# US 10,369,928 B2 · Environment-dependent interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,369,928 B2 - Document ID: US10369928B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/933,130 - Filed: 2018-03-22 - Published: 2018-09-27 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-27 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Carsten Starke; Stefan Wolter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369928B2 ## CPC - B60R 1/24: in front of the vehicle - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver - G06T 5/50: using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction - G06T 5/70: Denoising; Smoothing - G06T 5/73: Deblurring; Sharpening - H04N 5/272: Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay - H04N 7/18: Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60K 35/654: {the user being the driver} - B60K 35/81: for controlling displays - B60R 2300/207: using multi-purpose displays, e.g. camera image and navigation or video on same display - B60R 2300/30: characterised by the type of image processing - B60R 2300/605: the adjustment being automatic - G06T 2207/20216: Image averaging - G06T 2207/30252: Vehicle exterior; Vicinity of vehicle - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract According to the disclosure, a method is made available to reduce a time duration for an adaption of eyes of a driver of a motor vehicle when changing from events occurring in front of the motor vehicle to a screen arranged in a driver's compartment of the motor vehicle. In particular, the method according to the disclosure also makes a reduction available in the time period for the adaption of the eyes of the driver in the opposite direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method to reduce a time duration for a driver-eye adaption comprising: changing a direction of view from events occurring in front of a vehicle to a screen arranged in a driver's compartment; recording an image sequence of the events via a camera arranged in a vehicle direction of travel; processing the image sequence to reduce a sharpness impression of individual images of the image sequence via reducing resolution; displaying the processed image sequence as a background image; and displaying, in a foreground, a menu that is independent of the image sequence. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein processing the image sequence includes: dividing the image sequence into time segments, averaging over individual images in respective time segments, preparing an averaged image sequence being an average of the individual images. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein processing the image sequence includes reducing a sharpness impression of the individual images of the averaged image sequence. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein processing the image sequence includes determining, in each individual image of the image sequence, an averaged tone value of the individual images. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein displaying the image sequence as a background image includes displaying images of the image sequence in a respective tone value that depends on the events in front of the vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sharpness impression is further reduced via smoothing of the image. ### Claim 7 A vehicle apparatus comprising: a screen arranged in a driver compartment to simultaneously display a processed image sequence as a background of a menu, being independent of the processed image sequence, in a foreground; a camera arranged in a travel direction to record an image sequence; and a processing module configured to generate a sharpness-impression reduced image sequence from the image sequence via a reduction of at least one of a contrast range and a resolution, and output the sharpness-impression reduced image sequence as the processed image sequence. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the camera is arranged such that a field of view of the camera corresponds to a field of view of the driver. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The vehicle apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the processing module is further configured to divide the processed image sequence into time segments and average over individual images in respective time segments to prepare an averaged image sequence being an average of the individual images. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processing module is further configured to reduce a sharpness impression of the individual images from the averaged image sequence. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The vehicle apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processing module is further configured to generate, in each of the individual images, an averaged tone of the individual images. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the processed image includes the individual images, each in a respective tone that depends on events in front of a vehicle. ### Claim 13 A vehicle comprising: a screen arranged in a compartment to simultaneously display a background processed image, and a foreground menu independent of the processed image; a camera to record an image at a frequency based on a vehicle speed that adopts lower and upper limits, the lower limit being selected such that the image is stationary, the upper limit being selected such that the image is flicker-free; and a processor to generate the processed image, the processor further configured to, in response to dividing the image into time segments and averaging over individual images in respective time segments, prepare an averaged image being an average of the individual images. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vehicle as claimed in claim 13, wherein the processed image has a sharpness impression that is reduced by a number of brightness steps. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The vehicle as claimed in claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to reduce a sharpness impression of the individual images from the averaged image. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The vehicle as claimed in claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to generate, in each of the individual images, an averaged tone of the individual images. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The vehicle as claimed in claim 16, wherein the background processed image includes the individual images, each in a respective tone that depends on events in front of the vehicle.