Image processing system to control vehicle headlamps or other vehicle equipment
First Claim
1. An imaging system for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one image array sensor and a control circuit, said control circuit is in communication with said at least one image array sensor via a bus, wherein the imaging system is configured for use in a vehicle system selected from the group comprising;
a headlamp control, an electrochromic mirror control, an information display, a rain sensor, a collision avoidance system, an adaptive cruise control, a lane departure warning system and a climate control system.
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Abstract
An imaging system of the invention includes an image array sensor including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels generates a signal indicative of the amount of light received on the pixel. The imaging system further includes an analog to digital converter for quantizing the signals from the pixels into a digital value. The system further includes a memory including a plurality of allocated storage locations for storing the digital values from the analog to digital converter. The number of allocated storage locations in the memory is less than the number of pixels in the image array sensor. According to another embodiment, an imaging device includes an image sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged in an array; and a multi-layer interference filter disposed over said pixel array, said multi-layer interference filter being patterned so as to provide filters of different colors to neighboring pixels or groups of pixels.
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35 Claims
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1. An imaging system for a vehicle, comprising:
at least one image array sensor and a control circuit, said control circuit is in communication with said at least one image array sensor via a bus, wherein the imaging system is configured for use in a vehicle system selected from the group comprising;
a headlamp control, an electrochromic mirror control, an information display, a rain sensor, a collision avoidance system, an adaptive cruise control, a lane departure warning system and a climate control system.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An imaging system for a vehicle, comprising:
a control circuit configured to analyze at least one image as a function of a digital filter, wherein the imaging system is configured for use in a vehicle system selected from the group comprising;
a headlamp control, an electrochromic mirror control, an information display, a collision avoidance system, an adaptive cruise control, a lane departure warning system and a climate control system.- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An imaging system for a vehicle, comprising:
at least one device selected from the group comprising;
a power supply, a light sensor and a microcontroller, wherein the imaging system is configured for use in a vehicle system selected from the group comprising;
a headlamp control, an electrochromic mirror control, an information display, a rain sensor, a collision avoidance system, an adaptive cruise control, a lane departure warning system and a climate control system, at least two of said vehicle systems are configured to share at least one device selected from the group comprising;
a power supply, a light sensor and a microcontroller.- View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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