Vehicle vision system with display
First Claim
1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera is operable to capture image data;
a display unit comprising a display screen disposed at a display area at a windshield of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said display unit is electrically changeable from a non-display state, wherein said display screen is transmissive of visible light therethrough, to a display state, wherein images derived from captured image data are displayed at said display screen;
a driver monitor operable to determine a gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle;
a controller operable to control said display unit responsive to said driver monitor;
wherein, when the equipped vehicle is being driven, said controller, responsive to a determination by said driver monitor that the gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle is at the display area for a threshold period of time, changes said display unit from its non-display state to its display state, and wherein, when in its display state, said display unit displays images at said display screen that are derived from captured image data; and
wherein, when in the non-display state with said display screen transmissive of visible light therethrough, and with the gaze of the driver being at the display area for less than the threshold period of time, the driver viewing the display area views through said display screen and the windshield to see exterior of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera, a display unit and a controller. The camera is disposed at a vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera is operable to capture image data. The display unit includes a display screen disposed at a display area at a windshield of the vehicle. The display unit is electrically changeable from a non-display state to a display state. When the vehicle is being driven, the controller, responsive to a determination that the gaze of the driver of the vehicle is at the display area for a threshold period of time, changes the display unit from its non-display state to its display state. When in its display state, the display unit displays images at said display screen that are derived from captured image data.
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1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera is operable to capture image data; a display unit comprising a display screen disposed at a display area at a windshield of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said display unit is electrically changeable from a non-display state, wherein said display screen is transmissive of visible light therethrough, to a display state, wherein images derived from captured image data are displayed at said display screen; a driver monitor operable to determine a gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle; a controller operable to control said display unit responsive to said driver monitor; wherein, when the equipped vehicle is being driven, said controller, responsive to a determination by said driver monitor that the gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle is at the display area for a threshold period of time, changes said display unit from its non-display state to its display state, and wherein, when in its display state, said display unit displays images at said display screen that are derived from captured image data; and wherein, when in the non-display state with said display screen transmissive of visible light therethrough, and with the gaze of the driver being at the display area for less than the threshold period of time, the driver viewing the display area views through said display screen and the windshield to see exterior of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a rearward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said rearward viewing camera having a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle, wherein said rearward viewing camera is operable to capture image data; a display unit comprising a display screen disposed at a display area at a windshield of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said display unit is electrically changeable from a non-display state, wherein said display screen is transmissive of visible light therethrough, to a display state, wherein images derived from captured image data are displayed at said display screen; a driver monitor operable to determine a gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle, wherein said driver monitor comprises an in-cabin camera having a field of view that encompasses the head of the driver of the equipped vehicle; a controller operable to control said display unit responsive to said driver monitor; wherein, when the equipped vehicle is being driven, said controller, responsive to a determination by said driver monitor that the gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle is at the display area for a threshold period of time, changes said display unit from its non-display state to its display state, and wherein, when in its display state, said display unit displays images at said display screen that are derived from captured image data; wherein, when in the non-display state with said display screen transmissive of visible light therethrough, and with the gaze of the driver being at the display area for less than the threshold period of time, the driver viewing the display area views through said display screen and the windshield to see exterior of the vehicle; and wherein said controller automatically changes said display unit to its display state when the equipped vehicle is executing a reversing maneuver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a rearward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said rearward viewing camera having a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle, wherein said rearward viewing camera is operable to capture image data; a display unit comprising a display screen disposed at a display area at a windshield of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle, wherein said display unit is electrically changeable from a transparent state, wherein said display screen is transmissive of visible light therethrough, to a display state, wherein images derived from captured image data are displayed at said display screen; a driver monitor operable to determine a gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle; a controller operable to control said display unit responsive to said driver monitor; wherein, when the equipped vehicle is being driven, said controller, responsive to a determination by said driver monitor that the gaze of the driver of the equipped vehicle is at the display area for a threshold period of time, changes said display unit from its non-display state to its display state, and wherein, when in its display state, said display unit displays images at said display screen that are derived from captured image data; wherein, when in the non-display state with said display screen transmissive of visible light therethrough, and with the gaze of the driver being at the display area for less than the threshold period of time, the driver viewing the display area views through said display screen and the windshield to see exterior of the vehicle; wherein said controller automatically changes said display unit to its display state when the equipped vehicle is executing a reversing maneuver; and wherein said controller is operable to change said display unit from its non-display state to its display state when the equipped vehicle is driven forwardly. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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