by an empty space to define opposite internal surfaces, which are coated with an anti-reflecting coating such as a moth eye film.