US 11,858,349 B1
Head-up display providing a gamified experience to a driver during calibration mode
Guy N. Kennerly, Southfield, MI (US); Kai-Han Chang, Sterling Heights, MI (US); James W. Wells, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Thomas A Seder, Fraser, MI (US)
Assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/814,654.
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); B60K 2370/785 (2019.05); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head-up display system for displaying graphics upon a windscreen of a vehicle to provide a driver with a gamified experience, the head-up display system comprising:
a driver monitoring system including one or more cameras that determine a location of a head of the driver of the vehicle and an eye location of the driver;
a graphic projection module for generating images upon the windscreen of the vehicle; and
one or more controllers in electronic communication with the driver monitoring system and the graphic projection module, wherein the controller executes instructions to:
receive a user-generated prompt indicating a calibration mode of the head-up display system is initiated;
in response to receiving the user-generated prompt, initiate the calibration mode;
receive an eye location indicator from the driver monitoring system indicating the eye location of the driver and determine the eye location of the driver; and
instruct the graphic projection module to generate a vertical alignment graphic upon the windscreen of the vehicle, wherein the vertical alignment graphic indicates when the eye location of the driver is positioned at a nominal height of an eyebox of the head-up display.