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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 09, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);

Mark Larry, Macomb Township, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G09G 5/14 (2006.01); G09G 3/3208 (2016.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/013 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/28 (2013.01); G06F 3/1423 (2013.01); G09G 3/3208 (2013.01); G09G 5/14 (2013.01); B60K 2370/1868 (2019.05); B60K 2370/25 (2019.05); B60K 2370/52 (2019.05); B60K 2370/736 (2019.05); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G09G 2320/068 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method and apparatus are disclosed for gaze detection of occupants for vehicle displays. An example vehicle includes a panoramic display including polarized displays. The example vehicle also includes a controller to identify a primary operator interface and a primary passenger interface and detect, via one or more cameras, an operator gaze and a passenger gaze. The controller also is to present the primary operator interface to an operator via one of the polarized displays corresponding with the operator gaze and present the primary passenger interface to a passenger via one of the polarized displays corresponding with the passenger gaze.


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