Methods and Systems of Using Augmented Reality for Visualizing the Proper Fastening of a Vehicle Seat
Methods and systems for visualizing proper fastening of vehicle seats. The method and systems may include: (1) receiving, by one or more processors, input data that may include one or more of vehicle data, vehicle seat data, and/or child data; (2) receiving, by the one or more processors, underlay layer data indicative of a field of view (FOV) associated with an AR viewer device; (3) generating, by the one or more processors, overlay layer data based upon the input data, the overlay layer data may include an indication of a proper fastening of the vehicle seat; (4) correlating, by the one or more processors, the overlay layer data with the underlay layer data; (5) creating, by the one or more processors, an AR display based upon the correlation; and/or (6) presenting, by the one or more processors to the AR viewer device, the AR display.
1 . A computer-implemented method of using augmented reality (AR) for visualizing proper fastening of a vehicle seat comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, input data, the input data including one or more of vehicle data, vehicle seat data, or child data;
receiving, by the one or more processors, underlay layer data indicative of a field of view (FOV) associated with an AR viewer device;
generating, by the one or more processors, overlay layer data based upon the input data, the overlay layer data including an indication of a proper fastening of the vehicle seat;
correlating, by the one or more processors, the overlay layer data with the underlay layer data;
creating, by the one or more processors, an AR display based upon the correlation; and
presenting, by the one or more processors to the AR viewer device, the AR display.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the AR viewer device is one of: (i) a smartphone, (ii) smart glasses, (iii) an AR headset, (iv) a virtual reality (VR) headset, or (v) a mixed reality (MR) headset.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the underlay layer data is generated by the AR viewer device.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the underlay layer data is generated by one or more sensors of a vehicle.
5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
analyzing, by the one or more processors, the underlay layer data to detect one or more fastening elements of the vehicle seat; and
analyzing, by the one or more processors, a correlation between the one or more fastening elements to an indication of the proper fastening of the vehicle seat.
6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein:
analyzing the correlation comprises detecting, by the one or more processors, that the one or more fastening elements are aligned with the indication of the proper fastening of the vehicle seat; and
creating the AR display comprises generating, by the one or more processors, a notification indicating that the vehicle seat is properly fastened.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein:
analyzing the correlation comprises detecting, by the one or more processors, that the one or more fastening elements are not aligned with the indication of the proper fastening of the vehicle seat; and
creating the AR display comprises generating, by the one or more processors, a notification indicating that the vehicle seat is not properly fastened.
8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the notification is one or more of: (i) a visual notification, (ii) a textual notification, (iii) an audio notification, or (iv) a haptic notification.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the visual notification is a change in display of the indication of the one or more fastening elements.
10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein creating the AR display comprises:
detecting, by the one or more processors, that a first fastening element of the one or more fastening elements is not aligned with the indication of the proper fastening of the vehicle seat; and
generating, by the one or more processors, an indication associated with the first fastening element have a first set of display settings and an indication of other fastening elements of the one or more fastening elements having a second set of display settings.
11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the AR display includes one or more instructions on how to properly fasten the vehicle seat.
12 . A computer system of using augmented reality (AR) for visualizing proper fastening of a vehicle seat comprising:
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory program memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computer system to:
receive input data, the input data including one or more of vehicle data, vehicle seat data, or child data;
receive underlay layer data indicative of a field of view (FOV) associated with an AR viewer device;
generate overlay layer data based upon the input data, the overlay layer data including an indication of a proper fastening of the vehicle seat;
correlate the overlay layer data with the underlay layer data;
create an AR display based upon the correlation; and
present the AR display to the AR viewer device.
13 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the AR viewer device is one of: (i) a smartphone, (ii) smart glasses, (iii) an AR headset, (iv) a virtual reality (VR) headset, or (v) a mixed reality (MR) headset.
14 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the underlay layer data is generated by the AR viewer device.
15 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the underlay layer data is generated by one or more sensors of a vehicle.
16 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the computer system is further configured to:
analyze the underlay layer data to detect one or more fastening elements of the vehicle seat; and
analyze a correlation between the one or more fastening elements to an indication of the proper fastening of the vehicle seat.
17 . The computer system of claim 16 , wherein:
analyzing the correlation causes the computer system to detect that the one or more fastening elements are aligned with the indication of the proper fastening of the vehicle seat; and
creating the AR display causes the computer system to generate a notification indicating that the vehicle seat is properly fastened.
18 . The computer system of claim 16 , wherein:
analyzing the correlation causes the computer system to detect that the one or more fastening elements are not aligned with the indication of the proper fastening of the vehicle seat; and
creating the AR display causes the computer system to generate a notification indicating that the vehicle seat is not properly fastened.
19 . The computer system of claim 18 , wherein the notification is one or more of: (i) a visual notification, (ii) a textual notification, (iii) an audio notification, or (iv) a haptic notification.
20 . A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions of using augmented reality (AR) for visualizing proper fastening of a vehicle seat, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to:
receive input data, the input data including one or more of vehicle data, vehicle seat data, or child data;
receive underlay layer data indicative of a field of view (FOV) associated with an AR viewer device;
generate overlay layer data based upon the input data, the overlay layer data including an indication of a proper fastening of the vehicle seat;
correlate the overlay layer data with the underlay layer data;
create an AR display based upon the correlation; and
present the AR display to the AR viewer device.