Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Wolfgang Spiessl

Hermann Kuenzner

Felix Lauber

Frederik Platten

Julian Eichhorn

Walter Kagerer

Philipp Kerschbaum

Julia Niemann

Martin Enders

Sebastian Hergeth

Andreas Lechner

Stephan Mueller

Felix Klanner

Marc Breisinger

Matthias Roland Kaufmann

Philipp Suessenguth

Lutz Lorenz

Nora Broy

Wolfgang Haberl

Jochen Pfannstiel

Michael Graef

Boris Israel

Mehdi Farid

Karsten Knebel

Markus Gsinn

Florian Guenzel

Simon Knebel

Hermann KÜNZNER

Philipp SÜSSENGUTH

Stephan MÜLLER

A method provides a display of vehicle surroundings in a vehicle by detecting the degree of automation at which the vehicle is operated, selecting a set of additional information from one of multiple possible sets of additional information on the basis of the detected degree of automation, wherein each set of additional information includes a different number of pieces of additional information, each piece of additional information describes a display option which visualizes the current state of the vehicle and the corresponding vehicle surroundings, and a set of additional information selected for a low degree of automation includes less additional information than a set of additional information selected for a degree of automation which is higher than the low degree of automation; and displaying a view of the surroundings of the vehicle. The additional information of the selected set of additional information is visualized in the displayed view.

Method for displaying vehicle surroundings in a vehicle, and corresponding device

A driving system for an automated drive for a motor vehicle has an indicator for marking regions on the steering wheel, in particular on the steering wheel rim. The indicator is preferably an optical steering wheel display which is integrated into the steering wheel rim for example. During an automated drive, the driving system is designed to ascertain that the vehicle has approached an end of the automated drive lying ahead in such a manner that a first approach condition has been satisfied. If the system has ascertained that the vehicle has approached the end of the automated drive in such a manner that the approach condition has been satisfied, the indicator for marking regions on the steering wheel are actuated in response thereto such that a left and a right marking region on the steering wheel are marked. The driver is thus prompted to position their hands on the marked regions of the steering wheel in order to take over the task of driving.

Driving system for an automated drive with means for marking regions on the steering wheel, and corresponding method

A driving system for an automated drive for a motor vehicle includes a steering wheel display with a lighting strip structure. The lighting strip structure of the steering wheel display is luminous in a defined lighting color for a duration which can be modified according to the actuation. The driving system is designed to control the steering wheel display such that the lighting strip structure is luminous in the lighting color over a starting length during the automated drive. Upon approaching an end of the automated drive lying ahead, the driving system determines that the vehicle has approached an end point of the automated drive lying ahead in such a manner that a specified approach condition has been satisfied. In response thereto, the steering wheel display is actuated such that the lighting strip structure is luminous in the lighting color with a successively decreasing length starting from the starting length as the distance to the end point of the automated drive decreases successively in order to prepare the driver to completely or at least partly take over control of the vehicle again.

Driving system for an automated drive with a steering wheel display for displaying the distance to an end point of the automated drive, and method for displaying the distance

Data eyeglasses include a first display, a camera, and an analyzing unit. The data eyeglasses is configured to: record the surroundings of the data eyeglasses via the camera, detect an image displayed by a second display in the recordings of the camera; detect that the displayed image has a marker for determining the pose of the data eyeglasses; detect the marker; and determine the pose of the data eyeglasses by use of the detected marker.

Determining the pose of a head mounted display

A head mounted display is configured to determine the posture of the head mounted display relative to a vehicle. The head mounted display includes a display, a camera and an electronic computing unit; and is set up to: create recordings of the environment of the head mounted display with the aid of the camera; receive details relating to the position and/or orientation of a movable object in the interior of the vehicle; detect the image of the object in the recordings from the camera; and determine the posture of the head mounted display taking into account the image of the object in the recordings relative to the vehicle. The posture of the head mounted display indicates the position of the pair of data glasses and the alignment of the pair of data glasses.

Locating a head mounted display in a vehicle

A device for a vehicle is disclosed, including: a transmitting and receiving unit for wireless data transmission; an electronic computing unit which is operatively coupled to the transmitting and receiving unit; wherein the computing unit is configured to execute: Receiving of radio signals from data glasses using the transmitting and receiving unit, from which glasses no signals had previously been received; recognition that the data glasses are in use relative to the vehicle, including recognition of a temporal relation between an operation of the vehicle and the reception of radio signals of the data glasses, wherein the operation of the vehicle includes in particular the unlocking of the vehicle, the movement of windows of the vehicle, the opening of a door of the vehicle, or the activation of operating elements of the vehicle: In response to the recognition of the temporal relation, execution of a specified function.

Warning message with respect to the use of head-mounted displays in a vehicle

The invention relates to a method for interacting with an object that is displayed to a user by smart glasses, which includes a display. The method includes displaying the object for the user using the display, detecting that the user closes a first eye and keeps the first eye closed during a predetermined period of time using a first camera, recording a hand of the user using a second camera determining that the user performs an input action during the predetermined period of time, wherein the input action includes the hand assuming an attitude, and a position from a perspective of a second eye of the user with respect to the object, that meet a predetermined condition, and performing an action with respect to the object, wherein the action is associated with the input action in advance.

Method for interacting with an object displayed on data eyeglasses

A method for selecting an information source from a plurality of information sources for display on a display of smart glasses is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes determining an orientation of the smart glasses with respect to a head of a wearer of the smart glasses, and selecting an information source from the plurality of information sources based at least in part on the determined orientation of the smart glasses with respect to the head of the wearer of the smart glasses.

Method for selecting an information source for display on smart glasses

A method for determining an information source from a plurality of information sources for display on smart glasses is disclosed In one embodiment, the method includes determining a spatial orientation of the smart glasses, determining from a plurality of criteria, which are respectively related to the spatial orientation of the smart glasses, a criterion which is fulfilled by the determined spatial orientation of the smart glasses, assigning each of the plurality of criteria an information source from the plurality of information sources, and selecting the information source assigned to the determined criterion.

Method for selecting an information source from a plurality of information sources for display on a display of smart glasses

A display system is disclosed, including data spectacles which have a spectacles frame and a display which is mounted at the spectacles frame such that it is situated in the field of vision of the wearer of the spectacles frame. The display system further includes an image-taking unit, particularly at least one camera set up for providing an image of an eye of the wearer of the data spectacles; a processing unit configured to: receive the image; determine the viewing direction of the eye in the image; determine the display area in the display in which an activating element is displayed; determine whether the viewing direction of the eye is directed at the display area of the activating element; and in response to a meeting of a condition: display assigned contents on the display, which are assigned to the activating element, on a display area that is larger than the display area of the activating element The condition is that the viewing direction of the eye is aimed at the display area of the activating element.

Vision-controlled interaction for data spectacles

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Pfaffenhofen, Germany

Wolfgang Spiessl