SPECTRE Davis Dudchock Jaquilyn Edwards Zachary Hoffpauir

Meet our Prototype User, Jackie Jackie…  Has 3 children (Carrie, 15; Johnny, 8; Charley, 4)  Works part-time at Barnes & Noble  Has a husband who works full-time  Rushes kids to soccer practice, piano lessons, orthodontist, daycare, etc.  Is a good driver, but gets lost frequently  Is often distracted by unsatisfactory technology

Addressing Existing Technology  Technologies to Address:  GPS: Jackie finds it difficult to input locations and use her GPS’s touch screen navigation while she’s driving. With three young kids in the car and a hectic schedule, she worries about the danger of distracted driving.  OnStar: Jackie likes the OnStar system in her GMC van, but she is looking for a system that gives her more advanced warnings during navigation, is more flexible to changing conditions – traffic, road, emergency vehicles – and has visual cues.  Technologies to Incorporate  Park Assist: Jackie drives a van and has difficulty parking in small spaces. She yearns for better visibility when parking and a more acute knowledge of space availability.  Bluetooth voice dialing: Jackie’s husband uses Bluetooth automated dialing in his car. She doesn’t need hands-free calling capabilities, but she admits it would be safer for her and her children.

SPECTRE: Augmented Reality behind the Wheel  AR Navigation: Spectre’s combination voice-recognition software and console- embedded touch screen allows Jackie to either input locations manually before driving or input them verbally while on the road. Spectre finds routes to users’ designated locations and digitally augments a yellow line (like the yellow “first down line” seen on televised football games) that marks the correct path. Locations can be programmed, named, and saved in Spectre’s memory database. The navigation system is also aware of congested traffic, emergency vehicles, and construction zones, all of which are identified by Spectre’s AR technology.  Searches: Users can search for specific locations or generic places (gas stations, coffee, etc.) and Spectre will identify possible locations via AR. Users are then given the opportunity to choose one and get an AR route to it. Spectre then highlights the destination in green to signify location. The technology also includes the ability to ‘favorite’ destinations for easy routing.  Parking Pal: Parking Pal utilizes input knowledge of the car’s dimensions as well as knowledge of the lot’s layout to scan for available spaces. It then highlights these spaces so users can easily identify open spots. Further, its parallel parking feature projects illuminated planes to set boundaries of how far the car can move forward or backward (including a loud noise when you breach the planes) as well as display parameters for parking safely.  Automated Dialing: Users have the option to input the contact information of people they call frequently. It doesn’t incorporate AR, but promotes the hands-free and distraction-free safety features Jackie desires.

A Day in the Life of Jackie With 3 kids, Jackie always has a busy day. This includes taking Carrie and Johnny to school, Charley to daycare, and then picking each up in the afternoon. Her two oldest are involved in after-school activities (i.e. soccer practice/games) which keep them busy. Jackie balances all this while also working part-time at Barnes & Noble. Due to all this running around, Jackie has a tendency to get lost and distracted by the technology in her van.

Spectre Finds Johnny’s Game To get Johnny to his soccer game, Carrie looked up the park’s name, and Jackie activated Spectre with a voice command and a request: Locate Pine Tree Park. Spectre found the location, identified it via green AR light, calculated the route, and projected its trademark yellow line to direct the way.

Ortho  Daycare, and Back Jackie knows how to get to Carrie’s orthodontist appointment from home, but not from Pine Tree Park. She says, “Locate Carrie’s Orthodontist” – a preset and pre-named location – and Spectre finds an appropriate route. Jackie and Carrie arrive perfectly on time. Jackie even has time to pick up Charley from daycare.

Johnny Forgets his Cleats! Johnny borrows a phone and calls Jackie from his soccer warm- ups. He has forgotten his cleats at home! Using Spectre’s route again, Jackie immediately turns around and makes her way back home as quickly and safely as she can.

A Fire Truck Looms… As Jackie, Carrie, and Charley speed home, Spectre uses AR to digitally identify an emergency vehicle headed their way. Jackie requests a ”Re-route,” and Spectre paves a different path with the yellow route lines.

Spectre Bests Rush Hour Traffic After retrieving Johnny’s cleats from home, the group rushes to his soccer field. All of a sudden, Spectre alerts Jackie to some congested traffic in her path. Spectre suggests a re-route and Jackie agrees. A new route is highlighted on the road, allowing Jackie to circumvent the traffic.

Spectre Finds a Parking Spot Jackie arrives at Johnny’s game without a moment to spare. She requests that Spectre’s Parking Pal search for open parking spots. Sure enough, there’s one in the back of the lot, hidden behind the other parked cars. Jackie parks, thanks Spectre, and arrives just in time to see Johnny running across the field in his cleats.