Patent ID: 11869409
Assignee: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 19:
20. An instrument panel comprising:
a display configured to present an enhanced video image to a driver, wherein:
the display includes a first input that receives the enhanced video image and a second input that receives a display luminance value; and
the display luminance value controls a projection light source of the display;

a forward looking light sensor configured to sense a forward looking light seen by the driver of a vehicle while looking over the display to generate a forward luminance value;
an ambient light sensor configured to sense an ambient light seen by the driver while looking at the display to generate an ambient luminance value; and
an electronic control unit configured to:
calculate the display luminance control value based on the forward luminance value and the ambient luminance value to maintain visibility of the enhanced video image on the display in varying lighting conditions;
present the display luminance control value to the second input of the display;
analyze a video image in a video input signal to determine a plurality of shades of gray within the video image; and
adjust the plurality of shades of gray in the video image based on the forward luminance value, the ambient luminance value, and the display luminance control value to generate the enhanced video image.