US 11,938,821 B2
User interaction with 360 degree 3D holographic display
Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US); Kai-Han Chang, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Manoj Sharma, Troy, 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. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,612.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017612 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G03H 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 13/368 (2018.01); H04N 13/383 (2018.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [G03H 1/0005 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04N 13/368 (2018.05); H04N 13/383 (2018.05); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/211 (2024.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 35/25 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 2360/146 (2024.01); B60K 2360/148 (2024.01); B60K 2360/77 (2024.01); G03H 2001/0061 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for user interaction with a hologram in a vehicle, comprising:
displaying the hologram inside a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
constructing a three-dimensional model of the passenger compartment to spatially map a location of a vehicle user relative to a location of the hologram, wherein the vehicle user is inside the passenger compartment, and the three-dimensional model of the passenger compartment includes a location of a hand of the vehicle user;
after displaying the hologram inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, monitoring the vehicle user inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle user provided a user command;
determining that the vehicle user provided the user command, wherein determining that the vehicle user provided the user command includes determining that the vehicle user made virtual contact with the hologram, the vehicle user makes virtual contact with the hologram when the hand of the vehicle user is at a location that intersects the hologram; and
in response to determining that the vehicle user provided the user command, manipulating the hologram in accordance with the user command.