Augmented Reality System For Locating A Parked Vehicle And Navigating Thereto

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025037382-A1
Application number	US-202318360516-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 27, 2023
Priority date	Jul 27, 2023
Publication date	Jan 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods, computing systems, and technology for locating and navigating to a parked vehicle is presented. For example, a computing system may be configured to access data indicative of a location of a vehicle associated with a user. The computing system may be configured to determine a user interface element for display associated with the vehicle within an augmented reality environment. The computing system may be configured to output one or more signals to present, via a display device associated with a user device, content that presents the user interface element associated with the vehicle within the augmented reality environment. The user interface element may be visible within the augmented reality environment at the location of the vehicle when at least a portion of the vehicle is within a field of view of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
accessing, by a computing system, data indicative of a location of a vehicle associated with a user; determining, by the computing system, a user interface element for display associated with the vehicle within an augmented reality environment; and outputting, by the computing system, one or more signals to present, via a display device associated with a user device, content that presents the user interface element associated with the vehicle within the augmented reality environment, and wherein the user interface element is visible within the augmented reality environment at the location of the vehicle when at least a portion of the vehicle is within a field of view of the user.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the display device is a display device of a wearable computing system, and wherein the method further comprises:
accessing, by the computing system, data indicative of a location of the user device, wherein the user device is associated with the user; determining, by the computing system and based on the data indicative of the location of the vehicle and the location of the user device, a route to the location of the vehicle; generating, by the computing system and based on the route to the location of the vehicle, navigation content comprising information for navigating the user to the location of the vehicle; and outputting, by the computing system, one or more signals to display, via a user interface of the wearable computing system, the navigation content for the user within the augmented reality environment, the navigation content comprising the information for navigating the user to the location of the vehicle.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein determining the route to the location of the vehicle comprises:
determining, by the computing system and based on the location of the vehicle and the location of the user device, a relative location of the vehicle to the user device; and determining, by the computing system, the route to the location of the vehicle based on the relative location of the vehicle to the user device.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein determining the user interface element for display associated with the vehicle within the augmented reality environment comprises:
generating a first set of augmented reality graphics based on the field of view of the user and the location of the user; and generating a second set of augmented reality graphics based on the navigation content and the route to the location of the vehicle.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the second set of augmented reality graphics comprise:
directional steps for moving from the location of the user device to the location of the vehicle based on the navigation content; and a pathway, based on the route to the location of the vehicle, indicative of where to move to arrive at the vehicle.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user device is a wearable computing system, and wherein the display device is an augmented reality display of the wearable computing system.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a personal vehicle of the user.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is associated with a transportation service for the user, and wherein the data indicative of the location of the vehicle is provided via a computing system associated with the transportation service.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the data indicative of the location of the vehicle is provided by the vehicle when the vehicle is in a parked state.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system is a remote computing system that is remote from the user device and the vehicle.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein accessing data indicative of the location of the vehicle comprises:
outputting one or more signals to wake-up the vehicle; and in response to the one or more signals to wake-up the vehicle, receiving, from the vehicle, the data indicative of the location of the vehicle.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system is a computing system of the user device.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining, by the computing system, that the user device is within a communication range of the vehicle.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface element comprises an icon positioned above the location of the vehicle.

15 . A computing system comprising:
a control circuit configured to:
access data indicative of a location of a vehicle associated with a user;
determine a user interface element for display associated with the vehicle within an augmented reality environment; and
output one or more signals to present, via a display device associated with a user device, content that includes the user interface element associated with the vehicle within the augmented reality environment, and
wherein the user interface element is visible within the augmented reality environment at the location of the vehicle when at least a portion of the vehicle is within a field of view of the user.

16 . The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the display device is a display device of a wearable computing system, and wherein the control circuit is further configured to:
access data indicative of a location of the user device, wherein the user device is associated with the user; determine, based on the data indicative of the location of the vehicle associated with the user and the location of the user device, a route to the location of the vehicle; generate, based on the route to the location of the vehicle, navigation content comprising information for navigating the user to the location of the vehicle; and output one or more signals to display, via a user interface of the wearable computing system, the navigation content for the user within the augmented reality environment, the navigation content comprising the information for navigating the user to the location of the vehicle.

17 . The computing system of claim 16 , wherein determining the user interface element for display associated with the vehicle within the augmented reality environment comprises:
generating a first set of augmented reality graphics based on the navigation content and the route to the location of the vehicle; and generating a second set of augmented reality graphics based on the field of view of the user and the location of the user.

18 . The computing system of claim 16 , wherein the user device is a head-wearable computing system, and wherein the display device is an augmented reality display of the head-wearable computing system.

19 . The computing system of claim 16 , wherein the vehicle is a personal vehicle of the user or a vehicle being utilized for providing a transportation service requested by the user via a software application associated with the transportation service, the software application running on the user device.

20 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media that store instructions that are executable by a control circuit to:
access data indicative of a location of the user device, wherein the user device is associated with the user; determine, based on the data indicative of th

Assignees

• Mercedes Benz Group Ag

Inventors

• Saney Kavita
• Gee Kevin

Classifications

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• G01C21/365 Primary

  Guidance using head up displays or projectors, e.g. virtual vehicles or arrows projected on the windscreen or on the road itself · CPC title

• G01C21/3626

  Details of the output of route guidance instructions (traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G01C21/3407

  specially adapted for specific applications · CPC title

• G06T2200/24

  involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs] · CPC title