FLOATING-INFORMATION DISPLAY
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230128022A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17508231

    申请日:2021-10-22

    IPC分类号: B60K37/02 G02B5/30

    摘要: A floating-information display includes a first quarter-wave retarder disposed on a side of an optical plate. A reflective polarizer is disposed between the first quarter-wave retarder and the optical plate. A first display is configured to transmit a first image along a first axis through the first quarter-wave retarder to the reflective polarizer. The reflective polarizer redirects the first image along a second axis through the first quarter-wave retarder toward a viewer. The first image appears to the viewer to be oriented normal to the second axis and at a first location. A second display is configured to transmit a second image to the optical plate. The second image is transferred through the first quarter-wave retarder along the second axis toward the viewer. The second image appears to the viewer to be oriented normal to the second axis and at a second location.

    Method of forming a curved, rigid display article

    公开(公告)号:US11613069B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US16925524

    申请日:2020-07-10

    摘要: A method of forming a curved, rigid display article includes providing a first substrate having a first initial geometry and a second substrate having a second initial geometry, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are bendable at room temperature. The method includes optically bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together with a layer of optical bonding material to form an initial workpiece having a geometry that matches one of the first initial geometry and the second initial geometry. The method also includes shaping the initial workpiece to form a shaped workpiece having a radius of curvature of at least 0.1 mm. The method also includes structurally bonding together the shaped workpiece and a curved frame that is not flexible and has a final radius of curvature of from 0.1 mm to 300 mm with an adhesive to thereby form the curved, rigid display article.

    Display system
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11300765B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US16243673

    申请日:2019-01-09

    发明人: Paul F. Weindorf

    摘要: A display system includes at least one display unit, and a mirror array plate. The mirror array plate reflects light emitted from the display unit along a viewing path, and focuses the reflected light at a floating viewing plane positioned between the mirror array plate and a viewing location. The display system may include a micro-louver film disposed adjacent to the display unit that controls light dispersion of the emitted light from the display unit. The display system may include multiple display units arranged relative to the mirror array plate to present respective images on respective floating viewing planes to provide a three dimensional image.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE LANE ASSIGNMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20210261126A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US16800137

    申请日:2020-02-25

    摘要: A method for vehicle lane assignment includes identifying lane boundaries for one or more lanes of a road being traversed by the vehicle. The method also includes determining a center-line on a per lane basis for the one or more lanes. For a lane, the method uses the respective lane boundaries to determine the respective center-line of the lane. The method also includes determining a lane width on a per lane basis for the one or more lanes. For a lane, the method uses the respective lane boundaries to determine the respective lane width of the lane. The method also includes calculating a first probability that the vehicle is within a first lane of the one or more lanes using the center-line and the lane width corresponding to the first lane. The method also includes determining whether the first probability is greater than a threshold. The method also includes, in response to a determination that the first probability is greater than the threshold, assigning the vehicle to the first lane.

    METHOD OF FORMING A CURVED, RIGID DISPLAY ARTICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210008785A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16925524

    申请日:2020-07-10

    摘要: A method of forming a curved, rigid display article includes providing a first substrate having a first initial geometry and a second substrate having a second initial geometry, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are bendable at room temperature. The method includes optically bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together with a layer of optical bonding material to form an initial workpiece having a geometry that matches one of the first initial geometry and the second initial geometry. The method also includes shaping the initial workpiece to form a shaped workpiece having a radius of curvature of at least 0.1 mm. The method also includes structurally bonding together the shaped workpiece and a curved frame that is not flexible and has a final radius of curvature of from 0.1 mm to 300 mm with an adhesive to thereby form the curved, rigid display article.

    MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200307457A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16831094

    申请日:2020-03-26

    摘要: A mirror assembly for a vehicle may be a multi-mode electronic mirror. The mirror assembly may include an active polarizer. The active polarizer may be an active absorptive polarizer. A reflective polarizer may be disposed adjacent to the active polarizer and configured to reflect a first polarization component of light back through the active polarizer. A mirror element may be disposed adjacent to the reflective polarizer and opposite of the active polarizer. The reflective polarizer may be secured to the mirror element. The mirror element may be a partially reflective mirror. A display may be disposed adjacent to the mirror element and distal to the active polarizer.

    HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200301139A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16824815

    申请日:2020-03-20

    IPC分类号: G02B27/01 G02F1/1335 G09G3/36

    摘要: A head-up display system includes a display device, a liquid crystal cell and a driver circuit. The display device is configured to generate multiple images at a frame rate. Each image includes multiple image segments with an initial polarization. The liquid crystal cell includes multiple addressable segments. The addressable segments are aligned with the image segments. The addressable segments are individually controllable to selectively adjust the initial polarization of the image segments between two different polarizations. The driver circuit is in communication with the display device and the liquid crystal cell. The driver circuit is configured to control the addressable segments to pass each image segment that has visible content to a user with the initial polarization switched between the two different polarizations at a frequency greater than the frame rate of the images and attenuate sunlight incident on the display device at each image segment that has blank content.

    USER INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR INPUTTING AND OUTPUTTING INFORMATION IN A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20200057546A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16347494

    申请日:2017-11-03

    摘要: A user interface and method for inputting and outputting information in a vehicle provides a user interface with a three-dimensional operating element. A laser projection unit generates at least one virtual three-dimensional operating element. A means for gesture recognition as a means for detection of an input are arranged in the interior of a vehicle. At least one virtual three-dimensional operating element is projected in the visual range of a driver by means of a laser projection arrangement. A gesture of the driver is detected by a gesture recognition means. A position of a hand of the driver is detected by means of the gesture recognition that coincides with an area of the virtual operating element. A signal for controlling a vehicle system or a function of a vehicle system is generated by the central control and evaluation unit and is output to the corresponding vehicle system.