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Virtual Cable™
Our invention, called Virtual Cable™ is a unique display for a vehicle navigation system. The driver sees the Virtual Cable™ image through the windshield. It appears as if suspended over the road, similar to a trolley cable. The image is in true 3D and appears to be a natural part of the landscape. The driver uses only peripheral vision to follow the Virtual Cable™.
The Virtual Cable™ is so powerful, intuitive, unambiguous and safe because it appears and behaves with true 3 dimensionality within the landscape.
To appear real within the landscape, the image must be truly three-dimensional. The Virtual Cable™ uses a unique volumetric display to create this 3D image (patent pending).
Simulation Videos
Below are video simulations demonstrating the Virtual Cable™. These videos are limited by the 2 dimensionality of your computer screen. Nothing we can show on a flat screen can prepare you for the impressive way the truly 3 dimensional Virtual Cable™ looks within the real landscape.
NOTE Click on the picture to see the web page with the video.
Video 2. The Virtual Cable™ shows the driver where to turn next before the current turn is completed. The driver sees the correct lane in sufficient time and avoids dangerous maneuvers at the last moment.
Video 3. Locating a small road off the highway (at night).
Virtual Cable™ In Cars
The Virtual Cable™ displays can be offered at prices competitive with the embedded screen-based car navigation systems. All components used by the Virtual Cable™ display are currently mass produced for other purposes.
In terms of components independence, the Virtual Cable™ display (as a part of navigation system) is analogous to a PC monitor (as a part of a personal computer system). Just as a PC (CPU) may by upgraded, or replaced, without replacing the monitor, the route-planning device may be upgraded, or replaced, while keeping the original, factory-installed Virtual Cable™ display.
The Virtual Cable™ display must be factory-installed in a car and can be integrated with ANY method of route planning: voice interface, in-car instrument panel screen, portable map display system, cell phone, PDA, or PC.
This flexible design allows car companies to integrate with a single navigation/telematics service provider or to give customers a choice of several providers. The car companies could improve their share of the car navigation market by offering a superior display while freeing them from having to participate in the day-to-day customer support of the route planning devices and services.
Virtual Cable™ In Trucks
The Virtual Cable™ displays for trucks and buses do not have to be factory-installed. They can be offered as after-market devices, easily integrated with the current fleet management systems. For more information see the Trucks tab.