A method for providing unequal allocation of rights among agents while operating according to fair principles, comprising assigning a hierarchal rank to each agent; providing a synthetic economic value to a first set of agents at the a high level of the hierarchy; allocating portions of the synthetic economic value by the first set of agents to a second set of agents at respectively different hierarchal rank than the first set of agents; and conducting an auction amongst agents using the synthetic economic value as the currency. A method for allocation among agents, comprising assigning a wealth generation function for generating future wealth to each of a plurality of agents, communicating subjective market information between agents, and transferring wealth generated by the secure wealth generation function between agents in consideration of a market transaction. The method may further comprise the step of transferring at least a portion of the wealth generation function between agents.

Multifactorial optimization system and method

In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart driving, automatic parking, etc. A master interface having a display is employed in the system to help a user control and manage the vehicle functions.

Centralized control and management system for automobiles

In a multimedia information and control system (100) for use in an automobile, at least one interface (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116 and 118) is employed which enables a user to access information concerning the automobile and control vehicle functions in an efficient manner. The user may select one of a plurality of displayed options in a display screen (209) of such an interface. Through audio (104b), video (106C) and text media interfaces, the user is provided with information concerning the selected option and the vehicle function corresponding thereto. Having been so informed, the user may activate the selected option to control the corresponding vehicle function.

Multimedia information and control system for automobiles

A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The 10 PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the PCD. The data providers respond to requests by using searching and sorting schemes to interrogate data bases and then automatically transmitting data responsive to the requests to the requesting PCD.

Personal communication system to send and receive voice data positioning information

Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying data on a head's-up display screen. Multiple forms of data can be selectively displayed on a semi-transparent screen mounted in the user's normal field of view. The screen can either be mounted on the user's head, or mounted on a moveable implement and positioned in front of the user. A user interface is displayed on the screen including a moveable cursor and a menu of computer control icons. An eye-tracking system is mounted proximate the user and is employed to control movement of the cursor. By moving and focusing his or her eyes on a specific icon, the user controls the cursor to move to select the icon. When an icon is selected, a command computer is controlled to acquire and display data on the screen. The data is typically superimposed over the user's normal field of view.

Selectively controllable heads-up display system

A vehicular display system can project optical images onto different areas on a front windshield in accordance with the effective height of a driver's eyes. The display system includes an image source and a mirror, either of which can be tilted manually and/or automatically. The mirror reflecting an image from the image source onto the inside of the windshield at an angle suitable for reflection toward the driver's eyes and at a height on the windshield fully within the driver's field of view. An electrically controlled seat can provide seat position and inclination signals for use in automatically adjusting the display height. In addition, a memory may hold manually entered display-height information to expedite readjustment of the display height in cases where more than one driver uses the vehicle.

Vehicular display system forming display image on front windshield

A head-up display apparatus used as an instrument display of an automobile comprises a hologram combiner provided on the front windshield on which an image is displayed overlapping the field of view. The apparatus includes a display luminosity control system which varies the brightness of the display image gradually or delays an increase and decrease in the brightness in accordance with variations in the ambient light level so as to allow a driver's eyes to adapt to the variations.

Head-up display apparatus for vehicular display

An apparatus for measuring a sighting direction of human eyes includes: a camera oriented toward an eye and picking up images thereof with invisible light, a first light source coaxially installed with the camera and emitting the invisible light toward the human eye, a second light source installed apart from said first light source and emitting invisible light toward the human eye, a calculator for calculating an expression of a line via the center of the pupil, an expression of a line via the position of the reflection of the first light source, and an expression of a line via the position of the reflection of the second light source, according to the images of the eye, calculating the position of the center of the corneal sphere according to the expressions of the lines via the positions of the reflections of the first and second light sources, and calculating the sighting direction of the eye according to an expression of a line via the center of the pupil obtained and the center of the corneal sphere of the eye.

Apparatus for measuring sighting direction

PURPOSE:To provide an interface for vehicle which can measure the watching direction of a spectacled driver accurately even in a free space where the position of eyeball is not restricted. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of light sources 2a, 2b,... disposed at different positions in an image input means 1 are lighted individually to illuminate an eyeball part and the reflected image is picked up thus obtaining a plurality of image data. After the difference between two image data is operated by a difference operating means 3, a shift amount measuring means 4 measures the positional shift amount of the reflected image and the cornea reflection image extracting means 5 extracts a pair of reflection images having positional shift amount lower than a predetermined level as a cornea reflection image. A watching direction calculating means then calculates the watching direction using the position of the cornea reflection image. The differential operation facilitates the decision of the pair and the watching direction can be calculated highly accurately even if a reflection image of spectacle frame or the like is mixed in the free space. Information is then transmitted to a vehicle in the watching direction thus calculated and switching operation and the like are effected.

Interface for vehicle

PURPOSE: To intensify attention to indication while eliminating troublesomeness by indicating a large size of running information near the center of driver's field of view in the beginning of motion, then reducing the size of indication and removing it from the central field of view. CONSTITUTION: In following a preceding vehicle, signals of distance between vehicles from a radar device 8 is maintained constant for several seconds and following ON signals are sent to a following signal actuator 9 and an indication control circuit 6 through a control circuit 7. A timer is reset by the judgement of start of following and large indication of information is shown on the front outer side of a front glass 2 near the center of driver's view of field. Thereafter, for example when such condition is judged to continue for three seconds or more, the size of indication is reduced and slightly offset from the center of driver's view of field by said circuit 6. Further thereafter, when the following travelling is released, then the indication is released. Thus, attention to the indication can be intensified. COPYRIGHT: (C)1987,JPO&Japio

Shigeru Okabayashi

Papers

Vehicular display system forming display image on front windshield

Head-up display apparatus for vehicular display

Apparatus for measuring sighting direction

Interface for vehicle

Indicator for vehicle