System and method for monitoring surrounding of vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle, for monitoring an object'"'"'s approaching condition in a rear area and side areas of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for sensing approach distances of the object in the rear area and the side areas of the vehicle;
means for calculating distance values from the sensed distances, selecting a minimum distance value from the calculated distance values and then changing the selected minimum distance value into a predetermined control code value;
a plurality of cameras for capturing a rear image and side images of the rear area and the side areas of the vehicle in response to an image capture control signal;
a control unit for generating a monitoring image by operating any one of the cameras with the image capture control signal generated based on the control code value and also for generating a visual alarm control signal for warning an object'"'"'s approach from a right or a left side;
means for generating a OSD image in response to the visual alarm control signal to provide a visual alarm; and
a display for displaying on a display the monitoring image mixed with the OSD image.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors and cameras for detecting approach distances of the object and capturing the object in the rear area and the side areas of the vehicle. A control code generating unit calculates distance values from the sensed distances to produce a predetermined control code corresponding to a minimum distance and a control unit generates a monitoring image by operating any one of the cameras based on the control code to produce an OSD image adapted for warning an object'"'"'s approach. The OSD image is mixed with the monitoring image to display the mixed result.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle, for monitoring an object'"'"'s approaching condition in a rear area and side areas of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for sensing approach distances of the object in the rear area and the side areas of the vehicle;
means for calculating distance values from the sensed distances, selecting a minimum distance value from the calculated distance values and then changing the selected minimum distance value into a predetermined control code value;
a plurality of cameras for capturing a rear image and side images of the rear area and the side areas of the vehicle in response to an image capture control signal;
a control unit for generating a monitoring image by operating any one of the cameras with the image capture control signal generated based on the control code value and also for generating a visual alarm control signal for warning an object'"'"'s approach from a right or a left side;
means for generating a OSD image in response to the visual alarm control signal to provide a visual alarm; and
a display for displaying on a display the monitoring image mixed with the OSD image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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sensing approach distances of the object in the rear area and the side areas of the vehicle and then calculating distance values from the sensed distances;
selecting a minimum distance value between the vehicle and the object from the calculated distance values and then changing the selected minimum distance value into a control code value corresponding thereto;
generating a monitoring image by selectively operating one of the plurality of cameras installed at specific positions of the rear area and the side areas of the vehicle based on the control code value;
generating an OSD image based on the control code value to provide a visual alarm; and
displaying on a display the monitoring image mixed with the OSD image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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