US 12,437,642 B1
Parking assist in dual head-up display system
Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US); Thomas A. Seder, Fraser, MI (US); Kai-Han Chang, Madison Heights, MI (US); Guy N. Kennerly, Southfield, MI (US); Alexander Matthews, Detroit, MI (US); and Robert C. Jablonski, Rochester, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/625,708.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/14 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC G08G 1/143 (2013.01) [B62D 15/027 (2013.01); G02B 27/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing parking assistance to a driver of a vehicle with a dual head-up display (HUD) system, comprising:
detecting, with a plurality of on-board sensors, vehicle driving characteristics;
receiving, with a wireless communication module, information from external sources;
tracking, with a driver monitoring system, a position of the driver's eyes;
identifying, with a system controller in electronic communication with the plurality of on-board sensors and the wireless communication module, parking spaces within proximity to the vehicle;
displaying, with an augmented reality HUD, first information related to identified parking spaces in proximity to the vehicle; and
displaying, with a reflective HUD, second information related to the identified parking spaces in proximity to the vehicle; and
determining, with the system controller in electronic communication with the plurality of on-board sensors and the wireless communication module, if an emergency vehicle is approaching the vehicle, based on data from the plurality of on-board sensors and data received by the wireless communication module; and
when an emergency vehicle is approaching the vehicle:
including, within the first information displayed with the augmented reality HUD, graphics adapted to alert a driver of the vehicle that the emergency vehicle is approaching and to direct the driver of the vehicle to a parking space to allow the emergency vehicle to pass; and
including, within the second information displayed with the reflective HUD, graphics adapted alert the driver of the vehicle that the emergency vehicle is approaching and to direct the driver of the vehicle to a parking space to allow the emergency vehicle to pass.