IP Library Granted Patent US 11,934,574
Granted Patent B2
US 11,934,574 · App. 17/866,061 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Modifying vehicle display parameters using operator gaze

Inventors: Volkmar Uhlig (Cupertino, CA); Mario Delgado (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: GHOST AUTONOMY INC.
G06F3/013B60H1/00985B60K35/00G06F3/017G06F3/14B60K2370/146B60K2370/149B60K2370/349
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Patent No.
US 11,934,574
App. No.
17/866,061
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Modifying vehicle display parameters using operator gaze, including: detecting a gaze of an operator of a vehicle; and modifying one or more parameters of a display based on the gaze of the operator.

Claims (34)

1. A method for modifying vehicle display parameters using operator gaze, the method comprising:

presenting content via a display of a vehicle;

detecting a gaze of an operator of the vehicle; and

modifying, in response to a change in the gaze of the operator between being directed to the display or away from the display, a presentation of the content by modifying one or more parameters of a display based on the gaze of the operator, wherein the one or more parameters comprise a type of content presented via the display, wherein modifying the presentation of the content comprises changing between presentation of first content on the display in response to the gaze of the operator being directed away from the display or second content on the display in response to the gaze of the operator being directed toward the display, wherein the first content comprises static content and the second content comprises animated content and wherein the display is active during presentation of the first content and during presentation of the second content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a display brightness.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a text size.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters of the display are further based on a distance of the operator to the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting one or more other occupant gazes; and

wherein modifying the one or more parameters of the display comprises modifying the one or more parameters of the display based on the one or more other occupant gazes.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting an operator gesture; and

wherein modifying the one or more parameters of the display comprises modifying the one or more parameters of the display based on the operator gesture.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying one or more cabin systems of the vehicle based on an occupancy of the vehicle.

8. An apparatus for modifying vehicle display parameters using operator gaze, the apparatus configured to perform steps comprising:

presenting content via a display of a vehicle;

detecting a gaze of an operator of the vehicle; and

modifying, in response to a change in the gaze of the operator between being directed to the display or away from the display, a presentation of the content by modifying one or more parameters of a display based on the gaze of the operator, wherein the one or more parameters comprise a type of content presented via the display, wherein modifying the presentation of the content comprises changing between presentation of first content on the display in response to the gaze of the operator being directed away from the display or second content on the display in response to the gaze of the operator being directed toward the display, wherein the second content comprises a map and the steps further comprise adding detail of the map over time based on an increased duration of gaze by the operator toward the display.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a display brightness.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a text size.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more parameters of the display are further based on a distance of the operator to the vehicle.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the steps further comprise:

detecting one or more other occupant gazes; and

wherein modifying the one or more parameters of the display comprises modifying the one or more parameters of the display based on the one or more other occupant gazes.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the steps further comprise:

detecting an operator gesture; and

wherein modifying the one or more parameters of the display comprises modifying the one or more parameters of the display based on the operator gesture.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the steps further comprise modifying one or more cabin systems of the vehicle based on an occupancy of the vehicle.

15. A computer program product disposed upon a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions for modifying vehicle display parameters using operator gaze that, when executed, cause a computer system to perform steps comprising:

presenting content via a display of a vehicle;

detecting a gaze of an operator of the vehicle; and

modifying, in response to a change in the gaze of the operator between being directed to the display or away from the display, a presentation of the content by modifying one or more parameters of a display based on the gaze of the operator, wherein the one or more parameters comprise a type of content presented via the display, wherein modifying the presentation of the content comprises changing between presentation of first content on the display in response to the gaze of the operator being directed away from the display or second content on the display in response to the gaze of the operator being directed toward the display, wherein the second content comprises a map and the steps further comprise adding detail of the map over time based on an increased duration of gaze by the operator toward the display.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a display brightness.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise a text size.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2024
From: GHOST AUTONOMY, INC.
To: APPLIED INTUITION, INC.
Reel/Frame 068982/0647 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: GHOST LOCOMOTION INC.
To: GHOST AUTONOMY INC.
Reel/Frame 061118/0665 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2022
From: UHLIG, VOLKMAR; DELGADO, MARIO
To: GHOST LOCOMOTION INC.
Reel/Frame 060524/0200 →
Continuity (1)
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