Rear view camera system using rear view mirror location
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1. A rearward viewing system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- an image display mounted for viewing by a driver;
an exterior image sensor for capturing a first image directed externally of the vehicle with a first field of view;
an internal image sensor for capturing a second image directed internally of the vehicle with a second field of view, wherein the first and second fields of view at least partially overlap; and
an image integrator merging the first and second images according to a predetermined alignment to join the first and second fields of view into a same reference frame, wherein the second image is muted in the merged image to see through the second image to the first image, so that the first image is emphasized when displayed on the image display.
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Abstract
A rearward viewing system for an automotive vehicle comprises an image display mounted proximate to a front windshield of the vehicle. An exterior image sensor captures a first image directed externally of the vehicle with a first field of view. An internal image sensor captures a second image directed internally of the vehicle with a second field of view. An image integrator merges the first and second images according to a predetermined alignment of the first and second fields of view, wherein the second image is muted in the merged image so that the first image is emphasized when displayed on the image display.
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1. A rearward viewing system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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an image display mounted for viewing by a driver; an exterior image sensor for capturing a first image directed externally of the vehicle with a first field of view; an internal image sensor for capturing a second image directed internally of the vehicle with a second field of view, wherein the first and second fields of view at least partially overlap; and an image integrator merging the first and second images according to a predetermined alignment to join the first and second fields of view into a same reference frame, wherein the second image is muted in the merged image to see through the second image to the first image, so that the first image is emphasized when displayed on the image display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying rear view information to a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
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capturing, with an interior image sensor, a second image directed behind the driver; capturing, with an exterior image sensor, a first image directed behind the vehicle; merging the images according to a joined reference frame with the second image muted to see-through to the first image; and displaying the merged image on a display mounted at a rearview mirror location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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