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Granted Patent B2
US 12,235,608 · App. 18/173,194 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Smart vehicle holograms

Inventors: Dmitry Ogorodnikov (Amherstburg, CA); Steven Chapekis (Escanaba, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
G03H1/0005B60R1/22H04N5/89B60R2300/20G03H2001/0088G03H2227/03
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Patent No.
US 12,235,608
App. No.
18/173,194
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle for projecting holograms is described. The vehicle may include a plurality of Integrated Holographic Camera Modules (IHCMs) configured to project movable holograms. The vehicle may further include a vehicle processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of IHCMs. The vehicle processor may obtain a recording of a movable hologram from a first IHCM and determine a hologram movement from the recording. The vehicle processor may further switch a projection of the movable hologram from the first IHCM to a second IHCM when a predefined criterion is met. The vehicle processor may determine that the predefined criterion is met when the projection moves from a first IHCM projection range to a second IHCM projection range.

Claims (41)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a plurality of Integrated Holographic Camera Modules (IHCMs) configured to project movable holograms;

a vehicle processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of IHCMs, wherein the vehicle processor is configured to:

obtain a recording of a movable hologram from a first IHCM;

determine a hologram movement from the recording; and

switch a projection of the movable hologram from the first IHCM to a second IHCM when a predefined criterion is met,

wherein the plurality of IHCMs comprises a first set of exterior IHCMs and a second set of interior IHCMs,

wherein the second set of interior IHCMs is configured to project an interior hologram and the first set of exterior IHCMs is configured to project an exterior hologram, and

wherein the vehicle processor is further configured to merge the interior hologram and the exterior hologram to project a unified hologram.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the predefined criterion is met when the projection moves from a first IHCM projection range to a second IHCM projection range.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein each IHCM comprises a holographic projector, a holographic recorder, and a video camera.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein each IHCM is configured to rotate to project the movable hologram.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first set of exterior IHCMs comprises the first IHCM and the second IHCM.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the second set of interior IHCMs is configured to:

capture a first hologram projected by a third-party exterior projector; and

transmit a first hologram recording to the vehicle processor,

wherein the vehicle processor is configured to determine a user interaction associated with the first hologram and perform an action based on the user interaction.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle processor is further configured to determine a user interaction associated with the movable hologram and perform an action based on the user interaction.

8. A method to project a movable hologram, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a vehicle processor, a recording of the movable hologram from a first Integrated Holographic Camera Module (IHCM) of a plurality of IHCMs, wherein the plurality of IHCMs is configured to project movable holograms;

determining, by the vehicle processor, a hologram movement from the recording;

switching, by the vehicle processor, a projection of the movable hologram from the first IHCM to a second IHCM when a predefined criterion is met;

determining a user interaction associated with the movable hologram and perform an action based on the user interaction;

wherein the plurality of IHCMs comprises a first set of exterior IHCMs and a second set of interior IHCMs,

wherein the second set of interior IHCMs is configured to project an interior hologram and the first set of exterior IHCMs is configured to project an exterior hologram, and

wherein the vehicle processor is further comprising merging the interior hologram and the exterior hologram to project a unified hologram.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the predefined criterion is met when the projection moves from a first IHCM projection range to a second IHCM projection range.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein each IHCM comprises a holographic projector, a holographic recorder, and a video camera.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein each IHCM is configured to rotate to project the movable hologram.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first set of exterior IHCMs comprises the first IHCM and the second IHCM.

13. A vehicle comprising:

a plurality of Integrated Holographic Camera Modules (IHCMs) configured to project movable holograms;

a vehicle processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of IHCMs, wherein the vehicle processor is configured to:

obtain a recording of a movable hologram from a first IHCM;

determine a hologram movement from the recording; and

switch a projection of the movable hologram from the first IHCM to a second IHCM when a predefined criterion is met,

wherein the plurality of IHCMs comprises a first set of exterior IHCMs and a second set of interior IHCMs, and

wherein the second set of interior IHCMs is configured to:

capture a first hologram projected by a third-party exterior projector; and

transmit a first hologram recording to the vehicle processor,

wherein the vehicle processor is configured to determine a user interaction associated with the first hologram and perform an action based on the user interaction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2023
From: OGORODNIKOV, DMITRY; CHAPEKIS, STEVEN
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 062798/0352 →
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