Patent ID: 8692739

Claim:
Method to dynamically register a graphic representing essential vehicle information onto a driving scene of a subject vehicle utilizing a substantially transparent windscreen head up display, comprising: monitoring subject vehicle information; monitoring a location and an orientation of the subject vehicle and monitoring a subject vehicle operational environment; identifying the essential vehicle information based on the monitored subject vehicle information; determining a reference view point based on the monitored location and orientation of the subject vehicle and the subject vehicle operational environment, wherein the reference view point corresponds to an identified salient driving scene feature concerning operation of the subject vehicle that should be viewed by an operator of the subject vehicle through the windscreen head up display; determining the graphic representing the essential vehicle information; monitoring data related to an operator's eye location; determining a preferred operator gaze location based on the operator's eye location and the reference view point, the preferred operator gaze location representing a location upon the windscreen head up display at which the operator should be gazing; estimating the operator's gaze location based on the data related to the operator's eye location, the operator's gaze location corresponding to a point where the operator's eyes are focused; dynamically registering a preferred location for the graphic upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the operator's gaze location and the preferred operator gaze location in accordance with minimizing an operator's head movement and eye saccades for viewing the graphic, the preferred location of the graphic dynamically emulating movement of the operator's gaze location; and displaying the graphic upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display based upon the preferred location; wherein when the preferred location of the graphic is between the operator's gaze location and the reference view point corresponding to the identified salient driving scene feature, one of dynamically adjusting the preferred location to a viewing location upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display not between the operator's gaze location and the salient driving scene feature, and decreasing illumination of the graphic displayed upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display.