Method and device for operating a display system comprising a head-mounted display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10866423-B2
Application number	US-201916386457-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2019
Priority date	Oct 26, 2016
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

A method operates a display system having a pair of data glasses in a motor vehicle. The method transmits brightness information, especially supplied by a driver assistance system, to the data glasses, and adapts, depending on the transmitted brightness information, an aperture opening and/or an exposure time of a data glasses camera which is used to recognize a position and orientation of the data glasses.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating a display system having data glasses in a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
transmitting an item of brightness information to the data glasses; and
adapting one or both of an aperture and an exposure time of a data glasses camera, which is used to detect a pose of the data glasses, based on the transmitted brightness information, wherein
one or both of the aperture and the exposure time of the data glasses camera are adapted such that structures and features of a vehicle interior are distinguishable.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the item of brightness information is transmitted to the data glasses from a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the transmitted brightness information corresponds to an item of brightness information for a vehicle interior which is captured by an interior brightness sensor.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the transmitted brightness information is determined from a camera image from a camera in the motor vehicle which captures part of a vehicle environment.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the aperture and the exposure time of the data glasses camera, which is used to detect the pose of the data glasses, are determined based on the transmitted brightness information and an item of brightness information captured with aid of the data glasses.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein
the brightness information captured with the aid of the data glasses is determined from a camera image from the data glasses camera or is determined via a brightness sensor on the data glasses.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the transmitted brightness information is determined from an ambient brightness sensor.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein
the aperture and the exposure time of the data glasses camera, which is used to detect the pose of the data glasses, are determined based on the transmitted brightness information and an item of brightness information captured with aid of the data glasses.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein
the brightness information captured with the aid of the data glasses is determined from a camera image from the data glasses camera or is determined via a brightness sensor on the data glasses.

10. A pair of data glasses in a motor vehicle, comprising:
a data glasses camera with an adjustable aperture and/or exposure time;
a pose detection unit operatively configured to:
receive one or more items of brightness information;
adapt an aperture and/or an exposure time of the data glasses camera, which is used to detect a pose of the data glasses, based on the received brightness information.

11. The pair of data glasses as claimed in claim 10 , wherein
the one or more items of brightness information are received from a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle.

12. The pair of data glasses as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
a data glasses brightness sensor that provides one of the items of brightness information.

13. A display system, comprising:
a pair of data glasses as claimed in claim 10 ; and
a driver assistance system which is configured to provide the data glasses with said one or more items of brightness information.

14. The display system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein
the driver assistance system comprises an ambient brightness sensor and/or an interior brightness sensor for providing a respective item of brightness information.

15. The display system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein
the ambient brightness sensor is formed by a rain sensor or a brightness sensor of an automatic lighting system of the motor vehicle.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Kaufmann Matthias

Classifications

• H04N23/73

  by influencing the exposure time · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• G02B27/0093 Primary

  with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking · CPC title

• G06V20/56

  exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle · CPC title