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US 12,614,480 · App. 19/066,286 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Method and display system for operating a projection display system in a mobile device

Inventors: Oliver Veitl (Hohenthann, DE); Wolfgang Witek (Ilmmuenster, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
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Patent No.
US 12,614,480
App. No.
19/066,286
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display system for a motor vehicle includes a projection device having a display device which is configured to output image-bearing light for projecting a display image in an eye area of a user via a display surface. A combiner surface reflects the image-bearing light into the eye area of the user. A device configured to obtain an eye pose of the user transforms a display image with the aid of a post-transformation matrix so that local flaws in a surface section of the combiner surface which result in a distortion or a fuzziness of a perception image perceptible by the user are compensated. A display image is displayed on the display surface using brightness values so that a homogeneous and high contrast representation results based on the eye pose of the user and the detail of the combiner surface. The transformed display image is output via the display device.

Claims (38)

1 . A display system for a motor vehicle, the display system comprising:

a projection device including a display device, which is configured to output image-bearing light for projecting a display image into an eye area of a user via a display surface;

a combiner surface configured to reflect the image-bearing light into the eye area of the user; and

a data processing device configured to

obtain an eye pose of the user,

transform the display image to be displayed before the display on the display surface based on a post-transformation matrix so that local flaws in a surface section of the combiner surface which result in a distortion or a fuzziness of a perception image perceptible by the user are compensated for, wherein the surface section depends on the eye pose of the user and corresponds to detail from the combiner surface, via which the display image is perceived by the user, and

output a post-transformed display image via the display device;

wherein the data processing device is configured to pre-transform the display image so that a pre-transformed display image is provided which compensates for a global curvature geometry of the combiner surface.

2 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the data processing device is configured to post-transform the display image to be displayed or the pre-transformed display image so that the post-transformed display image is provided which compensates for local flaws that correspond to deviations from the global curvature geometry.

3 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the data processing device is configured to correct brightness values of pixels of the pre-transformed display image or the post-transformed display image pixel-by-pixel depending on a respective brightness value of pixels of a surroundings image detail.

4 . The display system according to claim 3 , wherein the surroundings image detail corresponds to a detail from a surroundings image captured by a surroundings camera, which is perceived by the user through a surface area of the combiner surface.

5 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein a pose determination system is provided to obtain the eye pose, or wherein an interior camera is provided to evaluate a captured camera image based on an object recognition method to obtain the eye pose of the user.

6 . A motor vehicle having a display system according to claim 1 , wherein the combiner surface is part of a windshield of the motor vehicle.

7 . A display system for a motor vehicle, the display system comprising:

a projection device including a display device, which is configured to output image-bearing light for projecting a display image into an eye area of a user via a display surface;

a combiner surface configured to reflect the image-bearing light into the eye area of the user; and

a data processing device configured to

obtain an eye pose of the user,

transform the display image to be displayed before the display on the display surface based on a post-transformation matrix so that local flaws in a surface section of the combiner surface which result in a distortion or a fuzziness of a perception image perceptible by the user are compensated for, wherein the surface section depends on the eye pose of the user and corresponds to detail from the combiner surface, via which the display image is perceived by the user, and

output a post-transformed display image via the display device;

wherein the data processing device is configured to post-transform the display image to be displayed so that the post-transformed display image is provided which compensates for local flaws that correspond to deviations from a global curvature geometry.

8 . The display system according to claim 7 , wherein the data processing device is configured to correct brightness values of pixels of the post-transformed display image pixel-by-pixel depending on a respective brightness value of pixels of a surroundings image detail.

9 . The display system according to claim 8 , wherein the surroundings image detail corresponds to a detail from a surroundings image captured by a surroundings camera, which is perceived by the user through a surface area of the combiner surface.

10 . The display system according to claim 7 , wherein a pose determination system is provided to obtain the eye pose, or wherein an interior camera is provided to evaluate a captured camera image based on an object recognition method to obtain the eye pose of the user.

11 . A display system for a motor vehicle, the display system comprising:

a projection device including a display device, which is configured to output image-bearing light for projecting a display image into an eye area of a user via a display surface;

a combiner surface configured to reflect the image-bearing light into the eye area of the user; and

a data processing device configured to

obtain an eye pose of the user,

transform the display image to be displayed before the display on the display surface based on a post-transformation matrix so that local flaws in a surface section of the combiner surface which result in a distortion or a fuzziness of a perception image perceptible by the user are compensated for, wherein the surface section depends on the eye pose of the user and corresponds to detail from the combiner surface, via which the display image is perceived by the user, and

output a post-transformed display image via the display device;

wherein the data processing device is configured to correct brightness values of pixels of the post-transformed display image pixel-by-pixel depending on a respective brightness value of pixels of a surroundings image detail.

12 . The display system according to claim 11 , wherein the surroundings image detail corresponds to a detail from a surroundings image captured by a surroundings camera, which is perceived by the user through a surface area of the combiner surface.

13 . A method for operating a display system for a motor vehicle, which includes a projection device having a display device, which is configured to output image-bearing light for projecting a display image into an eye area of a user via a display surface, and a combiner surface configured to reflect the image-bearing light into the eye area of the user, the method comprising:

determining an eye pose of the user;

transforming a display image to be displayed before the display on the display surface based on a post-transformation matrix, so that local flaws in a surface section of the combiner surface, which result in a distortion or a fuzziness of a perception image perceptible by the user, are compensated for, wherein the surface section depends on the eye pose of the user and corresponds to detail from the combiner surface, via which the display image is perceived by the user; and

outputting a post-transformed display image via the display device;

wherein brightness values of pixels of the post-transformed display image are corrected pixel by pixel depending on a respective brightness value of pixels of a surroundings image detail, wherein the surroundings image detail corresponds to a detail from a surroundings image captured by a surroundings camera, which is perceived by the user through the surface area of the combiner surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2025
From: VEITL, OLIVER; WITEK, WOLFGANG
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 070383/0201 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2024 109 100.2 · Mar 28, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250308415A1 · Oct 2, 2025
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