Continental Automotive Gmbh

Continental Automotive Technologies Gmbh

Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Andrei Pasca

Ferenc Markus

A method, a computer program code, and an apparatus for processing an image to be displayed by a display device, with a local dimming backlight unit that provides essentially white light is disclosed. The disclosure is further related to a method for manufacturing a display device, a corresponding display device, and a motor vehicle with such a display device. In a first step, an image to be displayed is received. Driving values for light sources of the local dimming backlight unit are then determined based on the image to be displayed. Based on the driving values, a backlight appearance is determined. Pixel values of the image are then adjusted based on the backlight appearance. Information related to white points of the light sources is taken into account in the step of adjusting pixel values of the image, which may be retrieved from a map stored in a memory.

Device, method for manufacturing a display device, and respective display device

A head-up display unit with a picture generating unit for creating an image to be displayed as a virtual image to a viewer and an optical unit for projecting the image to be displayed towards an eyebox is disclosed. The picture generating unit comprises a liquid crystal layer, a front polarizer, a back polarizer and a reflective polarizer. The reflective polarizer is arranged upstream the front polarizer and downstream the liquid crystal layer.

Head-up display with polarizers and thermally conducting material

The invention is directed to a head-up displayhaving a light source, a diffuser, a transmissive display, a mirror elementand a transmissive screen. According to the invention the head-up displayis further provided with a contrast enhancer displaythat is arranged adjacent to the transmissive display

Head-up display and method for driving a head-up display

A head-up display has an image generator, an optical system, a transmissive screen and a transparency mask. The transparency mask is arranged close to a display of the image generator. A mask pixel map is applied to the processed image to get a masked image.

Head-up display with transparency mask

A combiner, a head-up display module, and to a vehicle with a head-up display module. To improve the image quality of a head-up display, a combiner is provided that has a transparent sheet. The transparent sheet is configured to reflect a projected image toward a user. The transparent sheet has a thickness less than 1 mm.

Head-up display

A layered glass assembly for optical light beam projection with three-dimensional depth perception for a vehicle includes: a display surface glass having a first refractive index and being configured to refract a first section of a light beam at a first interface; a first transition structure configured to refract a second section of the light beam at a second interface; a filler structure having a second refractive index and being configured to refract a third section of the light beam at a third interface; a second transition structure configured to refract a fourth section of the light beam at a fourth interface; and a front glass having a third refractive index and being configured to project the refracted light beam so as to generate the three-dimensional depth perception.

Layered glass assembly for optical light beam projection with 3D effects on seamless surfaces

A head-up display system for display on a windowpane includes: an image-generating display device configured to generate an image; and an optical system configured to deflect the generated image onto the windowpane. The image-generating display device is an electronic paper display device, the electronic paper display device including a curved image-generating surface having a curvature, the curvature of the image-generating surface being adjustable to adjust the curvature of the image-generating surface so as to compensate for image distortion occurring due to a curvature of the windowpane.

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Timisoara, Romania

Andrei Pasca