US 12,030,382 B2
Dual-sided display for a vehicle
Sean P. Rodrigues, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Frederico Marcolino Quintao Severgnini, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Ercan Mehmet Dede, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/348,254.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396148 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC B60K 35/00 (2013.01) [B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 35/654 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1526 (2024.01); B60K 2360/176 (2024.01); B60K 2360/178 (2024.01); B60K 2360/785 (2024.01); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a window including an interior side and an exterior side;
at least one camera operatively positioned to capture visual data of a portion of an exterior environment of the vehicle;
a dual-sided transparent display forming at least a portion of the window; and
a processor operatively connected to the camera and the dual-sided transparent display, the processor being configured to:
selectively cause the dual-sided transparent display to display exterior visual information on the exterior side; and
selectively cause the dual-sided transparent display to display interior visual information on the interior side, the interior visual information including the visual data of the portion of the exterior environment of the vehicle, the dual-sided transparent display being configured to simultaneously display the exterior visual information and interior visual information independently without occlusion.