Vehicular display system
First Claim
1. A vehicular display system comprising:
- a video processor configured to be disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular display system;
a single video display screen configured to be disposed at the equipped vehicle for displaying video images for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said video processor is operable to process video image data captured by a video camera disposed at an external portion of the equipped vehicle and having a field of view at least rearward of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said single video display screen comprises a left display region at a left portion of said single video display screen and a right display region at a right portion of said single video display screen;
wherein said single video display screen comprises a middle display region between said left display region and said right display region;
wherein said left display region, said middle display region and said right display region comprise separate portions of said single video display screen;
wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen (i) is operable to use said left display region to display video images derived from a left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, (ii) is operable to use said middle display region to display video images derived from a middle portion of video image data captured by the video camera, and (iii) is operable to use said right display region to display video images derived from a right portion of video image data captured by the video camera;
wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays video images at said left display region of said single video display screen that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera in order to display video images representative of the scene occurring at a left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to an input selected from the group consisting of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said left display region that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said single video display screen does not display video images representative of the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera at said right display region;
wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays video images at said right display region of said single video display screen that are derived from the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera in order to display video images representative of the scene occurring at a right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to an input selected from the group consisting of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said right display region that are representative of the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said single video display screen does not display video images representative of the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera at said left display region.
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Abstract
A vehicular display system includes a single video display screen and a video processor operable to process captured video image data captured by a camera at the vehicle. The single video display screen includes a left display region at a left portion, a right display region at a right portion, and a middle display region between the left and right display regions. The display screen is operable to use each display region to display video images derived from a respective portion of captured image data. When the display screen is displaying video images at the right or left display region that are derived from the respective portion of captured image data, the single video display screen does not display video images representative of the other portion of captured image data at the other display region.
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32 Claims
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1. A vehicular display system comprising:
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a video processor configured to be disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular display system; a single video display screen configured to be disposed at the equipped vehicle for displaying video images for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said video processor is operable to process video image data captured by a video camera disposed at an external portion of the equipped vehicle and having a field of view at least rearward of the equipped vehicle; wherein said single video display screen comprises a left display region at a left portion of said single video display screen and a right display region at a right portion of said single video display screen; wherein said single video display screen comprises a middle display region between said left display region and said right display region; wherein said left display region, said middle display region and said right display region comprise separate portions of said single video display screen; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen (i) is operable to use said left display region to display video images derived from a left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, (ii) is operable to use said middle display region to display video images derived from a middle portion of video image data captured by the video camera, and (iii) is operable to use said right display region to display video images derived from a right portion of video image data captured by the video camera; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays video images at said left display region of said single video display screen that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera in order to display video images representative of the scene occurring at a left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to an input selected from the group consisting of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said left display region that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said single video display screen does not display video images representative of the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera at said right display region; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays video images at said right display region of said single video display screen that are derived from the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera in order to display video images representative of the scene occurring at a right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to an input selected from the group consisting of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; and wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said right display region that are representative of the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said single video display screen does not display video images representative of the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera at said left display region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicular display system comprising:
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a video processor configured to be disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular display system; a single video display screen configured to be disposed at the equipped vehicle for displaying video images for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein said single video display screen comprises a reconfigurable thin film transistor liquid crystal screen that is backlit by a plurality of white light-emitting light emitting diodes; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said video processor is operable to process video image data captured by a video camera disposed at an external portion of the equipped vehicle and having a field of view at least rearward of the equipped vehicle; wherein said single video display screen comprises a left display region at a left portion of said single video display screen and a right display region at a right portion of said single video display screen; wherein said single video display screen comprises a middle display region between said left display region and said right display region; wherein said left display region, said middle display region and said right display region comprise separate portions of said single video display screen; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen (i) is operable to use said left display region to display video images derived from a left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, (ii) is operable to use said middle display region to display video images derived from a middle portion of video image data captured by the video camera, and (iii) is operable to use said right display region to display video images derived from a right portion of video image data captured by the video camera; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays video images at said left display region of said single video display screen that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera in order to display video images representative of the scene occurring at a left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to an input selected from the group consisting of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said left display region that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said single video display screen does not display video images representative of the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera at said right display region; wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said left display region that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said middle display region of said single video display screen displays an iconistic warning responsive to detection of another vehicle in the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays video images at said right display region of said single video display screen that are derived from the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera in order to display video images representative of the scene occurring at a right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to an input selected from the group consisting of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said right display region that are representative of the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said single video display screen does not display video images representative of the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera at said left display region; and wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said right display region that are derived from the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said middle display region of said single video display screen displays an iconistic warning responsive to detection of another vehicle in the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A vehicular display system comprising:
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a video processor configured to be disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular display system; a single video display screen configured to be disposed at the equipped vehicle for displaying video images for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein said single video display screen comprises a reconfigurable thin film transistor liquid crystal screen that is backlit by a plurality of white light-emitting light emitting diodes; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said video processor is operable to process video image data captured by a video camera disposed at an external portion of the equipped vehicle and having a field of view at least rearward of the equipped vehicle; wherein said single video display screen comprises a left display region at a left portion of said single video display screen and a right display region at a right portion of said single video display screen; wherein said single video display screen comprises a middle display region between said left display region and said right display region; wherein said left display region, said middle display region and said right display region comprise separate portions of said single video display screen; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen (i) is operable to use said left display region to display video images derived from a left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, (ii) is operable to use said middle display region to display video images derived from a middle portion of video image data captured by the video camera, and (iii) is operable to use said right display region to display video images derived from a right portion of video image data captured by the video camera; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays video images at said left display region of said single video display screen that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera in order to display video images representative of the scene occurring at a left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to an input selected from the group consisting of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said left display region that are derived from the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said single video display screen does not display video images representative of the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera at said right display region; wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays video images at said right display region of said single video display screen that are derived from the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera in order to display video images representative of the scene occurring at a right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to an input selected from the group consisting of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein, when said single video display screen is displaying video images at said right display region that are representative of the right portion of video image data captured by the video camera, said single video display screen does not display video images representative of the left portion of video image data captured by the video camera at said left display region; and wherein, with said video processor and said single video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle, said single video display screen displays an icon to enhance the driver'"'"'s cognitive awareness of the images displayed at the display region displaying. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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