A method and a device for displaying information and for operating an electronic device in a vehicle, wherein a plurality of list elements are displayed on a display surface with a touch-sensitive surface; a contact of a list element on the touch-sensitive surface with an actuating object or an approach of the actuating object to the list element is detected, whereupon the list element is activated, and after the activation of the list element, a first swiping movement of the actuating object on or in the vicinity of the touch-sensitive surface is detected, and with or after the detection of the first swiping movement of the actuating object, at least the list elements which are not activated are removed from the display surface and a multimedia additional element associated with the activated list element is inserted into the display surface.

A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a front display unit; a side display unit including a left display unit and a right display unit; a communication unit for receiving external image data; a sensing unit for sensing a user; and a control unit for controlling an operation of the display device, wherein the control unit is configured to measure a position of the user's eyes inside a vehicle and a distance between the front display unit and the side display unit and the user's eyes by using the sensing unit, calculate the user's visible view and viewing angle through measured data, and process external image data corresponding to the calculated visible view to output the same to the side display unit.

A vehicle including a communication system for a disabled person may include: a motion capture unit that recognizes sign language of a passenger of the vehicle; an input unit that receives a voice or characters from the passenger; a database that stores sign language information; a control unit that is communicatively coupled to the motion capture unit and the input unit, the control unit being configured to translate the sign language recognized by the motion capture unit using the sign language information stored in the database, and to convert a voice received through the input unit into characters; and an output unit that is communicatively coupled to the control unit, the output unit being configured to output the sign language translated by the control unit as a voice or characters, and to output the voice converted by the control unit as characters.

A method for map updating in a conveyance, said method comprising the steps of: collecting information as it relates to at least one of a road and traffic condition, road position, lane number, or time stamp at a marker from at least one of fixed roadside signal or a data collection module; aggregating with with at least one of a vehicle reading collected for at least one of a first vehicle as it relates to at least one of mapped location, route information, vehicle operator information, vehicle performance, time of operation, route information, duration of route; generating a roadway map comprises information regarding a traffic level along a selected roadway and wherein the map updating module uses the deviations to identify an alternative travel route between the first and second locations (updated roadway map); and delivering at least one of an updated report or updated roadway map to at least the first vehicle.

Systems and methods for providing active ceiling display on the ceiling of a vehicle that is manipulated by occupant gestures. A display provides an area of illumination that illuminates at least a portion of the interior of a vehicle. The occupant manipulates aspects of the area of illumination with gestures. The system causes an area of illumination to follow the movements of an occupant. The system changes aspects of illumination within the vehicle based on the activities of an occupant, mood of the occupants, and ambient lighting inside and outside the vehicle.

A method for hand gesture based human-machine interaction with an automobile may comprise: automatically starting a first mode of control of the automobile, wherein the first mode is associated with a first set of hand gestures, each hand gesture corresponding to a command for controlling the automobile; determining whether a trigger event has been detected; and in response to determining that the trigger event has been detected, performing control of the automobile in a second mode, wherein the second mode is associated with a second set of hand gestures, each hand gesture corresponding to a command for controlling the automobile, and wherein the first set of hand gestures and the corresponding commands are a subset of the second set of hand gestures and the corresponding commands.

An input device includes: a movement detector that detects a user movement; and an image projector that forms a zone image in a space to present a region where the movement detector detects movement; and the image projector includes a first light source; and a first light guide plate which includes a light emitting surface and directs light entering from the first light source so that the light exits from the light emitting surface and forms an image in a space.

A computer is programmed to receive data from an occupant wearable device and detect a movement of the wearable device relative to the vehicle steering wheel based on a movement classifier. The movement classifier is created based on ground truth data indicating the movement of the wearable device while an occupant's hand contacts the vehicle steering wheel. The computer is further programmed to then cause an action in the vehicle according to the detected movement.

A system/method adapted to aggregate vehicle or operator data for reconstructing a road event for authority purposes, said system comprising: a storage device with stored data (information) collected from an aggregating device (controller) in communication with at least one of various sensors, data capturing means, image capturing means, or metrics; a reporting module that evaluates collected information stored in the storage device to determine a driving behavior of a driver associated with the vehicle, and determine whether the driving behavior includes one or more triggering events that are one or more of operator-defined or authority-defined for communication to at least one of an authority source; a communication module enabling querying for at least one of said information by at least one of an authority source for reconstructing the road event of interest upon a threshold-grade road event triggered and relaying the reconstructed road event to at least one of an authority source for at least one of the authority purpose; wherein the authorized source is at least one of a Department of Motor Vehicle, insurance company, vehicle manufacturer, or law enforcement; and wherein the authority purpose is at least one of a revocation of license, filing of accident report, increasing or lowering insurance premiums, issuing a violation, or issuing a warning in real-time or postponed.

Methods and systems for a heads-up configurable vehicle dash display are provided. Specifically, a configurable dash may comprise one or more displays that are capable of receiving input from a user. At least one of these displays may be configured to present a plurality of custom applications that, when manipulated by at least one user, are adapted to control and/or monitor functions associated with a vehicle and/or associated peripheral devices. It is anticipated that the function and appearance of the plurality of custom applications may be altered via user and/or processor input.