An apparatus for use in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes at least one processing core and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to send control information to control an at least in part transparent screen placed, or configured to be placed, at least in part in a field of view of a video sensor element of the vehicle, select an area of the screen which encompasses a part, or all of the screen, and determine the control information so that the screen, when acting on the control information, transmits light through parts of the screen not included in the selected area and blocks or distorts light passing through the selected area toward the video sensor element.

A system for addressing a washout condition on a vehicle display includes an instrument cluster that makes up a first display panel, an infotainment cluster that makes up a second display panel positioned apart from the instrument cluster. The system also includes a conlight sensor to determine a sunlight condition, a navigation unit to determine navigational information pertaining to the vehicle, and an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the first display panel, the second display panel, the conlight sensor, and the navigation unit. The electronic control unit determines an estimated light intensity on the first display panel based on the navigation information and the sunlight condition, and presents a prompt on the second display panel to duplicate contents displayed on the first display panel onto the second display panel when the estimated light intensity exceeds a reference light intensity value.

A light emitting device emitting an output light includes a light adjustment structure. A sub light is defined as the output light corresponding to an azimuth angle, a first value L1 is a sum of a luminance of the sub light corresponding to a polar angle from 115 to 125 degrees, a second value L2 is a sum of a luminance of the sub light corresponding to a polar angle from 95 to 105 degrees, a third value L3 is a sum of a luminance of the sub light corresponding to a polar angle from 75 to 85 degrees, a fourth value L4 is a sum of a luminance of the sub light corresponding to a polar angle from 55 to 65 degrees. The first value L1, the second value L2, the third value L3 and the fourth value L4 satisfy L3<L2, and 1.23(L1*L3)/(L2*L4)2.92.

A method for improving readability of a display inside a motorized object comprises applying a polarization means on a side window of a motorized object, wherein an ambient incident light ray comes through the side window and is reflected by a surface of a display inside the motorized object to form a reflected light ray, and substantially filtering out display incident light S-polarization and allowing display incident light P-polarization to pass through. The polarization means has a linear polarization reflecting or absorbing direction that is substantially parallel to the plane of the surface of the display. A display readability enhancing system comprises the polarization means. When ambient light passes through the window and shines onto the interior display, the dominant light polarization is p-polarization for the interior display with minimum surface reflectivity upon reflecting from the interior display, resulting in good display visibility under strong ambient light conditions.

A windscreen display system for a motor vehicle includes a head-up display device. The head-up display device includes a projection device for emitting a projection light beam with a first item of image information towards a first display region of a windscreen so that it is reflected there and can be perceived in an eye region, and a transparent covering for protecting the projection device, the covering having a cover pane and a first polarization filter, the first polarization filter transmitting light with a first polarization direction and fully reflecting light with a second polarization direction.

A light emitting device emitting an output light includes an optical structure. A sub light is defined as the output light corresponding to an azimuth angle, a first value L1 is a sum of a luminance of the sub light corresponding to a polar angle from 115 to 125 degrees, a second value L2 is a sum of a luminance of the sub light corresponding to a polar angle from 95 to 105 degrees, a third value L3 is a sum of a luminance of the sub light corresponding to a polar angle from 75 to 85 degrees, a fourth value L4 is a sum of a luminance of the sub light corresponding to a polar angle from 55 to 65 degrees. The first value L1, the second value L2, the third value L3 and the fourth value L4 satisfy L3L2, and (L2+L3)>(L1+L4).

A meter panel unit for a work vehicle includes a meter portion including a first analog meter and a second analog meter each including a pointer, and a display between the first and second analog meters, a wall surface provided on a display surface side of the meter portion to surround the first and second analog meters and the display, and a transparent cover opposite a display surface of the meter portion. The wall surface includes a visor region positioned above the analog meters and the display. The transparent cover includes a concave surface.

Systems and methods are provided to determine glare information. An optical filter is configured to attenuate visible light and pass near-infrared light and an image sensor is configured to detect light reflected by a surface after the reflected light passes through the optical filter. The image sensor is further configured to generate image data comprising a detected near-infrared portion of the light reflected by the surface. Processing circuitry is configured to receive the image data from the image sensor and determine near-infrared glare information based on the received image. The near-infrared glare information can be used to adjust display parameter associated with the surface or characterize near-infrared glare properties of the surface.

A reflectance/transmittance of an optical device disposed at a position through which image light emitted from a liquid crystal display displaying an icon passes is changed according to an anti-glare level to achieve anti-glare of the reflected image. A color of the icon displayed on the liquid crystal display is adjusted such that the higher the transmittance of the optical device is, the lower the lightness is, so that the icon of a similar color is visually recognized regardless of the reflectance/transmittance of the optical device.

In some embodiments, a display system comprises a set of reflective or semi-reflective elements. A display emits light such that one portion of the light travels a first path through the display system, and another portion travels a second path, which includes a reflection from a windshield. The two portions form virtual images that are simultaneously viewable in a headbox. In some embodiments, the source of light that forms the image is an ambient source, and the display system is at least in part a sunlight-driven display system. In some embodiments, virtual images have a monocular depth that is far from a viewer. In some embodiments, the virtual images are closer to a viewer, and a gesture camera captures information about gestures made by a viewer, said gestures modifying the virtual images or some property or dynamics of the vehicle.