System and method for providing augmented reality notification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016019786-A1
Application number	US-201514799237-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 14, 2015
Priority date	Jul 17, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and a method for providing augmented reality (AR) notification are provided. The system includes a recognizing unit configured to recognize a ground region, which is a region corresponding to the ground, on an AR driving image and a controller configured to add a display element to the ground region and to control a notification output associated with driving through the display element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system for providing augmented reality (AR) notification, the system comprising:
a recognizing unit configured to recognize a ground region, which is a region corresponding to the ground, on an AR driving image; and a controller configured to add a display element to the ground region and to control a notification output associated with driving through the display element.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing unit detects a horizon from the driving image and recognizes the ground region relative to the horizon.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing unit detects a line from the driving image and recognizes the ground region relative to a vanishing point of the line.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the display element comprises at least one of a color or a pattern which is applied to the ground region.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the display element maintains transparency for the driving image.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing unit recognizes a driving state associated with at least one of a current driving speed of a vehicle or attributes of a road on which the vehicle is being driven, and
wherein the controller expresses a display element corresponding to the driving state on the ground region.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing unit compares a current driving speed of a vehicle with the speed limit of a road on which the vehicle is being driven to recognize whether the vehicle is speeding, and
wherein when the current driving speed is in a speeding driving state which is over the speed limit, the controller expresses the ground region with a red color.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the recognizing unit recognizes attributes of a road on which a vehicle is being driven relative to a current position of the vehicle, and
wherein when the vehicle enters a zone designated as a caution section, the controller expresses the ground region with a yellow color.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller adds a pattern as the display element to the ground region and expresses an effect in which the pattern moves in a driving direction of a vehicle in response to a driving speed of the vehicle.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the controller maintains a state where the pattern is fixed while the vehicle is driven in a shadow section.

11 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensing unit configured to sense a turn point which is located in a certain distance ahead, wherein the controller exposes destination information on a position of the turn point on the driving image.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller expresses a rotation direction at the turn point and a remaining distance to the turn point on the position of the turn point.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller expresses an effect in which the destination information is inversely expanded according to a remaining distance to the turn point and disappears at a time point when a vehicle passes through the turn point.

14 . A method for providing augmented reality (AR) notification, implemented with a computer, the method comprising:
recognizing a ground region, which is a region corresponding to the ground, on an AR driving image; and adding a display element to the ground region and expressing notification associated with driving through the display element.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the recognizing of the ground region comprises:
detecting a horizon from the driving image; and recognizing the ground region relative to the horizon.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the display element comprises at least one of a color or a pattern which is applied to the ground region.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the recognizing of the ground region comprises:
recognizing a driving state associated with at least one of a current driving speed of a vehicle or attributes of a road on which the vehicle is being driven, and wherein the expressing of the notification comprises: expressing a display element corresponding to the driving state on the ground region.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
sensing a turn point which is located in a certain distance ahead, wherein the expressing of the notification comprises: exposing destination information on a position of the turn point on the driving image.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the expressing of the notification comprises:
expressing destination information, including a rotation direction at the turn point and a remaining distance to the turn point, on the position of the turn point; and expressing an effect in which the destination information is inversely expanded according to a remaining distance to the turn point and disappears at a time point when a vehicle passes through the turn point.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium to control a computer system, storing an instruction for controlling provision of notification, comprising:
recognizing a ground region, which is a region corresponding to the ground, on an Augmented Reality (AR) driving image; and adding a display element to the ground region and expressing notification associated with driving through the display element.

Assignees

• Thinkware Corp

Inventors

• Yoon Min Ji
• Jeong Ye Seul
• Shin Youn Joo
• Heo Won Jun

Classifications

• G08G1/0962 Primary

  having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages · CPC title

• G06Q50/10

  Services · CPC title

• G08G1/0967 Primary

  Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits (transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G08G1/052

  with provision for determining speed or overspeed {(speed measuring in general G01P)} · CPC title

• G06Q50/40 Primary

  Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) · CPC title