Virtual Reality Vehicle Presentation System for Autonomous Passenger Entertainment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to effectively provide engaging virtual-reality entertainment options for vehicle occupants, particularly in autonomous vehicles, where occupants seek immersive experiences while maintaining safety and control over their vehicle's appearance in external environments.
Innovation Solution
A virtual-reality system that allows vehicle occupants to select and customize presentation attributes for their vehicle, such as make, model, color, and interior design, which are then transmitted to nearby vehicles, enabling a shared virtual-reality experience where vehicles can be displayed as different models or configurations in real-time, using cloud servers or direct vehicle-to-vehicle communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If virtual-reality display is implemented in vehicles to provide entertainment, then passenger entertainment and engagement are improved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of vehicles with customized presentation attributes (color, model, interior) that are displayed in VR/AR spaces. Instead of modifying physical vehicles, the system generates and transmits digital representations that occupants can customize and interact with, providing entertainment without physical modification complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces communication modules and presentation attribute data as intermediaries between the physical vehicle and the VR display. These intermediaries transmit vehicle information and customized presentation attributes between vehicles, enabling the entertainment system to function through data exchange rather than direct complex hardware integration
2Adaptability or versatility
If vehicles transmit presentation attributes to nearby vehicles, then shared virtual-reality experience is improved, but communication system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes presentation attribute data universally compatible across different vehicle types and VR systems. By standardizing the data format and communication protocol, the system enables any equipped vehicle to share and display virtual representations of any other vehicle, creating a multi-functional communication system that works across diverse platforms
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transmits customizable presentation attributes (color, model, interior design) as variable parameters that can be changed without altering the underlying communication infrastructure. This allows vehicles to dynamically modify their virtual appearance and the appearance of others through parameter adjustment rather than system reconfiguration
3Reliability
If cloud servers are used to manage presentation attributes, then centralization and control are improved, but network dependency and latency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-processes and stores presentation attribute data in the cloud before it is needed. Vehicles can download and cache virtual representation data in advance, so when VR/AR display is activated, the system can quickly access pre-prepared presentation attributes without real-time cloud processing delays
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AI summary
Systems and methods for presenting virtual-reality information in a vehicular environment are disclosed herein. One embodiment receives, at a first vehicle, a set of presentation attributes for a second vehicle that is in an external environment of the first vehicle, the set of presentation attributes for the second vehicle corresponding to a virtual vehicle that is different from the second vehicle and within a same vehicle category as the second vehicle; and presents to an occupant of the first vehicle, in a virtual-reality space, the second vehicle in accordance with the received set of presentation attributes for the second vehicle while the second vehicle is visible from the first vehicle in the external environment of the first vehicle.