Vehicle Camera Display Notification Segmentation

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle camera display systems often clutter notifications on camera images, potentially obstructing important visual information, and lack an efficient method to integrate notifications within the display without overwhelming the driver.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that process camera images to generate a display image, identify a fixed region corresponding to a vehicle's part, and provide notifications within this region, using a processor and communication link to ensure clear and organized display of both images and alerts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If notifications are provided on camera displays, then information delivery is improved, but display clutter increases and visual information may be blocked

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenotification information deliveryVSAvoiddisplay clutter and visual obstruction

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The display is segmented into a fixed region and a dynamic region. The fixed region at the bottom of the display is dedicated to showing notifications, while the dynamic region displays the camera feed. This segmentation allows notifications to be displayed without cluttering the entire screen or blocking important visual information in the camera feed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If notifications are overlaid on camera images, then information delivery is improved, but the clarity and organization of the display deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenotification information deliveryVSAvoiddisplay clarity and organization

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display is segmented into a fixed region and a dynamic region. The fixed region at the bottom of the display is dedicated to showing notifications, while the dynamic region displays the camera feed. This segmentation allows notifications to be displayed without cluttering the entire screen or blocking important visual information in the camera feed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10268907B2Methods and systems for providing notifications on camera displays for vehicles

Publication Date: 2019.04.23 GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

AI summary

Methods and systems are provided for providing notifications on camera displays for vehicles. In accordance with one embodiment, camera is mounted on a body of the vehicle, and is configured to generate camera images. A processor is configured to at least facilitate generating a display image based on a processing of the camera images, for display on a display screen within the vehicle; determining a fixed region of the display image corresponding to a fixed part of the vehicle; and providing notifications on the display image in the fixed region of the display image.