Display Method

Abstract

A method includes detecting, with a sensor, a gaze of an occupant of a vehicle. The gaze is directed to at least one vehicle displays. The method also includes determining, with a controller circuit in communication with the sensor, whether one or more features presented on the at vehicle displays are partially obstructed from a view of the occupant. When the one or more features presented on vehicle displays are partially obstructed from the view of the occupant, the controller circuit adjusts a presentation of at least one partially obstructed features to be viewable by the occupant.

1 . A method comprising:
 detecting, using a sensor of a vehicle communicatively coupled to a controller circuit of the vehicle, a gaze of an occupant of the vehicle directed to a feature presented on one or more vehicle displays;   receiving, by an input device of the vehicle communicatively coupled to the controller circuit, a user input indicating that the occupant seeks to modify at least one aspect associated with the feature; and   responsive to receiving the user input, modifying, by the controller circuit, the at least one aspect associated with the feature on the one or more vehicle displays.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the feature is presented at a first location on the one or more vehicle displays; and   the at least one aspect comprises a location of the feature,   the method further comprising:
 detecting, using the sensor, another gaze of the occupant directed to a second location on the one or more vehicle displays; and 
 responsive to detecting the other gaze, modifying the location of the feature from the first location to the second location. 
   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the first location and the second location are on a same vehicle display. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the first location and the second location are on different vehicle displays. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , the method further comprising:
 storing, in a memory communicative coupled to the controller circuit, the second location of the feature.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the input device includes at least one of a voice recognition device, a gesture recognition device, a touchpad, or a touch screen. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one aspect associated with the feature includes at least one of a location, a dimension, a color, a contrast, a perceived depth, a font, or a brightness associated with the feature. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the feature includes at least one of a gage, an icon, an infotainment feature, or a camera image; and   the one or more vehicle displays are located on at least one of an instrument panel, a console, a dashboard, a windshield, a window, or a mirror.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is an infrared or near-infrared camera. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein detecting the gaze of the occupant comprises:
 capturing, by the infrared or near-infrared camera, a sequence of images including eyes of the occupant; and   processing, by the controller circuit, the sequence of images to determine whether the eyes of the occupant remain directed at a same feature on the one or more vehicle displays for a pause interval.   
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 a sensor configured to detect a gaze of an occupant of a vehicle directed to a feature presented on one or more vehicle displays;   an input device configured to receive a user input indicating that the occupant seeks to modify at least one aspect associated with the feature; and   a controller circuit communicatively coupled to the sensor, the input device, and the one or more vehicle displays, the controller circuit, responsive to a reception of the user input, configured to modify the at least one aspect associated with the feature on the one or more vehicle displays.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the feature is presented at a first location on the one or more vehicle displays; and   the at least one aspect comprises a location of the feature,   the controller circuit further configured to:
 detect, using the sensor, another gaze of the occupant directed to a second location on the one or more vehicle displays; and 
 responsive to a detection of the other gaze, modify the location of the feature from the first location to the second location. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the first location and the second location are on a same vehicle display. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the first location and the second location are on different vehicle displays. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , the controller circuit further configured to:
 store, in a memory communicative coupled to the controller circuit, the second location of the feature.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the input device includes at least one of a voice recognition device, a gesture recognition device, a touchpad, or a touch screen. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one aspect associated with the feature includes at least one of a location, a dimension, a color, a contrast, a perceived depth, a font, or a brightness associated with the feature. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the feature includes at least one of a gage, an icon, an infotainment feature, or a camera image; and   the one or more vehicle displays are located on at least one of an instrument panel, a console, a dashboard, a windshield, a window, or a mirror.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is an infrared or near-infrared camera. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the controller circuit, in detecting the gaze of the occupant, is configured to:
 capture, by the infrared or near-infrared camera, a sequence of images including eyes of the occupant; and   process the sequence of images to determine whether the eyes of the occupant remain directed at a same feature on the one or more vehicle displays for a pause interval.