US 12,220,984 B2
User perspective alignment for vehicle see-through applications
Rajendramayavan Rajendran Sathyam, Peachtree City, GA (US); and Jin Woo Jung, Johns Creek, GA (US)
Assigned to Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US)
Filed by Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/548,378.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/133,052, filed on Dec. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203833 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 2360/149 (2024.01); B60K 2360/176 (2024.01); B60K 2360/31 (2024.01); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A see-through system for a vehicle, comprising:
a video camera positioned to capture video related to a vehicle structure that blocks a view of a driver of the vehicle;
a see-through display screen disposed on an inside of the vehicle between the vehicle structure and the driver; and
a processor configured to:
determine an eye position of the driver;
process the captured video based, at least in part, on the eye position of the driver to determine a portion of the captured video to be displayed on the see-through display screen; and
render the portion of the captured video to create a see-through effect relative to the vehicle structure;
wherein to determine the eye position of the driver comprises receiving user input from the driver for adjusting the portion of the captured video to create a match between the rendered portion and an unobstructed view of the external environment.