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Method for operating a display system in a vehicle for driving into a parking space

  • US 20050203704A1
  • Filed: 02/17/2005
  • Published: 09/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a display system in a vehicle when driving into a parking space, the method comprising:

  • providing at least one camera with which an observation region in the vicinity of the vehicle can be acquired;

    providing an image processing unit in which the image data obtained by the camera can be processed;

    providing a display screen in the interior of the vehicle, on which display screen the image data obtained by the image processing unit can be displayed as an image;

    fading a first parking-space icon into the real-time image on the display screen using the image processing unit, with said first parking-space icon in the real-time image being in true scale and indicating a region which the vehicle can reach from its actual starting position after moving along a travel path, taking into account the vehicle'"'"'s characteristics, in particular vehicle size, maximum steering angle and maximum angle of steering in the opposite direction, during the parking procedure;

    after the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the first parking-space icon has been brought to overlay the parking space shown in the real-time image, fading a second parking space icon into the real-time image on the display screen using the image processing unit, with said second parking-space icon in the real-time image being in true scale and indicating a region which after moving along a first segment of the travel path towards the parking space must be brought to overlay the parking space shown in the real-time image; and

    after the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the second parking-space icon has been brought to overlay the parking space shown in the real-time image, fading a third parking space icon into the real-time image on the display screen using the image processing unit, with said third parking space icon in the real-time image in true scale indicating a region which after moving along a second segment of the travel path towards the parking space must be brought to overlay the parking space shown in the real-time image.

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