Patent Abstract:
A mobile augments information system with capabilities of displaying information within field of view of the eyes a vehicle operator. The mobile augments information system includes a Head Up Display (HUD) apparatus consisting of a projector, a selectively reflecting visor and a HUD processing units. The Mobile HUD displays digital information that may be received from external sources such as a cellular phone, navigation system, automotive system, or remote information systems such as Location Based Services (LBS). The data may be received via a wireless link, or a wired link. The mobile HUD may be controlled locally, remotely by a vehicle operator using a wireless remote controller, or using voice commands. The mobile HUD system may also include internal information sources, such as a GPS receiver, or a cellular phone. The mobile augments information system can display textual and graphical information using monochrome or multicolor. Visor may be fixed or dynamically controlled.

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[0001]     This application is based on provisional application No. 60/620,558 filed on Oct. 21, 2004 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     The present invention relates to augmented display of mobile head up display generally.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0003]     The following U.S. patents are believed to represent the current state of the art:  
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       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0004]     The current invention provides augmented information on the go while reducing the hazards and risks that are related to using personal communication and computing devices while driving a vehicle. People are spending significant time within cars. In many cases using personal communicating and computing devices while driving force the driver&#39;s eyes off the road in order to watch information such as caller identification of a received cellular phone, viewing and flipping through a mobile address book before making a call, watch driving directions, view maps, or receive a textual, pictorial, or multimedia messages and information.  
         [0005]     The Head-up Display (HUD) systems are well known and are being used for various mobile applications. Current invention diminishes at least some of the disadvantages associated with methods and solutions for displaying mobile and cellular information in a mobile environment. It enables Head-up Display (HUD) systems to be easily and seamlessly utilized with mobile applications.  
         [0006]     Addressing the hazards of using cell phones while driving, modern car kits offer today wide remote LCD displays that are installed on the dashboard to enable the driver to view the cell phone parameters such as his address book with minimal diverting of his eyes. The large remote LCD display has not solved the need of the driver for changing his eyes focus from long to short range and visa versa, the need to view that data in a different light conditions and the additional eyes focus diversion all these components maintain the risk of using a cell phone while driving even with a large remote display.  
         [0007]     Some lucrative cars have built in HUD systems that are wired to built in car systems such as Infra red imaging and navigation systems. Most cars do not have such HUD systems. Adding a HUD to a car would require complicated hardware and software interface and expensive wiring that would enable the HUD system to communicate and display a personal communicator data.  
         [0008]     In one embodiment of present invention, a system that provides a vehicle&#39;s driver with, an augmented information and data within his Field-Of-View (FOV). The augmented information is wirelessly received from the driver&#39;s communicating or computing apparatus. Such a wireless apparatus can be a cell phone, a PDA, an infotainment (information-entertainment) system, a mobile computer, or a navigation system, or another infotainment (information-entertainment) system, such as satellite radio (i.e. XM-radio)  
         [0009]     It would be appreciated that current invention provides seamless connectivity between the personal, portable communicating or mobile computing apparatus and a wireless HUD, which enable vehicle&#39;s drivers to easily and safely utilize their handheld communicating and computing devices while in the car and without taking their eyes off the road.  
         [0010]     In another embodiment of present invention, a HUD that received image information from a portable computing or communicating apparatus and automatically reformats the images, text or video to match it to the HUD optical properties such as resolution and image size.  
         [0011]     It would be appreciated that current invention enables seamless ubiquitous connectivity of the wireless HUD of current invention to most personal wireless communicators and portable computers. As a result layman would easily be able to install the wireless HUD and safely use it and by doing so, would increase safety driving. The wireless installation requires no wires and will keep the driver space free of wires.  
         [0012]     In another embodiment of current invention is the HUD capabilities of getting into the drivers FOV on demand only and its ability to be dismissed on demand or on sever event such as a car collision. Yet in another embodiment of current invention is the HUD capability to automatically adjust the projected image intensity to match the visual conditions in the user&#39;s FOV  
         [0013]     In another embodiment of current invention is the wireless HUD is connected to personal portable GPS enabling these portable devices to safely display augmented data such as maps and driving directions to the driver within his FOV and without taking his eyes off the road.  
         [0014]     In another embodiment of current invention is the wireless HUD is wearable and is wirelessly connected to computing apparatuses such as personal computer, or infotainment (information-entertainment) system, or personal communicators or servers, enabling the user to wirelessly receive and augmented watch data and information that is received from these devices without the need to carry computers with him while performing his job and while enabling use both his hands for his tasks.  
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0015]     The present invention will be understood and appreciated more fully from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the drawings in which:  
         [0016]      FIG. 1  is a simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention, including a wireless Head Up Display in connection with wireless communicator and a wireless network.  
         [0017]      FIG. 2  is a simplified functional block diagram, illustrating various implementations of the functionality of  FIG. 1 .  
         [0018]      FIG. 3  is a simplified functional block diagram, illustrating another implementation of the functionality of  FIGS. 1, 5 , and  7 ;  
         [0019]      FIG. 4  is a simplified functional block diagram, illustrating various implementation aspects of the functionality of  FIGS. 1, 5 , and  7 .  
         [0020]      FIG. 5 a  simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating another preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0021]      FIG. 7A  a simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating another preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0022]      FIG. 7B  a simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating another preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0023]      FIGS. 7C , D, E are pictorial views illustrating various implementation aspects of preferred embodiments of the present invention.  
         [0024]      FIG. 10 a  simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating a wearable HUD in connection with a mobile communicator.  
         [0025]      FIG. 11 a  simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating a wearable HUD in connection with a wireless network.  
         [0026]      FIG. 12  is a simplified functional block diagram, illustrating various implementation aspects of the functionality of  FIGS. 10, 11 .  
         [0027]      FIG. 13 A , B, C, are simplified partially pictorial functional block diagrams illustrating some preferred embodiments of the present invention, including possible mechanical description.  
         [0028]      FIG. 14 a  simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating a mobile HUD in connection with input means.  
         [0029]      FIG. 15 a  simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating a mobile HUD in connection with various implementation aspects of input means.  
         [0030]      FIG. 16  is a simplified functional block diagram, illustrating various implementation aspects of a monochrome mobile HUD.  
         [0031]      FIG. 17A , is a simplified functional block diagram, illustrating various preferred implementation aspects of a color mobile HUD.  FIG. 17B  is a simplified flow-chart illustrating operation of the functionality shown in respective  FIG. 17A .  
         [0032]      FIG. 18A , B, C, are simplified functional block diagram, illustrating implementation aspects of another preferred embodiment of a color mobile HUD of current invention.  
         [0033]      FIGS. 20A , B are a simplified partially pictorial functional block and flow diagrams illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention, including a multiplicity of communicators in wireless and IP communication with a plurality of information servers centers and involving a mobile HUD of present invention.  
         [0034]      FIG. 21  is a simplified flow-chart illustrating operation of the functionality shown in respective  FIGS. 20A , B.  
         [0035]      FIG. 24A  is a simplified functional block diagram, illustrating implementation aspects of another preferred embodiment of a wireless apparatus with a built in HUD of current invention.  FIG. 24B  is a pictorial view of one possible implementation of  FIG. 24A .  
         [0036]      FIG. 25 A , B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I are simplified partially pictorial functional block diagrams illustrating some preferred embodiments of the present invention, including possible mechanical description.  
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0037]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 1 , which is a simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention, including a wireless Head Up Display (HUD) operating in plurality of communication wireless networks.  
         [0038]     The illustrated embodiment of  FIG. 1  is presented in the context of cellular communications in a car, it is understood that this embodiment of the invention is not limited to cellular communications and is equally applicable to other suitable types of wireless communications networks and other vehicles and mobile applications.  
         [0039]     In  FIG. 1 , a Wireless Head Up Display (HUD) system  10  for providing augmented information  108  that is projected in front of a vehicle&#39;s operator  102  and within his field of view  110 .  
         [0040]     A long-range communicator device  118  such as a cellular phone, a wireless PDA, or an infotainment (information-entertainment) system, wireless computing apparatus, a GPS, or a satellite communicator, or radio device is located within the vehicle cabinet. The communicator device  118  is long-range wirelessly connected  120  with a wireless network. Such long-range wireless connection  120  of current invention may be cellular network such as GSM, CDMA, GPRS, UMTS, WCDMA, 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi, WiMax, satellite, GPS, and other long-range RF networks, satellite communication, digital terrestrial, or satellite TV and radio, such as XM radio, special and proprietary wireless networks and new communication networks.  
         [0041]     Information which the vehicle&#39;s operator  102  needs is wirelessly transferred using a short range wireless link  114  to the Wireless Head Up Display (HUD) projector  100  that may be located near the vehicle&#39;s windshield. It can be attached or within the vehicle sun visor, or can be attached or within vehicle&#39;s dashboard, or attached to the windshield itself, or attached or within the vehicle back mirror. The information received is than processed within the HUD projector unit  100  to match its internal projector&#39;s image format. The image is than projected onto a visor reflector/lens  104 . The vehicle operator  102  can than view a superimposing of a virtual image  108  within a field-of-view (FOV)  110  on a front view looked through a windshield from an eye point  103  within the vehicle. The short range wireless link  114  may be Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMax, NFC, UWB, Zigbee, or proprietary RF link such as RFWaves/Vishay, optical link, or a serial link such as USB, RS232, or similar. A remote Control  105  may be used to control the Operation of the Head Up Display (HUD) projector  100 .  
         [0042]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 2  which is a simplified functional block diagrams illustrating various implementations of the functionality of  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 2  shows a block diagram of one possible structure of a Wireless Head Up Display (HUD)  10  system of current invention. A HUD Projector unit  100  comprises of a Processor  200 , which manages HUD activities. The Processor unit  200  may be a simple MCU such as 8051, an ARM, a RISC or a DSP, or a special ASIC. The Processor unit  200  manages the communication with a wireless communicator  118  which may be a personal, or vehicle communicator such as a cellular phone, a portable, or mobile computer, a PDA, a GPS, or an infotainment (information-entertainment) system, a radio/TV receiver. A communication link  114  connects between the communicator  118  and the HUD Projector unit  100 . Such a communication link  114  of current invention is preferably a short-range wireless. Such a short-range wireless communication link  114  may be RF link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, UWB, WiMax, Zigbee or proprietary RF such as RFWaves/Vishay, Chipcon, and Nordic. Alternative wireless link can be IR such as IrDA. A Communication interface  202  interfaces between the communicator  118  and the HUD processor  200 . In case a wireless link is used as the communication link  114 , the communication interface  202  is a wireless modem. An alternative embodiment of current invention is a wired link, which can be used as the communication link  114 . Such a wired link may be a USB, USB2Go, and serial link such as RS232, parallel link, optical, or a proprietary link.  
         [0043]     Processor unit  200  receives images data to be displayed on the HUD. The Processor unit  200  processes this data and prepares it to match the projector display  212  parameters, so it would fit the projector display and the optical system, which comprises the HUD. In some cases, the processor  200  will also compute the adjustments that are needed to correct optical HUD system optical distortions due to lenses, reflectors, and light waves propagation. The image that is generated by the Processor unit  200  is transferred to the Projector display  212 . The Projector display  212  may be of a transparent LCD type. A light source and a diffuser  210  radiate light waves  216  through the Projector display  212  and via the optical adaptor  214 , that may be only a covering protecting transparent material, or may also has optical transfer function. The projected image light waves  220  are directed to the reflector visor unit  232 . The reflector visor unit  232  preferably can be of polycarbonate, a glass, a plastic, acrylic, or other transparent materials. Preferably the visor will be coated with a partly reflecting material, or colored, so it will function as a semi-transparent reflector. The reflector visor unit  232  preferably is shaped with optical gain such as parabolic, aspheric, or other shapes that would provide optical gain. Though it may also have no optical gain. The reflector visor unit  232  is preferably used as a reflecting lens of the projected image while being transparent to the images that are within the Field of view (FOV) of the vehicle operator&#39;s eyes  103  of  FIG. 1 . Alternatively the reflector visor unit  232  may be a foil that is attached to the vehicle&#39;s windshield in order to prevent double image, in such implementation there is no optical gain at the visor unit  232 . The Visor reflector  232  may also be part of the windshield. It may be embedded within the windshield itself such by using optical materials such as DuPont&#39;s Butacite® wedged PVB interlayer. The projected images  108  that are reflected from the reflector visor unit  232  provides the vehicle&#39;s operator an augmented image of the images of the information as received from the Communicator  118  to be displayed overlaid with the images, which are within his FOV in front of the Vehicle.  
         [0044]     In an alternative embodiment of current invention a Visor reflector  232  which can be attached to the vehicle by a Visor adaptor  230 . In such a case the Visor adaptor  230  enables adjustments of the Visor reflector  232  position and angels. Visor reflector  232  may also be detachable. So in case if an emergency situation while an external force which exceeds a certain amount which may endanger the vehicle operator, the Visor reflector  232  will be detached. In an alternative embodiment of current invention a Visor adaptor  230  holds the Visor reflector  232  in a folded position. Upon a defined event the Visor adaptor  230  may position the visor reflector  232  in an “active” position, which is within the FOV of the Vehicle operator. Such an event may be activation of the Communicator  118  such as activation of a cellular phone, receiving a cellular call, searching the address book, dialing or other central unit possible activations. Alternatively the Visor adaptor  230  can be activated by sound command, a remote control command, a touch of the Operator, or external communication event. Upon another defined event, the Visor adaptor  230  may put the Visor reflector  232  at an inactive position such as a folded position. Such events may be a termination of a cellular call. The speed of get in active position, or inactive position may be controlled by the Visor adaptor  230  providing optimized motion that will not be too sudden and not to slow. The HUD Projector unit  100  also comprise of power supply  222 , which powers the HUD Projector unit  200 . It may also comprise internal power source such as a battery, a rechargeable battery, and may also comprise of a connection to an external power source, such as a cigarette lighter socket. It may also comprise of solar cells for avoiding a connection of the HUD with the vehicle main power supply. It would be appreciated that using solar cells near the windshield would make the system easy to install and add-on existing vehicles.  
         [0045]     The HUD Projector unit  100  may also comprise an analog, or digital, or RF interface unit  206 . The interface units  206  may be used for communication  107  with a remote control  105  for receiving Operators commands. The remote control  105  may consist of keys and a transmitter for transmitting commands upon pressing these keys. The communication  107  preferably is a wireless such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, or other short range wireless, alternatively it may be a wired communication such as a serial communication.  
         [0046]     The HUD Projector unit  100  may also comprise a touch interface  224  which the may be used by the user to activate different functions of the HUD unit  10 . Such Touch interfaces  224  may be switches or other touch sensors.  
         [0047]     In yet another embodiment of current invention the HUD Projector unit  100  may also comprise a sound interface  226 , which enables receiving sound commands from the vehicle operator, or generate sound. It may also has the capabilities of hands free speakerphone, enabling the user to listen to the sound received from the Communicator  118  and talk back from the sound interface  226  through the communication link  114  with the Communicator  118 . in such an alternative embodiment of current invention, the HUD Projector unit  100  is also used as a car kit with two way voice capabilities where the communication link  114  connects it to the Communicator  118  that may be such as a cellular phone.  
         [0048]     In yet another embodiment of current invention the HUD Projector unit  100  may also comprise GPS receiver  223 , which enables receiving GPS signals, process and decode them and use that information for AGPS, or GPS location calculations. The processor  220  may than generate location related information to be presented to displayed on the Display Projector  212 . The HUD Projector unit  100  may receive Location Based information from the Communicator  118  through the communication link  114 . The Location Based information may be received by the Communicator  118 , through the long-range communication  120  from wireless location based services (LBS) such services may be such as navigation and driving directions, jamming avoidance and routing, and other LBS services. The location related information may be store and forward onto the HUD Projector unit  100  according to the GPS information, or be received in real time or pseudo real time, or any combination of store and forward and corrections upon need. It would be appreciate that current invention enables viewing GPS based services such as driving directions, while keeping “eyes on the road” by possibly having GPS capabilities within the HUD  10 , which is connected to a Communicator that may not have a built-in GPS.  
         [0049]     In yet another embodiment of current invention the HUD Projector unit  100  may also comprise an optical interface  228 , which enables receiving visual commands from the vehicle operator. Such as identification of operator activations over virtual keypad that may be projected overlaid via the Visor reflector  232 . The optical interface  228  may also sense the light level within the operator FOV. That information is than processed by the HUD Processor unit  200  which than controls the level of radiation of the light source  210   
         [0050]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 3 , which differs from that of  FIG. 2  in that whereas  FIG. 2  shows a mobile HUD  10  that is connected to a wireless communicator of present invention,  FIG. 3  shows implementation combined with a car kit  250  and or a headset  252 . A HUD Projector unit  100  may be connected to a central unit  118  such as a cellular phone, which may be also connected to car kit  250 . Alternatively, or in addition the Communicator  118  may be connected to a headset. Said connection preferably be RF wireless link, or may alternatively be wired.  
         [0051]      FIG. 3  also shows yet another embodiment of the visor unit  104  of current invention. The visor unit  104  may also comprise an operator interface, which enables to operate variety of functionality of the HUD  10 , or to operate variety of functionality of the central unit  118 . Such preferred functionality of current invention is touch command interface  234 , a sound interface, or visual interface. Such a touch command interface may be a transparent touch activation layer that is attached to the reflector visor  232 . The operator interface can be located next to the visor adaptor, or in a separate unit, preferably within an easy reach of the operator.  
         [0052]     Alternatively, or in addition the Operator can control the functionality of the HUD  10  by using, an easy to reach, remote control  105  with a communication link  107   
         [0053]     It would be appreciated that operating a cellular phone, or mobile computer, a GPS unit, or radio, satellite of central unit  118 , without taking the eyes of the road would increase driving safety.  
         [0054]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 4 , which shows a block diagram of yet another embodiment of current invention of Head Up Display (HUD)  10  system showing another possible structure of current invention. A HUD Projector unit  100  may be connected by a car kit  250  with a communication link  115 . The car kit  250  may be connected to a Communicator  118  such as a cellular phone via a link  113 . car kit  250  may also be connected to another operator interface  254 , which may be connected wirelessly to the car kit  250  or directly to the wireless communicator  118 . The car kit communication link  115  is preferably be RF wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, WiMax, or may be wired connection such as a USB, USB2Go, serial link, parallel link, or a proprietary link.  
         [0055]     The connection Link  113  between the Communicator  118  to the car kit  250  of current invention would preferably be a RF wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, UWB, WiMax. Alternatively it may be a wired connection such as a USB, USB2Go, serial link, parallel link, or a proprietary link.  
         [0056]     Alternatively, the HUD  100  can be connected directly to the wireless communicator  118  preferably in wireless link  117  such as Bluetooth. At the same time the wireless communicator can also be connected directly to a car kit  250 , preferably in wireless link  113  such as Bluetooth, or using a wired link  113 .  
         [0057]      FIG. 5  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of Head Up Display (HUD)  10  system for providing augmented information  108  that is projected in front of a vehicle&#39;s operator  102 .  
         [0058]     A long-range communicator device  118  such as a cellular phone, a wireless PDA, wireless computing apparatus, or a GPS, or an infotainment (information-entertainment) system is located within the vehicle cabinet, or embedded in the vehicle. The communicator device  118  is long-range wirelessly connected  120  with a wireless network. Such long-range wireless link  120  of current invention may be cellular network such as GSM, CDMA, GPRS, UMTS, WCDMA, 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi, WiMax, satellite, GPS, satellite communication and other longer-range RF networks.  
         [0059]     Information that is received through a communicator  118 , is transferred using a communication link  113  to a Car Kit  250  preferably wirelessly, or wired. The car kit  250  may be used for voice communication such as with central unit  118 , which may be a cellular phone. The Car Kit  250  may also be used for transferring information to the HUD projector  100  through a link  115 , which preferably a wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, alternatively it can be implemented over wire such as serial link. Such information may be cellular address book details, SMS, Caller-ID, GPS and other LBS information, and other network based information, or communicator&#39;s information. The link  115  may be bi-directional link, which passes information also from the HUD  100  to the communicator  118 . Such information may be Operators activations and commands, GPS information (in case a GPS is embedded within the HUD unit  100 ), or other types of data. Operator  102  commands may be provided by voice, or manual activations. Operator&#39;s Commands  253  may be applied directly to the communicator  118 . Operator&#39;s Commands  251  may be applied through the car kit  250 ; Operator&#39;s Commands  255  may be applied through the HUD  100 .  
         [0060]     Connection Link  113  of current invention is preferably be wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, WiMax, or may be wired connection such as a USB, USB2Go, serial link, parallel link, or a proprietary link  
         [0061]     The car kit  250  to HUD  10  connection Link  115  of current invention is preferably be wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, WiMax, or may be wired connection such as a USB, USB2Go, serial link, parallel link, or a proprietary link.  
         [0062]     Alternatively, the car kit  250  to HUD projector unit  100  may be connection to the Communicator  118  via a direct link  117 . Such a link  117  of current invention is preferably be wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, WiMax, or may be wired connection such as a USB, USB2Go, serial link, parallel link, or a proprietary link.  
         [0063]     A remote Control  105  may be used to control the Operation of the Head Up Display (HUD) projector  100  in such case it would preferably be connected to the HUD projector  100  via a wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, or proprietary RF. it may also control a car kit  250  directly via a wireless, or a wired link, alternatively it may control directly the communicator  118 .  
         [0064]     Alternatively or in addition other devices and networks can be connected to the mobile HUD  10 . Such a network can be a vehicle wireless network  633  or devices that may be such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, UWB, WiMax, or other wireless networks and devices. The vehicle wireless network  633  can be connected via a link  631  to a communication interface  202 . A communication interface  202  may also include wires communication interfaces that possibly are linked  637  to other devices and networks  635  such as CAN serial communications bus.  
         [0065]     The information received is than processed within the HUD projector unit  100  and than is projected onto a visor reflector  104 . The vehicle operator  102  can than view a superimposing a virtual image  108  within a field-of-view (FOV) on a front view looked through a windshield from an eye point  103  within the vehicle.  
         [0066]      FIG. 7A  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of Head Up Display (HUD)  10  system for providing augmented information  108  that is projected in front of a vehicle operator  102 . A wireless communicator  118  as described in  FIG. 5  may preferably be activated with voice activation such as Motorola car phone M800, or M900, or Nokia hand held voice activated cellular phone. Another preferable alternative embodiment of current invention is suing headset  252  that is connected through a link  257  to the communicator  118 . Preferably the link  257  is a wireless link such as Bluetooth, or other short-range wireless.  
         [0067]     It would be appreciated that the combination of voice activation  253  with a mobile HUD  100  of current invention enables a safer way of using mobile devices while driving and enable the operator  102  to have his eyes on the road and his hands on the driving wheel. This combination for mobile phone application is trade marked as “Hands &amp; Eyes Free™” mobile phone by the inventor.  
         [0068]     A remote Control  105  may be used to control the operation of the Communicator  118 , and or the Head Up Display (HUD) projector  100  in such case it would preferably be connected via a wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, NFC, or proprietary RF. or a wired link.  
         [0069]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 7B , which illustrates another preferred embodiment of current invention. A wireless mobile HUD  10 , which consists of a long-range wireless link  120  such as a cellular link, WiMax, Wi-Fi, terrestrial and satellite links, proprietary RF link or other links. It would be appreciated that this embodiment of current invention would provide a cost effective HUD solution for displaying remote date and would enable many professional and consumer applications such as driving directions for mobile sells force traffic and weather notices, remote assignments and tasks, etc. one preferred embodiment of a mobile HUD  100  is a mobile HUD  10  that also consist of a mobile phone capabilities in addition of having a head up display capabilities. Preferably the mobile phone with HUD capabilities also has voice command capabilities  225 .  
         [0070]     Another preferred embodiment is a mobile HUD has GPS capabilities and is connected through a long wireless link  120  to remote information center.  
         [0071]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 7C , which is a pictorial view of one of the preferred alternatives of current invention that is described in  FIG. 5 , a mobile HUD  100  is connected near a vehicle windshield ( FIG. 7C  shows how it can be attached to a sun visor). A mobile communicator  118  communicates ( FIG. 7C  shows a mobile phone as an example for such communicator). The Mobile HUD  100  communicates with the mobile communicator  118  through a link  117  ( FIG. 7C  shows a wireless link—preferably Bluetooth or alike); the Mobile HUD  100  can be controlled from a remote control  105  ( FIG. 7C  shows a remote control that is attached on the steering wheel). The control is done through a link  255  ( FIG. 7C  shows a wireless link, preferably RF link, alternatively it can also be a wired one). Alternatively the remote control  105  can control the mobile communicator  118  through a link  253  that may be wireless such as Bluetooth, or wired. The information from the mobile communicator  118  is transferred over the link  117  to the mobile HUD  100  processed and is displayed  108  through the visor  104  overlaid with the background images. Alternatively the user may use voice command  253 A to command the mobile communicator  118 . Yet another alternative that is shown in  FIG. 7C  is a headset  252  which the user may use to communicate with the mobile communicator  118 . this communication may be done through link  257  which is preferably a wireless link such as Bluetooth, or may be done with a wires headset, or a wires microphone.  
         [0072]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 7D , which is a pictorial view of one of yet another preferred alternatives of current invention that is described in  FIG. 5 , a mobile HUD  100  is connected near a vehicle windshield ( FIG. 7C  shows how it can be embedded within the sun visor). A mobile communicator  118  communicates ( FIG. 7C  shows a mobile phone as an example for such communicator  118 ). The Mobile HUD  100  communicates with the mobile communicator  118  through a link  117  ( FIG. 7C  shows a wireless link—preferably Bluetooth or alike). The mobile communicator is connected to a car kit  250 . The Mobile HUD  100  can be controlled from a remote control  105  ( FIG. 7C  shows a remote control that is attached on the steering wheel). The control is done through a link  255  ( FIG. 7C  shows a wireless link, preferably RF link, alternatively it can also be a wired one). Alternatively the remote control  105  can control the mobile communicator  118 , or through the car kit  250 , through a link  251  that may be wireless such as Bluetooth, or wired. The information from the mobile communicator is transferred over the link  117  to the mobile HUD  100  processed and is displayed  108  through the visor  104  overlaid with the background images. Alternatively the user may use voice command  253 A to command the mobile communicator  118 .  
         [0073]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 7E , which is a pictorial view of one of yet another preferred alternatives of current invention that is described in  FIG. 7B , a mobile HUD  100  is connected near a vehicle windshield. The Mobile HUD  100  with long-range wireless capabilities communicates with the wireless network through a wireless link  120 . Preferably the wireless communicator is a mobile cellular phone. The Mobile HUD  100  preferably also have voice activation capabilities, so a user may communicate in an audible manner  255 A, alternatively or in addition a remote control  105  may communicate with the Mobile HUD  100  over a link  255  which is preferably a wireless link such as Bluetooth, or alike. The Mobile HUD  100  preferably also has GPS capabilities in addition of being a cellular phone. Alternatively it may be a wireless GPS that can be updated remotely.  
         [0074]     The information from the mobile communicator is transferred over the link  117  to the mobile HUD  100  processed and is displayed  108  through the visor  104  overlaid with the background images.  
         [0075]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 10 .  FIG. 10  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of a wearable Head Up Display (HUD)  11  system for providing augmented information  108  that is projected in front of user  102 . It would be appreciated that Head Up Display (HUD)  11  of current invention is a wireless wearable HUD which enables displaying augmented information  108  on the move. Having a wireless wearable HUD frees the user from wiring that limits his movements.  
         [0076]     A user wears A wireless wearable HUD Projector  100  using a HUD fastener  101 . A long-range communicator device  118  such as a cellular phone, a wireless PDA, an infotainment (information-entertainment) system, wireless computing apparatus, or a GPS is carried by the user, or is located closed by. The communicator device  118  is medium, or long-range wirelessly connected  120  with a wireless network. Such long-range wireless connection  120  of current invention may be cellular network such as GSM, CDMA, GPRS, UMTS, WCDMA, 3G, 4G, or local wireless networks such as Wi-Fi, UWB, NFC, WiMax, or satellite, GPS, and other longer-range RF networks.  
         [0077]     Information, which the user  102  needs, is wirelessly transferred from the communicator device  118  using a communication link  117  to a wearable wireless HUD  100 .  
         [0078]     The Connection Link  117  of current invention is preferably be RF wireless link such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, WiMax, UWB, NFC, or may be wired connection such as a USB, USB2Go, serial link, parallel link, or a proprietary link.  
         [0079]     The wireless wearable HUD Projector  100  may also have built in GPS and or a compass, and or one or more axis gyros for location and angular orientation.  
         [0080]     The information received is than processed within the HUD projector unit  100  and than is projected onto a visor reflector  104 . The user  102  can than view a superimposing a virtual image  108  within a field-of-view (FOV) on a front view looked through visor from an eye point.  
         [0081]      FIG. 11  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of a wearable Head Up Display (HUD)  11  system for providing augmented information  108  that is projected in front of user  102 . It would be appreciated that Head Up Display (HUD)  11  of current invention is a wearable wireless HUD that enables displaying augmented information  108  on the move without carrying any computing device. Having a wireless wearable HUD  11  also frees the user from wiring that limits his movements.  
         [0082]     The integrated medium/long range wireless communication enables the user to access remote information and display it as an overlay of the images he sees in front of him. As a result the a wireless wearable HUD  11  enables a technician, or an engineer user to access remote maintenance and manuals information, a medical user may access remote medical information and or operation plans and other relevant information to what he needs while free his hands for other deeds.  
         [0083]     A user wears A wireless wearable HUD Projector  100  using a HUD fastener  101 . The wireless wearable HUD Projector  100  also consists of a medium, or long-range wireless communicating means which enables wireless connectivity to a remote computer, or a remote network. Such communicating means may be a cellular modem, a wireless local area network modem, or a metropolitan wireless network modem.  
         [0084]     Such long-range wireless connection  120  of current invention may be cellular network such as GSM, CDMA, GPRS, UMTS, WCDMA,  3 G,  4 G, or local wireless networks such as Wi-Fi, WiMax, NFC, UWB, or satellite, GPS, and other longer-range RF networks.  
         [0085]     The wireless wearable HUD Projector  100  may also have built in GPS and or a compass, and or one or more axis gyros for location and angular orientation.  
         [0086]     Information, which the user  102  needs, is wirelessly transferred from the remote computing device, or remote network using a communication link  120  to a wearable wireless HUD  100 .  
         [0087]     The information received is than processed within the HUD projector unit  100  and than is projected onto a visor reflector  104 . The user  102  can than view a superimposing a virtual image  108  within a field-of-view (FOV) on a front view looked through visor from an eye point.  
         [0088]     User may interact, or command the HUD, the remote computer, or remote network by voice commands, or by manual command  111  which are received by the HUD projector unit  100   
         [0089]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 12 .  FIG. 12  is a block diagram of yet another embodiment of current invention of Wireless Head Up Display (HUD)  10 , or a wearable Wireless Head Up Display (HUD)  11  system showing another possible structure of current invention. A HUD Projector unit  100  may be connected to a portable computing, or communication apparatus  118 , using a RF wireless link  119  such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, UWB, WiMax, or other short-range or medium-range wireless. Alternatively or in addition it can be wirelessly connected through a wireless link  125 , to a wireless network  127  such as GSM, CDMA, DVB, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA  3 G,  4 G, or other long range or cellular wireless networks. Alternatively or in addition it can be wirelessly connected through a wireless link  121 , to a wireless network  129  through a wireless access point  123 , or directly.  
         [0090]     It would be appreciated that current embodiment of present invention would free the user from carrying any additional communication, or computing apparatus and the HUD  10 / 11  would become a wearable display and interaction apparatus enable him to use it hands free.  
         [0091]     A portable computing, or communication apparatus  118  may be connected to Wireless Local Area Network  129 , or long range/cellular wireless network  127 .  
         [0092]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 13A, 13B   13 C, providing illustrations of yet another embodiments of current invention of wireless Head Up Display (HUD)  100  system for providing augmented information that is projected in front of a vehicle operator  102 .  
         [0093]     Referring now to  FIGS. 13A and 13B , A HUD projector unit  100  consists of communication means for receiving information to be displayed to an operator of a vehicle, An image is generated within a HUD projector  100 , the image is than projected onto a visor reflector  104 . The user  102  can than view a superimposing a virtual image  108  within a field-of-view (FOV)  110  on a front view looked through a windshield from an eye point within the vehicle.  
         [0094]     While not using the HUD, the visor reflector  104  may be in an inactive position such as described in  FIG. 13A . On demand, the visor reflector  104  may be placed into an active position such as described in  FIG. 13B .  
         [0095]     Putting the visor reflector  104  into an active position may be initiated by the user using voice command, or manual activation, or by the Head Up Display (HUD) projector unit  100 . That may be driven by internal cause, or by an external event or request, such external event may be receiving a cellular call, activation of the cellular phone, searching the address book within the cellular phone, activation of a GPS, or a computing apparatus.  
         [0096]     A visor reflector  104  may be put in an inactive position using voice command, or manual command, such as a press of a button, or by the Head Up Display (HUD) projector unit  100 , that can be driven by an internal event, or by external event, or a request, such external event may be termination of a cellular call, time of not being used. Identifying an emergency situation will automatically place the visor reflector  104  in its inactive position.  
         [0097]     A visor reflector  104  may be detachable, so while a severe situation occur, which may put the user in danger, such as vehicle accident, the visor reflector  104  may be decoupled from the its adaptor.  
         [0098]      FIG. 14C  shows a pop in and out version  175  of current invention that can be attached on the bottom side of the window windshield or on its upper side.  
         [0099]     Preferably within a vehicle, a HUD projector  100  may be attached to, or built into a dashboard, a sun visor, or a back mirror. Alternatively it may be attached to the windshield, or the vehicles chassis.  
         [0100]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 14 , which illustrates a data input method and system of HUD  10 , which is operative and constructed in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention. Data input device preferably includes a projector  100  which projects an image  520  onto a HUD visor&#39;s reflector  104  the projected image is viewed by the user  102  as is appears in a distance away  108 . The projected image within the user&#39;s  102  Field Of View (FOV) of a HUD  108  may include two or more parts of images. One part may include an image of information and data  504  such as cell phone, or computing apparatuses information, or GPS related information. Another image part may include an input related image  506 , such as images of buttons. Images of the input means may be used as virtual buttons for entering data to the HUD.  
         [0101]     One preferred embodiment of present invention is a image sensor such as a CCD image sensor scans  500  the data entry portion of HUD&#39;s visor  508 . The visual sensor may be located within the HUD unit  100  scanning the HUD visor&#39;s reflector  104  surface. A user may “activate” the data input means by approaching his finger  502  to the virtual button image of the HUD&#39;s visor  510 . The HUD&#39;s visual sensor passes these images to the HUD processor, which processes the presence of the finger next to the HUD&#39;s visor and its location. The processor than makes a decision of what button was activated. Once an activation of input means are identified, that data may be used for controlling the HUD operation and or for passing that data to a remote computing, or communicating apparatus. Such virtual data input means may be virtual keys for controlling a cellular phone, portable computer, a GPS, infotainment, or other apparatuses, which are connected to the HUD.  
         [0102]     Additionally or alternatively the HUD input device of present invention may consist of touch screen. Preferably the touch screen will be a transparent touch screen. It may also be functional touch screen that its functionality may be control by software. Alternatively the input device may be capacitance, or inductive input means, acoustical presence and location means, or magnetic means that are attached or part of the HUD&#39;s visor  104 . A HUD System  10  with such input means may be wirelessly connected to a wireless communication apparatus, connected to a communication apparatus, GPS apparatus, or a computing device.  
         [0103]     Additionally or alternatively the HUD input device keys may be located around or on the HUD visor reflector  104  for convenient use in case simple keys would be used.  
         [0104]     A HUD System  10  with such input means may be installed within vehicles such as cars, airplanes, boats, and trains. Alternatively it can be used as a wearable HUD.  
         [0105]     Such data entry keys may be wireless using RF technologies such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, or other short-range wireless.  
         [0106]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 15 , which illustrates a data input method and system of HUD  10 , which is operative and constructed in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention. A keypad  722  that is located near the vehicles operator&#39;s hands, preferably on the steering device  720  and is linked to the HUD projector  100  through link  726 , or and to the communication/computing/GPS apparatus  118  through link  728 . Preferably the input keypad  722 , such as described by  105  of  FIG. 5 . would use wireless communication for link  726 , and or link  728 . The wireless link may be RF link such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, or other proprietary links such as RFWaves, Chipcon.  
         [0107]     The input keypad  722  may be attached next to the driver and within a simple reach of the operator, or attached to the steering wheel  720 , be or be built in the steering wheel  720 . By pressing keys  724  user may remotely operate the communication/computing/GPS apparatus  118 , or the HUD operation itself. It would be appreciated that wireless keypad  722  of preferred embodiment of the present invention would enable vehicle operator to search through the address book of his cellular phone while pressing buttons  724  without taking the hands off the wheel and while looking at the phone numbers overlaid with the traffic in front of the car and without taking his eyes off the road.  
         [0108]     The wireless input keypad  722  may be connected directly  728  to the cell phone, or GPS, or infotainment, or mobile computer  118 , or through the wireless link  726  of the HUD projector  100 .  
         [0109]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 16 , which illustrates a monochromatic HUD projector  801 , which is operative and constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. An image is created at the LCD  810 . A light, preferably at a color of the monochromatic HUD color, or a white light, is generated by a light source  804 . Such a light source can be LED with an adequate color. The light is projected via a diffuser  802 , than through a LCD  810 . The LCD  810  is operating in the transitive mode. The LCD  810  functions as shutter in various shape and color. A light that is emitted  811  from the LCD  810  is reflected by the visor/lens/mirror  104  to the eye of the observer  103 . The image seen by the observer is magnified according to the visor optical gain and is placed virtually in front of the field of view and at distance  812 , which can be controlled by the distance to the image source or by the focal length of the visor. A lens  806  is coated by an optical coating  808  and is selectively reflective in the color, which the image is generated at the source LCD in it is transparent in other colors.  
         [0110]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 17A , which illustrates a multi-color HUD  803 , which is operative and constructed in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention. Image is created at the LCD  811 . A light, preferably a white light, is generated by a light source  804 . Such a light source can be LED. The light is projected via a diffuser  802 , then through the LCD  811 . The LCD  811  is operating in the transitive mode. The LCD  811  functions as shutter in various shape and color. The light emitted from the LCD  811 , is reflected by the visor/lens/mirror  104  to the eye of the observer  103 . The image seen by the observer is magnified and is placed virtually in front of the field of view and at distance, which can be controlled by the distance to the image source or by the focal length of the visor. The coating  807 ,  808 ,  809  on the lens  806  is selectively reflective in the different colors. Then different colors images are then generated on the color LCD  811  in a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and projected onto the visor  806  the relevant coating layer reflects the relevant image the observer eyes  103  then integrate the TDM images and creates a complete color image.  
         [0111]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 17B , which shows one possible flow diagram of a multi-color HUD  803  as described in  FIG. 17A , which is operative and constructed in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention. Images in different colors such as Blue Green and red are generated at the color LCD  811  of  FIG. 17A . They are created in a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), The process may start  814  by generating the first color image  816 , such as a Blue image, and then another color image is generated  818 , such as a Green image and then another color image is generated  820  such as a Red image. Then the process repeats  822  with the first color. Tow or basic colors may be used. A full color Frame is accomplished by a projecting all the basic colors images. The color LCD resolution, size and quality, frame rate and LED illumination determines the image quality of the color HUD  803 .  
         [0112]     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 18A, 18B ,  18 C which illustrates a multi-color HUD, which is operative and constructed in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention. A visor/lens is coated with a partial transparency and partially reflective coating. Several regions (three regions are shown in  FIG. 18A  as an example) of the red  830 , green  832 , and blue  834 , a low transparency (hi reflection) of light  836  will be implemented and at all other regions (wave lengths) there is a high transparency of corresponding light  838 . The over all transfer function of the lens is of a mirror or at the red, blue and green and as a transparent at other wavelengths (this is from the image in the field of view).  
         [0113]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 18B , which illustrates an image of the color LCD  840  where the dark blocks  842  all the white light from the light source. The various areas are transparent to specific colors, for example the rectangular figure of the LCD  848  is transparent to all colors but red. As a result any image within that rectangular area of the LCD will be viewed by the user in red while the LCD is projected in white or red lights. Similarly the figure “8” in the LCD  844  is transparent to all colors but green. The images of interest are in the colors, which the visor reflects.  
         [0114]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 18C , which illustrates a sample image of an augmented image  840  where various colors images from the LCD, are seen by the viewer. The specific images are reflected as they are in the same wavelength as the notches in the mirror/lens transfer function. The optics of the a-spherical lens/visor/mirror has an additional purpose of enlargement and placing the virtual image at a predefined distance such as infinity which suites a car or a pilot operator.  
         [0115]     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 20A and 20B , which are simplified partially pictorial functional block diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention, including displaying of information that is received from a wireless network  117  and is preferably displayed by a mobile HUD  10  in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0116]     It would be appreciated that current invention enables displaying WEB and other networks based information to operators of vehicles on the go and while enabling them to keep their eyes on the road. A mobile HUD  10  is connected to a mobile wireless communicator  118  such as a mobile phone. Alternatively a mobile wireless communicator with a built in HUD  600  can be used. The wireless mobile communicator  118  is connected to the wireless network  117  via a wireless link  120 . The wireless network  117  is also connected with a Wireless-to-WEB gateway  474  within the wireless service provider (Operator)  450 . Referring now to  FIG. 20A , the Gateway  474  is connected to a Display Engine  470  that is located on the WEB and is connected  472  through the WEB to services Service Servers such  456 ,  460  and  462 . These service Servers  456 ,  460  and  462  provide services such as LBS (Location based services). The Display Engine  470  processes their Information before being sent back through the wireless network operator  450  and the wireless communicator  118  to be displayed on the mobile HUD  10 .  FIG. 20B  is another preferred implementation of current invention and where the service Servers such  456 ,  460  and  462  are connected directly to the operator  450  and the display processing of fitting the information formats to formats that that are adequate for being displayed on the Mobile HUD  10  are performed within the service Servers such  456 ,  460  and  462  services. Another preferred alterative of current invention (with is not shown) is that the formats conversion of the information received from the service Servers such  456 ,  460  and  462  will be performed within the wireless service provider (Operator)  450  premises.  
         [0117]     Reference is now made to  FIG. 21 , which shows a simplified flow diagrams of a process of displaying information from wireless network  117  onto a wireless mobile HUD  10  in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention. A user  102  may initiate a process of retrieving and display remote information from a service Server  456 . The user  102  may submit a command  700  to the mobile HUD  10 . Alternatively user  102  may submit a command directly to the wireless communicator  118 . User may also register to specific services and upon certain conditions that system will automatically initiate the information deliver process without direct command by a user  102 . In case where the command is submitted to the mobile HUD  10 , the mobile HUD relays the request  704  to the wireless communicator  118 . As shown in  FIG. 21 , the HUD  10 , and the wireless communicator  118  may be implemented as separate unites, or be embedded within one unit, which is a mobile communicator with a built in HUD  600 . Wireless communicator  118  wirelessly communicates the request  706  to the wireless network  127 . Through a gateway  474  to the Internet, the request is passed  716  via a Display engine  470  and through communication  720  to a service Server  456  of the requested information service. Alternative routing of the request may be applied such as a direct request  717  from the gateway  474  to the service Server  456 . The requested information is then provided by the service Server  456  through  722  to the display engine  470 . The display engine then processes that information and optimizes it for the Mobile HUD display  10 . It will typically perform format conversion, filtering, resizing and other possible processes. The reformatted information is passed  718  through the gateway  474  and via  714  to the wireless network  127 . The wireless network  127  communicates  710  the information through the mobile communicator  118  and through the link  706  to the mobile HUD  10 . The information is then presented  702  to the user  102 . It would be appreciated that according to current invention user  102  may interact with the information using vocal commands as described in  FIG. 5 , or manual commands such as using a remote control.  
         [0118]     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 24A , and  24 B which are a block diagram of a mobile phone with built in mobile HUD  600  and a pictorial view of a mobile phone with built in mobile HUD  600  respectively in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention. A mobile phone with built in mobile HUD  600  consists of a HUD projector  602  that projects images that are generated by MCU  608 . A HUD visor  104  for displaying the projected images. It may also consist of HUD electro-mechanics  604  for possible mechanical operations of the HUD such as moving the visor in active position, or to its inactive position. A long-range wireless modem  606  communicates with long-range wireless networks such as cellular network, Wi-Fi, WiMax, or other long-range wireless networks. A processor MCU  608  manages the activities of mobile phone with built in mobile HUD  600 . it also may include a speakerphone capabilities as well as noise and echo cancellation  612  implemented in software or hardware. It may also include GPS receiver  610  supporting either AGPS, or GPS capabilities. It also includes a power supply  616  that may also consist of rechargeable batteries, external supply and optional solar power supply. It may include also I/O functions  617  such as keys, and or communication line such as serial links. The mobile phone with built in mobile HUD  600  may also include one or more short-range wireless modems  614  such as Bluetooth, 802.15.4 Zigbee, or others. These short-range wireless links may be use for communicating  630  with a remote control  620  or communicate  630  with other devices such as wireless headset, a Bluetooth device. A Bluetooth interface to the vehicle&#39;s network and others.  
         [0119]     A remote control  620  may communicate with the mobile phone with built in mobile HUD  600  over wireless or wired link  630 . It typically has a processor MCU or ASIC  622  to manage its operation and keys  624 .  
         [0120]     Referring now to  FIG. 24B , which is a pictorial view of one possible implementation of a mobile phone with built in mobile HUD  600  that may be attached on the dashboard, or be embedded or attached in other locations within a vehicle and a possible remote control  620 .  
         [0121]     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 25A , B, C, D, E, F, G, H which are pictorial views and illustrates of some preferred implementations of a mobile HUD  10  or a mobile phone with a built in HUD  600  (for convenience the markings in the Figs are of 10 only) within a vehicle in accordance with a yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0122]      FIG. 25A  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of mobile HUD  10  system where the mobile HUD projector unit  100  is located in the upper end of the vehicle windshield, preferably attached to the vehicle&#39;s sun visor  22 . A remote control  105  may be connected to the steering wheel  20 . In all  FIG. 25  visor  104  may have active position and inactive position and mobile HUD  10  may move the visor  104  between these positions as explained in  FIG. 13 A , B, C  
         [0123]     In all  FIG. 25  visor  104  is preferably part of the mobile HUD  10 , alternatively it may be attached to the windshield such as an optical foil, or is part if the windshield structure.  
         [0124]      FIG. 25B  provides a pictorial view of the mobile HUD  10  system as described in  FIG. 25A . It also shows an example image of a direction arrow  108  that is projected by the mobile HUD projector  100  onto the visor  104 . The image is overlaid on the background image and within the driver&#39;s field of view.  FIG. 25C  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of mobile HUD  10  system where the mobile HUD projector unit  10  is located within the vehicle&#39;s sun visor  22 . It would be appreciated that current invention would enable a vehicle&#39;s OEM to produce vehicles with built in mobile HUDs  10 .  
         [0125]      FIG. 25D  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of mobile HUD  10  system where the mobile HUD projector unit  100  is located in the lower end of the vehicle windshield, preferably attached to the vehicle&#39;s dashboard  26 .  
         [0126]      FIG. 25E  provides a pictorial view of the mobile HUD  10  system as described in  FIG. 25D . It also shows an example image of cellular call information  108  that is projected by the mobile HUD projector  100  onto the visor  104 .  
         [0127]      FIG. 25F  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of mobile HUD  10  system where the mobile HUD projector unit  10  is located within the vehicle&#39;s dashboard  26 . It would be appreciated that current invention would enable a vehicle&#39;s OEM to produce vehicles with built in mobile HUDs  10  with the vehicle&#39;s dashboard  26 .  
         [0128]      FIG. 25G  provides an illustration of yet another embodiment of current invention of mobile HUD  10  system where the mobile HUD projector unit  100  is located near the vehicle back mirror  24 , preferably attached to the vehicle&#39;s back mirror  24 , alternatively it be part of the back mirror  24 .  FIG. 25G  provides an illustration of the mobile HUD unit  10  where the visor  104  is located on the lower end of the back mirror  24 .  
         [0129]      FIG. 25G  provides an illustration of the mobile HUD unit  10  where the visor  104  is located on the side end of the back mirror  24   
         [0130]      FIG. 25H  provides an illustration of the mobile HUD unit  10  where the visor  104  is located within the back mirror  24   
         [0131]     It is appreciated that the mobile head up display (HUD) embodiments of the present invention are typically capable of enabling a user to view and possibly interact with mobile information while in a safer manner than today&#39;s solutions. Using present invention, a user may dial, receive a call, or watch cellular information such as SMS while keeping his eyes on the road and his hands on the steering wheel.  
         [0132]     It is further appreciated that network based information services can be consumed by a user of present invention with reduced risks. Such services are navigation and routing information, and other location based services.  
         [0133]     It is further appreciated that user of present invention would be able operate and view these and other services, applications and apparatuses such as infotainment systems. User may interact with said local and remote information service using voice commands, or using remote controls, enabling keeping his hands on the wheel  
         [0134]     It is further appreciated that present invention technology enables significantly reducing costs of HUDs and therefore make it affordable to users thus increasing the driving safety while using cellular phones and other mobile apparatuses such as GPS.  
         [0135]     Additionally, according to pre-determined criteria or specific requirement of a user information can be projected to the user of present invention without the need to operate it.  
         [0136]     It is further appreciated that present invention enables using the invention embodiment as an add-on in any car without the need to have a special windshield and without the need to have a special dashboard.  
         [0137]     It is further appreciated that present invention enables a user to read the projected information without changing his eyes focus to a different distance since the image is perceived to be in a distance ahead of his eyes.  
         [0138]     It is further appreciated that present invention enables a user to seamlessly connect his cellular and mobile phone and other mobile device in a very simple manner using wireless communication that is available within his devices to the mobile HUD.  
         [0139]     It is further appreciated that present invention enables a user to connect his mobile HUD to other information sources such as situation awareness, infotainment systems and vehicle systems using a wireless or other standard communications  
         [0140]     It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by what has been particularly shown and described hereinabove. Rather the scope of the present invention includes both combinations and sub combinations of the various features described hereinabove as well as variations and modifications which would occur to persons skilled in the art upon reading the specification and which are not in the prior art.

Technology Classification (CPC): 7