Enhanced view for connected cars

US9403482B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Behzad Shahraray · Holmdel, US
• Alicia Abella · Morristown, US
• David Crawford Gibbon · Lincroft, US
• Mazin Gilbert · Hackettstown, US
• Michael Johnston · New York, US
• Horst J. Schroeter · New Providence, US
• Jay Wilpon · Hackettstown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 22, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2016
• Expiry date: Jul 9, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2300/8093
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Network connectivity is used to share relevant visual and other sensory information between vehicles, as well as delivering relevant information provided by network services to create an enhanced view of the vehicle's surroundings. The enhanced view is presented to the occupants of the vehicle to provide an improved driving experience and/or enable the occupants to take proper action (e.g., avoid obstacles, identify traffic delays, etc.). In one example, the enhanced view comprises information that is not visible to the naked eye and/or cannot be currently sensed by the vehicle's sensors (e.g., due to a partial or blocked view, low visibility conditions, hardware capabilities of the vehicle's sensors, position of the vehicle's sensors, etc.).