US 12,235,608 B2
Smart vehicle holograms
Dmitry Ogorodnikov, Amherstburg (CA); and Steven Chapekis, Escanaba, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/173,194.
Prior Publication US 2024/0288823 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G03H 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/22 (2022.01); H04N 5/89 (2006.01)
CPC G03H 1/0005 (2013.01) [B60R 1/22 (2022.01); H04N 5/89 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01); G03H 2001/0088 (2013.01); G03H 2227/03 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of Integrated Holographic Camera Modules (IHCMs) configured to project movable holograms;
a vehicle processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of IHCMs, wherein the vehicle processor is configured to:
obtain a recording of a movable hologram from a first IHCM;
determine a hologram movement from the recording; and
switch a projection of the movable hologram from the first IHCM to a second IHCM when a predefined criterion is met,
wherein the plurality of IHCMs comprises a first set of exterior IHCMs and a second set of interior IHCMs,
wherein the second set of interior IHCMs is configured to project an interior hologram and the first set of exterior IHCMs is configured to project an exterior hologram, and
wherein the vehicle processor is further configured to merge the interior hologram and the exterior hologram to project a unified hologram.