Apple Invents an Augmented Reality Windshield that will even Support FaceTime Calls between Different Vehicles
...yet another European Patent application from Apple that was published on Wednesday August 1, 2018.
The detailed patent covers a future augmented reality windshield system which also is known as a Heads up Display. Apple describes every aspect of their AR display system in painstaking detail. It even describes occupants of an autonomous vehicle having a FaceTime session between different vehicles. The system will even be able to detect and make adjustments so that a panicky occupant could remain calmer in the autonomous vehicle.
Apple notes that in many situations, a graphical overlay can be provided on an environment that is perceived through a transparent surface, including a window.
Panicky Occupant Detection
Apple notes that in some embodiments, monitoring a stress level, cognitive load, etc. of an occupant can include monitoring one or more various features of an occupant, including eye motion, body posture, body gestures, body temperature, breathing rate, eye blink rate, head motion, eye motion, heart rate, some combination thereof, etc.
The augmented reality display system can dynamically adjust the augmented reality display, including which display elements are presented in the display, based on the monitored stress level, cognitive load level, etc. of one or more of the monitored occupants.