# US 11,307,047 B2 · Head-up display device for a transportation vehicle, method, device and computer-readable recording medium with instructions for controlling a display of a head-up display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,307,047 B2 - Document ID: US11307047B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/471,487 - Filed: 2017-10-16 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-20 - Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Silke Bagschik; Andreas Lassota - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11307047B2 ## CPC - G01C 21/365: {Guidance using head up displays or projectors, e.g. virtual vehicles or arrows projected on the windscreen or on the road itself} - G02B 27/0149: {characterised by mechanical features (G02B27/0176 takes precedence)} - B60K 35/23: Head-up displays [HUD] (optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01) - 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 - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60K 35/81: for controlling displays - G02B 27/01: Head-up displays - G08G 1/167: {Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection} - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - G02B 2027/0138: {comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera} - G02B 2027/0159: {with mechanical means other than scaning means for positioning the whole image} - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - 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 - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract A head-up display device for a transportation vehicle and a method, a device and a computer-readable recording medium with instructions for controlling a display of a head-up display device for a transportation vehicle. A road course ahead of the transportation vehicle is determined and the contents shown by the head-up display device are then displaced according to the road course that was determined. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for controlling a display of a head-up-display apparatus for a transportation vehicle, the method comprising: generating content for a depiction by the head-up-display apparatus, wherein the generated content contains at least static information; determining a road profile ahead of the transportation vehicle, the road profile including an upcoming curve to be taken by the transportation vehicle, an ascent to be ascended by the transportation vehicle, or a descent to be descended of the transportation vehicle; depicting the generated content in a first position on the head-up-display apparatus; and moving the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus to a second position on the head-up-display apparatus based on the determined road profile so the static information is depicted in a field of vision of a driver of the transportation vehicle that is determined by the road profile, wherein the moving of the content includes at least one of (i) displacing the content a first horizontal distance along a horizontal displacement vector and (ii) displacing the content a first vertical distance along a vertical displacement vector based on at least one of the upcoming curve to be taken, the ascent to be ascended, and the descent to be descended by the transportation vehicle, wherein the road profile is determined based on eye movements of the driver, and wherein the determination of the road profile is prevented from taking into account fast, brief eye movements of the driver's eyes in a first direction using a filter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in of claim 1, wherein the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus is displaced so the content is centered for the driver in relation to his lane. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the road profile is further determined based on at least one of a steering angle of a steering wheel of the transportation vehicle, navigation data of a navigation system of the motor transportation vehicle, and data of an ambient sensor system of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus is effected by a rotation of a mirror or of a prism of a projection unit of the head-up-display apparatus or by displaying the depicted content on an image generation unit of the head-up-display apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the image generation unit is integrated in a windshield or a display panel of the transportation vehicle or is part of the projection unit of the head-up-display apparatus. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displacing of the content the first horizontal distance along the horizontal displacement vector is based on the upcoming curve to be taken by the transportation vehicle and the displacing the content the first vertical distance along the vertical displacement vector is based on the ascent to be ascended or the descent to be descended by the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first horizontal distance and the first vertical distance are delimited by a size of space of a windshield of the transportation vehicle available for the content to be displaced. ### Claim 8 An apparatus for controlling a display of a head-up-display apparatus for a transportation vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an image generation unit for generating content for a depiction by the head-up-display apparatus, wherein the generated content contains at least static information; an evaluation unit for determining a road profile ahead of the transportation vehicle, the road profile including an upcoming curve to be taken by the transportation vehicle, an ascent to be ascended by the transportation vehicle, or a descent to be descended of the transportation vehicle; and a control unit for depicting the generated content in a first position on the head-up-display apparatus and moving the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus to a second position on the head-up-display apparatus based on the determined road profile so the static information is depicted in a field of vision of the driver of the transportation vehicle that is determined by the road profile, wherein the moving of the content includes at least one of (i) displacing the content a first horizontal distance along a horizontal displacement vector and (ii) displacing the content a first vertical distance along a vertical displacement vector based on at least one of the upcoming curve to be taken, the ascent to be ascended, and the descent to be descended by the transportation vehicle, wherein the road profile is determined based on eye movements of the driver, and wherein the evaluation unit prevents the determination of the road profile from taking into account fast, brief eye movements of the driver's eyes in a first direction using a filter. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the control unit displaces the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus so the content is centered for the driver in relation to his lane. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the evaluation unit further determines the road profile based on at least one of a steering angle of a steering wheel of the transportation vehicle, from navigation data of a navigation system of the transportation vehicle, and data of an ambient sensor system of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the control unit realizes the displaying of the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus by virtue of a rotation of a mirror or of a prism of a projection unit of the head-up-display apparatus or by displaying the depicted content on an image generation unit of the head-up-display apparatus. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the image generation unit is integrated in a windshield or a display panel of the transportation vehicle or is part of the projection unit of the head-up-display apparatus. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the displacement of the content the first horizontal distance along the horizontal displacement vector is based on the upcoming curve to be taken by the transportation vehicle and the displacement of the content the first vertical distance along the vertical displacement vector is based on the ascent to be ascended or the descent to be descended by the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first horizontal distance and the first vertical distance are delimited by a size of space of a windshield of the transportation vehicle available for the content to be displaced. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions that, when executed by a computer, prompt the computer to carry out a method for controlling a display of a head-up-display apparatus for a transportation vehicle, the method comprising: generating content for a depiction by the head-up-display apparatus, wherein the generated content contains at least static information; determining a road profile ahead of the transportation vehicle, the road profile including an upcoming curve to be taken by the transportation vehicle, an ascent to be ascended by the transportation vehicle, or a descent to be descended of the transportation vehicle; depicting the generated content in a first position on the head-up-display apparatus; and moving the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus to a second position on the head-up-display apparatus based on the determined road profile so the static information is depicted in a field of vision of a driver of the transportation vehicle that is determined by the road profile, wherein the moving of the content includes at least one of (i) displacing the content a first horizontal distance along a horizontal displacement vector and (ii) displacing the content a first vertical distance along a vertical displacement vector based on at least one of the upcoming curve to be taken, the ascent to be ascended, and the descent to be descended by the transportation vehicle, wherein the road profile is determined based on eye movements of the driver, and wherein the instructions prevent the determination of the road profile from taking into account fast, brief eye movements of the driver's eyes in a first direction using a filter. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the road profile is further determined based on at least one of a steering angle of a steering wheel of the transportation vehicle, navigation data of a navigation system of the motor transportation vehicle, and data of an ambient sensor system of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 17 A head-up-display apparatus for a transportation vehicle, the head-up-display apparatus comprising: an apparatus for controlling a display of a head-up-display apparatus for a transportation vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an image generation unit for generating content for a depiction by the head-up-display apparatus, wherein the generated content contains at least static information; an evaluation unit for determining a road profile ahead of the transportation vehicle, the road profile including an upcoming curve to be taken by the transportation vehicle, an ascent to be ascended by the transportation vehicle, or a descent to be descended of the transportation vehicle; and a control unit for depicting the generated content in a first position on the head-up-display apparatus and moving the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus to a second position on the head-up-display apparatus based on the determined road profile so the static information is depicted in a field of vision of the driver of the transportation vehicle that is determined by the road profile, wherein the moving of the content includes at least one of (i) displacing the content a first horizontal distance along a horizontal displacement vector and (ii) displacing the content a first vertical distance along a vertical displacement vector based on at least one of the upcoming curve to be taken, the ascent to be ascended, and the descent to be descended by the transportation vehicle, wherein the evaluation unit determines the road profile based on eye movements of the driver, and wherein a filter prevents the determination of the road profile from taking into account fast, brief eye movements of the driver's eyes in a first direction. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The heads-up display apparatus of claim 17, wherein the evaluation unit further determines the road profile based on at least one of a steering angle of a steering wheel of the transportation vehicle, navigation data of a navigation system of the transportation vehicle, and data of an ambient sensor system of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 19 A transportation vehicle, comprising: a head-up-display apparatus for a transportation vehicle, the head-up-display apparatus comprising: an apparatus for controlling a display of a head-up-display apparatus for a transportation vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an image generation unit for generating content for a depiction by the head-up-display apparatus, wherein the generated content contains at least static information; an evaluation unit for determining a road profile ahead of the transportation vehicle, the road profile including an upcoming curve to be taken by the transportation vehicle, an ascent to be ascended by the transportation vehicle, or a descent to be descended of the transportation vehicle; and a control unit for depicting the generated content in a first position on the head-up-display apparatus and moving the content depicted by the head-up-display apparatus to a second position on the head-up-display apparatus based on the determined road profile so the static information is depicted in a field of vision of the driver of the transportation vehicle that is determined by the road profile, wherein the moving of the content includes at least one of (i) displacing the content a first horizontal distance along a horizontal displacement vector and (ii) displacing the content a first vertical distance along a vertical displacement vector based on at least one of the upcoming curve to be taken, the ascent to be ascended, and the descent to be descended by the transportation vehicle, wherein the evaluation unit determines the road profile based on eye movements of the driver, and wherein a filter prevents the determination of the road profile from taking into account fast, brief eye movements of the driver's eyes in a first direction. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The transportation vehicle of claim 19, wherein the evaluation unit further determines the road profile based on at least one of a steering angle of a steering wheel of the transportation vehicle, navigation data of a navigation system of the transportation vehicle, and data of an ambient sensor system of the transportation vehicle.