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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2024
Systems and methods for interactively and virtually exploring geographic areas during vehicle travel
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Rohit Gupta, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Benjamin Piya Austin, Saline, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to generating audiovisual and virtual content that are interesting to occupants about a geographic area during vehicle travel using adaptive timing. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting features about an area surrounding a vehicle during vehicle travel using sensor data. The method also includes transitioning a mode for the vehicle using the features and occupant parameters. The method also includes generating audiovisual content and virtual information of a view within the area for the mode using a time sequence. The method also includes adapting an environment of the vehicle using the audiovisual content, the virtual information, and the occupant parameters.