Reflections from a display device are controlled using retarders arranged on the output side of a display panel which outputs light with a predetermined polarization state. First and second planes of incidence are defined in respect of first and second rays of light output from the device and first and second normals to first and second surfaces of optically transmissive material at first and second points at which the first and second rays of light are reflected. The retarders are selected to cause the polarization state of the first ray to be linearly polarized in a direction that is in the first plane of incidence, and to cause the polarization state of the second ray to be linearly polarized in a direction that is in the second plane of incidence. The reflections from the surfaces are minimized because for both surfaces the polarization direction is in-plane.

A heads-up display for viewing by an eye of a passenger of a vehicle includes a windshield with a reflective polarizer disposed adjacent to a first outermost glass surface of the windshield, a display configured to emit an image toward the windshield, the windshield reflecting between 15% and 85% of the emitted image toward the passenger, and a phase retarding plate disposed in an optical path between the display and the windshield. The windshield is configured to receive the image emitted by the display after the image has been transmitted by the phase retarding plate and to reflect at least a portion of the received image as a reflected image toward the eye of the passenger. The phase retarding plate modifies a polarization state of the reflected image to improve a viewing characteristic of the reflective image depending on a viewing angle of the eye of the passenger.

A method is provided for content-based adjustment of visibility of content on a display unit. The method includes subdividing content to be displayed on a display unit into a number of regions; evaluating the content in at least one region with respect to its distraction effect; adjusting the display view in the at least one region on the basis of the evaluation carried out. Furthermore, a display unit configured according to the method is provided.

Often when there is a glare on a display screen the user may be able to mitigate the glare by tilting or otherwise moving the screen or changing their viewing position. However, when driving a car there are limited options for overcoming glares on the dashboard, especially when you are driving for a long distance in the same direction. Embodiments are directed to eliminating such glare. Other embodiments are related to mixed reality (MR) and filling in occluded areas.

A User-centric Enhanced Pathway (UEP) system may provide vehicle pathway guidance while driving using an augmented reality display system in the event of sun glare. The system uses a route observer module programmed to predict sun glare, by obtaining real-time information about the interior and exterior vehicle environment, heading, speed, and other data. The route observer module may also use an inward-facing camera to determine when the driver is squinting, which may increase the probability function that predicts when the driver is experiencing sun glare. When sun glare is predicted, the route observer sends the weighted prediction function and input signals to a decision module that uses vehicle speed, location, and user activity to determine appropriate guidance output for an enhanced pathway using an Augmented Reality (AR) module. The AR module may adjust brightness, contrast, and color of the AR information based on observed solar glare.

Often when there is a glare on a display screen the user may be able to mitigate the glare by tilting or otherwise moving the screen or changing their viewing position. However, when driving a car there are limited options for overcoming glares on the dashboard, especially when you are driving for a long distance in the same direction. Embodiments are directed to eliminating such glare. Other embodiments are related to mixed reality (MR) and filling in occluded areas.

Provided is a vehicle interior member that can suppress the reflection of light to the outside, and that can reduce glare from whatever angle a passenger views the interior member. A cross-section of a groove 6 formed in a vehicle interior member 4 is substantially V-shaped, and is constituted by two flat surfaces, a first reflection surface 7 and a second reflection surface 8. The groove 6 has a groove angle θ of 32 degrees, and the reflectance at a light receiving surface 5 is no more than 2.0%.

Dynamically adjustable display systems for adjusting the position of a flexible display in response to ambient light. The display system includes a flexible display that is capable of reversibly bending along one or more bending axes. The display system further includes an adjustable support on which the flexible display is mounted, the adjustable support being able to selectively bend the flexible display. The display system includes photodetectors for detecting ambient light. The photodetectors may be positioned about a perimeter of the flexible display. A control unit in communication with the adjustable support and the plurality of photodetectors may cause the adjustable support to bend the flexible display in response to ambient light detected at the plurality of photodetectors.

Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to a vehicle interior system comprising a base having a base surface; and a glass article coupled to the surface, wherein the glass article comprises a first portion comprising a first elastically deformed surface forming a first concave shape with a first radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 2000 mm, and a second elastically deformed surface directly opposite the first elastically deformed surface that forms a second convex shape, wherein the second elastically deformed surface has a surface compressive stress that is less than a compressive stress at the first elastically deformed surface, and a second portion adjacent the first portion, wherein the second portion is substantially planar portion or curved.

Inventive concepts are configured to protect a passenger by processing an area in a windshield, which matches to a position of a spot on a road, wherein the spot is defined as desirable to not be seen by the passenger when a vehicle is travelling. To this end, the area in the windshield, which matches to a spot on an actual road defined in advance as desirable to not be seen by the passenger, is processed as an invisible area for passenger protection so that the passenger is prevented from visually recognizing the spot. However, when road information required for driving of the vehicle is occluded due to the invisible area which is processed or displayed on the windshield, safe driving is significantly disrupted so that actual road information is overlaid on the invisible area.