IP Library Granted Patent US 12,523,487
Granted Patent B2
US 12,523,487 · App. 18/130,663 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Content visualizing method and device

Inventors: HeeSae Lee (Yongin-si, KR); KeeChang Lee (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G01C21/365B60K35/233B60K35/235G02B27/0179G06F3/013B60K35/211B60K35/28B60K2360/166B60K2360/31B60K2360/347G02B2027/0181
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Patent No.
US 12,523,487
App. No.
18/130,663
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a content visualizing device and method that changes positions and shapes of route guidance content and driving related content based on a distance to an adjacent object, a current driving state, and an occurrence of a driving related event.

Claims (44)

1 . A content visualizing method, comprising:

collecting driving related information from a vehicle;

displaying, through a projection plane of a head-up display (HUD), driving related contents based on the driving related information in front of the vehicle;

detecting an event based on the driving related information from a plurality of events;

displaying a first driving related content selected from among the driving related contents based on the detected event;

changing a depth of the displayed first driving related content from a first depth to a second depth, the second depth being different from the first depth; and

changing the depth of the displayed first driving related content from the second depth to the first depth, in response to the detected event being terminated.

2 . The content visualizing method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the driving related contents comprises:

displaying at least a portion of the driving related contents to the first depth; and

displaying a remaining portion of the driving related contents to the second depth.

3 . The content visualizing method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the driving related contents comprises displaying at least a portion of the driving related contents to a depth corresponding to a focus of a user of the vehicle.

4 . The content visualizing method of claim 3 , wherein the visualizing to the depth corresponding to the focus of the user comprises:

tracking a gaze of the user; and

determining a distance that the gaze of the user reaches to be the depth corresponding to the focus of the user.

5 . The content visualizing method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting comprises moving the driving related content the depth corresponding to the focus of a user of the vehicle.

6 . The content visualizing method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting of the event comprises:

detecting the event based on the driving related information comprising any one or any combination of a speed, an acceleration, a position, fuel, and a maintenance of the vehicle.

7 . The content visualizing method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the driving related contents comprises providing a left image to a left eye of a user of the vehicle and a right image to a right eye of the user of the vehicle through the projection plane formed by the HUD.

8 . The content visualizing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying driving direction content together with a route guidance content, in response to the vehicle departing from a route corresponding to the route guidance content.

9 . The content visualizing method of claim 1 , wherein the driving related information comprises at least one of a speed information, an acceleration information, a position information, fuel information, or maintenance information of the vehicle.

10 . The content visualizing method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of events comprises at least one of a battery charge event, a refuel event, a speeding event, a slowing event, a component replacement event, an engine oil changing event, a maintenance event, a safety event, a breakdown event, or a route guide event.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method of claim 1 .

12 . A content visualizing apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured to:

collect driving related information from a vehicle;

display, through a projection plane of a head-up display (HUD), driving related contents based on the driving related information in front of the vehicle;

detect an event based on the driving related information from a plurality of events;

display a first driving related content selected from among the driving related contents based on the detected event;

change a depth of the displayed first driving related content from a first depth to a second depth, the second depth being different from the first depth; and

change the depth of the displayed first driving related content from the second depth to the first depth, in response to the detected event being terminated.

13 . The content visualizing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display at least a portion of the driving related contents to the first depth; and

display a remaining portion of the driving related contents to the second depth.

14 . The content visualizing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to display at least a portion of the driving related contents to a depth corresponding to a focus of a user of the vehicle.

15 . The content visualizing apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

track a gaze of the user; and

determine a distance that the gaze of the user reaches to be the depth corresponding to the focus of the user.

16 . The content visualizing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to move the driving related content the depth corresponding to the focus of a user of the vehicle.

17 . The content visualizing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to detect the event based on the driving related information comprising any one or any combination of a speed, an acceleration, a position, fuel, and a maintenance of the vehicle.

18 . The content visualizing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide a left image to a left eye of a user of the vehicle and a right image to a right eye of the user of the vehicle through the projection plane formed by the HUD.

19 . The content visualizing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to display driving direction content together with a route guidance content, in response to the vehicle departing from a route corresponding to the route guidance content.

20 . The content visualizing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the driving related information comprises at least one of a speed information, an acceleration information, a position information, fuel information, or maintenance information of the vehicle, and

the plurality of events comprises at least one of a battery charge event, a refuel event, a speeding event, a slowing event, a component replacement event, an engine oil changing event, a maintenance event, a safety event, a breakdown event, or a route guide event.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0171411 · Dec 13, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15946767 · Apr 6, 2018
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