Abstract: A method for generating a virtual rendering includes receiving first image data that includes a plurality of images. Each image of the plurality of images may correspond to an environment of a non-virtual object. The method also includes determining a current position of a light source relative to the non-virtual object, determining a current intensity value of the light source, and generating a virtual rendering of the non-virtual object using the plurality of images, the current position of the light source relative to the non-virtual object, and the current intensity value of the light source. The method also includes providing, at a display, the virtual rendering.

Abstract: An automotive mixed-reality gaming system for a vehicle includes vehicle sensors that collect vehicle data associated with movements and a position of the vehicle along a roadway, detection sensors that collect environmental data associated with an external environment of the vehicle, and a processing unit including a processor and a memory. The processing unit receives data from the vehicle sensors and the detection sensors, converts the environmental data to a game-centric coordinate system stored in the memory, and generates an interactive gameplay application including a mixed-reality environment and a virtual avatar based on the game-centric coordinate system. Further, the processing unit transmits the application to mobile devices, receives user input from the mobile devices, and controls the activity of the avatar and settings of the gameplay based on the vehicle data and user input. The avatar traverses the mixed-reality environment at a rate proportional to the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for augmented reality in automotive applications involves obtaining an image frame from a camera of a motor vehicle, identifying at least one environmental object in the image frame, determining an augmentation content based on the at least one environmental object, rendering an augmented image frame based on the image frame and the augmentation content, and displaying the augmented image frame to a user.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing a mixed-reality scene. In response to a pedestrian detection event at a first vehicle, a sequence of mixed-reality images is presented to a driver of a second vehicle. At least one image in the sequence of mixed-reality images results from merging (a) an image captured by a camera aboard the first vehicle and (b) an image captured by a camera aboard the second vehicle. The merging may comprise de-emphasizing an occluded portion of the image captured by the camera aboard the second vehicle and emphasizing an unoccluded portion of the image captured by the camera aboard the first vehicle. The unoccluded portion of the image captured by the camera aboard the first vehicle may provide, in the merged image, visibility of a pedestrian at least partially blocked from a view of the driver of the second vehicle.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing a mixed-reality scene. In response to a pedestrian detection event at a first vehicle, a sequence of mixed-reality images is presented to a driver of a second vehicle. At least one image in the sequence of mixed-reality images results from merging (a) an image captured by a camera aboard the first vehicle and (b) an image captured by a camera aboard the second vehicle. The merging may comprise de-emphasizing an occluded portion of the image captured by the camera aboard the second vehicle and emphasizing an unoccluded portion of the image captured by the camera aboard the first vehicle. The unoccluded portion of the image captured by the camera aboard the first vehicle may provide, in the merged image, visibility of a pedestrian at least partially blocked from a view of the driver of the second vehicle.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing a mixed-reality scene. According to one embodiment, a sequence of mixed-reality images is presented to a driver of a first vehicle, the first vehicle oriented in a substantially opposing direction relative to a second vehicle. At least one image in the sequence of mixed-reality images may result from merging (a) an image captured by a forward-facing camera aboard the first vehicle and (b) an image captured by a rear-facing camera aboard the second vehicle. The merging may comprise de-emphasizing an occluded portion of the image captured by the forward-facing camera aboard the first vehicle, the occluded portion corresponding to occlusion by the second vehicle, and emphasizing an unoccluded portion of the image captured by the rear-facing camera aboard the second vehicle.