Vehicle Window Image Display System for Security Perception
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Solution Overview
Problem
A vehicle owner may feel unsafe in unfamiliar locations, and existing technologies lack a solution to provide a sense of security and comfort by mimicking the presence of a person within the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a memory, controller, transceiver, external display, and sensor to display a representative image of a person on the vehicle window, using digital image information and audio output to create a presence illusion based on target location measurements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If no image display system is installed, then the device complexity is low, but the sense of security and comfort for the vehicle owner is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a representative image that mimics the presence of a person within the vehicle by projecting visual and audio information onto the window. This copying approach allows the system to simulate human presence without requiring actual physical presence, thereby enhancing security perception while maintaining system simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The external display system acts as an intermediary between the vehicle owner and the external environment. By projecting images and audio through the window, it mediates the interaction between the owner and potential threats, providing reassurance without requiring direct human intervention or complex security systems
2Reliability
If a representative image is displayed on the window, then the sense of security is enhanced, but the device complexity increases due to multiple components required
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple functions into a single integrated system: the controller manages both image projection and audio output, the external display combines visual projection capabilities with window integration, and the sensor system handles both detection and targeting. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components while maintaining comprehensive security functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The controller serves multiple functions including receiving data transmissions, processing sensor information, determining target locations, and controlling the external display and audio system. The external display itself performs both visual projection and acts as an interface with the vehicle's window structure, demonstrating multi-functionality that reduces overall system complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively provides a sense of security and comfort by projecting a representative image and audio corresponding to the presence of a person on the vehicle window, enhancing the owner's safety perception in unfamiliar environments.
Implementation Method 1
The external display is configured to exhibit an image on at least one of the windows, the exhibited image being visible in the environment external to the vehicle
Implementation Method 2
The sensor may be configured to sense objects in the vehicle environment and selected from a group that includes a set of RADAR sensors, SONAR sensors, LIDAR sensors, or infra-red emitters and receivers
Data Source
AI summary
A system to display an image on a vehicle window including a memory, controller, transceiver, external display, sensor, and a plurality of windows. The memory includes one or more executable instructions. The controller is configured to execute the instructions. The transceiver can receive data transmissions. The external display is configured to exhibit an image on the windows, the exhibited image being visible in the external vehicle environment. The sensor measures a selected target being in the vehicle environment. The sensor signally communicates target measurement. The instructions enable the controller to: receive the data transmission with digital image information; operate the sensor to make at least one target measurement of the selected target; receive the target measurement signal; determine the location of the selected target; determine the window to be closest to the selected target; and operate the external display to exhibit a representative image.