US 11,985,297 B2
Autostereoscopic three-dimensional campfire display
Manoj Sharma, Troy, MI (US); Kai-Han Chang, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Thomas A. Seder, Fraser, MI (US); and Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/888,767.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064281 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 13/356 (2018.01); G02B 30/30 (2020.01); H04N 13/31 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 13/356 (2018.05) [G02B 30/30 (2020.01); H04N 13/31 (2018.05)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for generating a centrally located floating three-dimensional image display for a plurality of passengers positioned within a vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of autostereoscopic three-dimensional displays, one autostereoscopic three-dimensional display individually associated with each one of the plurality of passengers; and
a controller in communication with each of the plurality of autostereoscopic three-dimensional displays and adapted to cause each one of the plurality of autostereoscopic three-dimensional displays to display a three-dimensional image with variable virtual image distance to the associated one of the plurality of passengers, wherein, each of the plurality of passengers perceives the three-dimensional image floating at a central location within the vehicle.