New Samsung Patents Cover a Revolutionary 3D Vehicle Dashboard and a Strange Lightbulb-Like Smartphone
Another round of Samsung patents reveal a revolutionary next-gen vehicle instrument panel that uses display imagery for gauges while simultaneously being able to provide drivers with unique live map imagery set on a different plane making it easier for drivers to follow turn-by-turn navigation on the dashboard as noted in our cover graphic. This is a vastly superior method for drivers instead of being distracted by having to look at a map on an infotainment system to the right of them at a different angle. A second patent recently revealed covers a design patent for one of the oddest smartphone designs to date. It looks like some kind of lightbulb display interface. You have to see it to believe it.
In the first patent that we cover below you'll see a concept for a next generation in-vehicle instrumentation display within a dashboard that could be altered for other applications for ship and airline displays or even a future medical device, according to Samsung.
The image above illustrates a driver looking at a vehicle instrument panel within a dashboard that could provide 3D/stereoscopic images. The example below is excellent because it shows standard gauges like speedometer and tachometer as live imagery rather than physical instruments along with a center display on a different angle that provides a visual of a 3D map so that drivers only have to take a quick glace down to see directions rather than having to look sideways at a live map found on an infotainment system display. I think that this could be a hit in the not-too-distant future.
Design Patent: Display Device
This latest design patent from Samsung is a classic case where the patent office fails the public. Samsung calls this a "display device." We see when the display is off it has a blank appearance and when it's on the display shows a set of standard smartphone icons. The icon on the top right corner tells us that this device is meant to be a smartphone … of some kind.
The bottom of the device as noted above is a mystery because it doesn't show us a standard connector. Is it like a light bulb that will have a unique base as a dock (not shown)? Is it a desktop phone? Who knows. If anything, Samsung wins the award for the weirdest looking device on the market today, hands down.
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