Wifi enabled head up display (hud)
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
InventorsEDO OMANOVIC, PETER SOHLDEN
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Abstract
A head up display arrangement for a motor vehicle includes at least one camera capturing images of a scene outside of the motor vehicle, and wirelessly transmitting first video signals indicative of the captured images. A receiver wirelessly receives the first video signals and transmits second video signals dependent upon the first video signals. A head up display system is communicatively coupled to the receiver and receives the second video signals. The head up display system reflects a light field off of a windshield of the motor vehicle such that the reflection is visible to a driver of the vehicle as a virtual image. The light field is dependent upon the second video signals.
Claims20
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of WiFi transmitting cameras configured to:
- capture images of a scene outside of the motor vehicle;
- and
- wirelessly transmit first video signals indicative of the captured images;
- a WiFi receiver configured to wirelessly receive the first video signals and transmit second video signals dependent upon the first video signals;
- and
- a head up display system communicatively coupled to the WiFi receiver and configured to:
- receive the second video signals;
- and
- produce a virtual image that is visible to a driver of the vehicle, the virtual image being dependent upon the second video signals.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of WiFi transmitting cameras configured to:
- capture images of a scene outside of the motor vehicle;
- and
- wirelessly transmit first video signals indicative of the captured images;
- a WiFi receiver configured to wirelessly receive the first video signals and transmit second video signals dependent upon the first video signals;
- and
- a head up display system communicatively coupled to the WiFi receiver and configured to:
- receive the second video signals;
- and
- produce a virtual image that is visible to a driver of the vehicle, the virtual image being dependent upon:
- the second video signals;
- and
- smartphone data.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of WiFi transmitting cameras each configured to:
- capture respective images of a scene outside of the motor vehicle;
- and
- wirelessly transmit respective first video signals indicative of the captured images;
- a WiFi receiver configured to wirelessly receive the first video signals and transmit second video signals dependent upon each of the first video signals from each of the cameras;
- and
- a head up display system communicatively coupled to the WiFi receiver and configured to:
- receive the second video signals;
- and
- produce a virtual image that is visible to a driver of the vehicle, the virtual image being dependent upon each of the second video signals, the virtual image including the images captured from each of the cameras.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.