Dynamically controlling glare using antiglare projection to reduce impact of the glare to the driver
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsAxel Bouvier, Thomas Bernichon, Matthias Yannick Philippe Le Saux, Mariam Frenning
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Abstract
Various embodiments are disclosed showing techniques for mitigating glare to a driver of a vehicle using an onboard computing system of the vehicle are provided. For example, a method can comprise detecting glare on a window from an external light source, displaying a virtual window on an infotainment system whereby allowing a driver or occupant to manually select a portion of the virtual window to block the glare and projecting an anti-glare image on the window to darken glare spots identified on the virtual window.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores computer executable components of a vehicle;
- and
- a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
- a glare detection component that detects glare on a window from an external light source;
- a display component that displays a virtual window on an infotainment system whereby allowing a driver or occupant to manually select a portion of the virtual window to block the glare;
- and
- a glare blocking component that projects an anti-glare image on the window to darken glare spots identified on the virtual window.
A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a system onboard a vehicle comprising a processor, glare on a window from an external light source;
- displaying, by the system, a virtual window on an infotainment system whereby allowing a driver or occupant to manually select a portion of the virtual window to block the glare;
- and
- projecting, by the system, an anti-glare image on the window to darken glare spots identified on the virtual window.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor onboard a vehicle, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- detecting glare on a window from an external light source;
- displaying a virtual window on an infotainment system whereby allowing a driver or occupant to manually select a portion of the virtual window to block the glare;
- projecting, by the system, an anti-glare image on the window to darken glare spots identified on the virtual window;
- generating an image covering one or more glare spots based on information from the glare detection component;
- and
- activating one or more components when glare is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.