Multi-perspective three-dimensional floating image display with touch function

A system for generating a centrally located floating three-dimensional image display for a plurality of passengers positioned within a vehicle, comprising:

• at least one display adapted to project an image;
• a plurality of transparent beam splitters, one beam splitter individually associated with each one of the plurality of passengers;
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• at least one passenger interface;
• each beam splitter adapted to receive a image from the at least one display and to reflect the image to the associated one of the plurality of passengers, wherein, each of the plurality of passengers perceives the image floating at a central location within the vehicle;
• the at least one passenger interface including a transparent touch screen positioned between the eyes of the plurality of passengers and the perceived image floating at the central location within the vehicle and adapted to allow the plurality of passengers to receive annotated information and to provide input to the system, the at least one passenger interface further including one of:
• a clear cylindrical touch screen;
• a plurality of clear touch screens, one touch screen individually associated with each one of the plurality of passengers and adapted to present visible displayed information only to the associated one of the plurality of passengers;
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• a plurality of clear touch screens, one of the plurality of touch screens incorporated into each one of the plurality of beam splitters, and adapted to present visible displayed information only to the associated one of the plurality of passengers;
• the system further including a monitoring system adapted to monitor the position of a head and eyes of each one of the plurality of passengers, wherein, for each of the plurality of passengers, the system is adapted to display information at a specific location on the at least one passenger interface based on a position of the head and eyes of the passenger relative to the perceived image, such that, for each of the plurality of passengers, information displayed on the at least one passenger interface is properly positioned relative to the perceived image;
• the system further adapted to accept input from a passenger based on contact between the passenger and the at least one passenger interface and based on the location of a point of contact between the passenger and the at least one passenger interface relative to the perceived image.