US 12,311,929 B2
Lane-related visual assistance function in a head-up display for a motor vehicle
Alexander Kunze, Berlin (DE); Adrian Haar, Hannover (DE); Michael Wittkämper, Braunschweig (DE); Johanna Sandbrink, Braunschweig (DE); and Vitalij Sadovitch, Braunschweig (DE)
Assigned to Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg (DE)
Filed by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg (DE)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/492,355.
Claims priority of application No. 102020212562.7 (DE), filed on Oct. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0105805 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60R 1/24 (2022.01); B60W 30/12 (2020.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01)
CPC B60W 30/12 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60R 1/24 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 2360/176 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1868 (2024.01); B60K 2360/31 (2024.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for providing a lane-related visual assistance function for a head-up display of a motor vehicle, comprising:
obtaining information regarding a driving lane currently travelled by the motor vehicle;
obtaining a characteristic value that quantifies an uncertainty regarding a precision of the lane-related display of at least one virtual object configured as a visual assistance function with the head-up display;
displaying the at least one virtual object as a visual assistance function, wherein the at least one virtual object is displayed such that it runs along at least a portion of the lane from the perspective of a driver; and
wherein a length of the at least one virtual object along the lane is defined according to a magnitude of the characteristic value.