VIDEO MONITORING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

• US 20080008364A1
• Filed: 07/10/2006
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Donpon Precision, Inc., Neon Advanced Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Donpon Precision, Inc., Neon Advanced Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chiang, Yu-Lin, Huang, Teng-Tsai
• Application Number:
  US11/456,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20080008364A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/120
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/25 to the sides of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/105 using multiple cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/303 using joined images, e.g. multiple camera images
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/304 using merged images, e.g. merging camera image with stored images
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/305 merging camera image with lines or icons
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/307 virtually distinguishing relevant parts of a scene from the background of the scene
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8033 for pedestrian protection
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/58 Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A video monitoring device for vehicles contains a plurality of cameras, a digital image processing unit, and a display device. The cameras are installed at the bottom rims of the sideview mirrors, and/or the front and back rims of the vehicle. The images captured by the camera are combined and processed by the digital image processing unit for presentation on the display device. The digital image processing unit contains a moving object highlight unit to frame and trace the images of moving objects in the image presented on the display device.

Claims

1. A video monitoring device of a vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of cameras positioned at appropriate locations along the body of said vehicle for capturing images around said vehicle;

a display device inside said vehicle; and

a digital image processing unit connected to said cameras and said display device, said digital image processing unit having an image resolution unit and a moving object highlight unit, said image resolution unit combining the images captured by said cameras into a planar image and presenting said planar image on said display device, said moving object highlight unit framing and tracing the image of a moving object within the coverage of said cameras in said planar image.

2. The video monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein said cameras are installed on the bottom rims of the sideview mirrors of said vehicle respectively.

3. The video monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein said cameras are installed on the front and back rims of said vehicle respectively.