Patent ID: 11904688
Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. An apparatus for generating an augmented reality (AR) overlay of additional information on a display unit, comprising:
a display unit;
a detection device for detecting position of an object relative to a vehicle; and
a computer for generating a spatially expanded animation graphic for a projection surface of the AR overlay upon approach to the detected position of the object, wherein the animation graphic comprises a grid comprising numerous grid elements projected from a vehicle location to the detected object, and graphic contact information representing a risk potential relative to the object,
wherein the computer is further configured to calculate a spatial expansion for the animation graphic to visually depict at least one of a kinematic and/or a dynamic movement of the spatial expansion in the animation graphic, and
wherein the computer is further configured to process the generated spatially expanded animation graphic using the calculated spatial expansion to represent the kinematic and/or the dynamic movement of the spatial expansion, and the graphic contact information representing the risk potential, as an approaching and/or receding wave.