Adaptive instrument display using eye tracking
AssigneesDenso Corporation, DENSO International America, Inc.
InventorRobert Wunsche
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Abstract
An adaptive instrument display includes an instrument cluster displaying a plurality of gauges. A steering wheel has at least one sensor, and there is at least one camera. A processor collects data from the at least one camera and steering wheel sensor and determines a steering wheel position and an occupant's line of sight. An obstructed portion of the instrument cluster is determined based on the steering wheel position and the occupant's line of sight, and the gauges on the instrument cluster are altered based on the obstructed portion.
Claims21
An adaptive instrument display comprising:
- an instrument cluster displaying a plurality of gauges;
- a steering wheel having at least one sensor;
- at least one camera;
- and
- a processor collecting data from the at least one camera and steering wheel sensor and determining a steering wheel position and an occupant's line of sight, determining an obstructed portion of the instrument cluster based on the steering wheel position and the occupant's line of sight, and altering the gauges on the instrument cluster based on the obstructed portion.
A method of adaptive instrument display comprising:
- displaying a plurality of gauges;
- recording images of an occupant's eyes;
- determining an angle of a steering wheel;
- determining a steering wheel position and an occupant's line of sight from the recorded images and the angle of the steering wheel;
- determining an obstructed portion of the instrument cluster based on the steering wheel position and the occupant's line of sight;
- and
- altering the display of the plurality of gauges based on the obstructed portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.