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US 12,608,960 · App. 17/595,144 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Display system for a motor vehicle

Inventor: Johannes Reindl (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
G06V20/593B60K35/10B60K35/28B60K35/22B60K35/65B60K2360/1464B60K2360/167B60K2360/177B60K2360/741
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Patent No.
US 12,608,960
App. No.
17/595,144
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display system for a vehicle includes an output unit for displaying image content for a user, an input unit for inputting operator control actions for the image content, a detection unit which is configured to detect a sitting position of the user in the vehicle, and a processing device which is configured to determine an available action space on the basis of the sitting position and to adapt the image content to be output and/or the action radius of the user on the basis of the available action space.

Claims (26)

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

an output unit for displaying image content for a user;

an input unit for inputting operations for the image content;

a recognition unit which is configured to recognize a sitting position of the user within the vehicle; and

a processing unit which is configured to determine an available action space based on the sitting position and to adapt an action radius of the user based on the available action space,

wherein the available action space is a space around the user within which space the user can move without touching other occupants of the vehicle or parts of the vehicle.

2 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the recognition unit is further configured to recognize further occupants of the vehicle, and

the processing unit is further configured to determine the available action space based on the further occupants.

3 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the recognition unit is further configured to determine at least one of a vehicle model or a vehicle type of the vehicle, and

the processing unit is further configured to determine the available action space based on at least one of the vehicle model or the vehicle type.

4 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the recognition unit is further configured to recognize at least one of a vehicle movement or a vehicle position, and

the processing unit is further configured to determine at least one of the image content or the action radius of the user based on at least one of the vehicle movement or the vehicle position.

5 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the recognition unit is further configured to recognize properties of the user, and

the processing unit is further configured to further adapt at least one of the image content or the action radius of the user based on the properties.

6 . The display system according to claim 5 , wherein the properties of the user comprise at least one of a height, an age, a hand that is used, or a weight.

7 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the recognition unit comprises a sensor.

8 . The display system according to claim 7 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a seat occupation sensor, a camera, an ultrasonic sensor, a radar sensor, or a sound sensor.

9 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to adapt a vehicle function based on the sitting position of the user.

10 . The display system according to claim 9 , wherein the vehicle function comprises at least one of a darkening of windows, a setting of a seat, a setting of an air conditioning system, a setting of a lighting system, or a setting of a loudspeaker system.

11 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to control at least one of a closing or opening of a door of the vehicle based on the sitting position of the user.

12 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the output unit is configured to output the image content via virtual reality (VR) glasses or a data helmet.

13 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to adapt the output image content based on the available action space.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: REINDL, JOHANNES
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 058081/0857 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 122 632.5 · Aug 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220219536A1 · Jul 14, 2022
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