Method of detecting an object near a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of detecting an object in a path of a vehicle, the vehicle having an object detection and warning system including a camera mounted to take images external of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- taking a first image with a camera upon operating the vehicle in accordance with a first predetermined manner;
taking a second image with the camera upon operating the vehicle in accordance with a second predetermined manner;
comparing the second image with the first image; and
operating the object detection and warning system after comparing the second image with the first image.
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Abstract
A method of detecting an object in or near a path of a vehicle utilizes object detection and warning system, including one or more cameras mounted to the vehicle. The method includes taking a first image with a camera when the vehicle is operated in a first predetermined manner, taking a second image with the camera when the vehicle is operated in a second predetermined manner, comparing the second image with the first image, and operating the system based on the compared first and second images. The method may further include storing a plurality of first images in a memory and comparing the second image with one of the first images stored in the memory. The method may further include alerting a vehicle driver when the object is detected, disabling the vehicle and then enabling the vehicle when no object is in a potential path of the vehicle.
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1. A method of detecting an object in a path of a vehicle, the vehicle having an object detection and warning system including a camera mounted to take images external of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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taking a first image with a camera upon operating the vehicle in accordance with a first predetermined manner; taking a second image with the camera upon operating the vehicle in accordance with a second predetermined manner; comparing the second image with the first image; and operating the object detection and warning system after comparing the second image with the first image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of detecting an object in a path of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a camera to a vehicle for capturing images external to the vehicle; capturing a first image with the camera upon slowing the vehicle to less than two miles per hour; storing the first image in a memory; capturing a second image with the camera upon turning an ignition to an on position; comparing the second image with the first image; detecting an object in the second image that is in a path of the vehicle; and generating an audible and a visible warning on an in-vehicle monitor in response to detecting an object in the second image that is in a path of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of detecting an object in a path of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a camera to a vehicle for capturing digital images external to the vehicle; capturing a first image with the camera upon stopping motion of the vehicle; storing the first image in a memory holding a plurality of different first images; capturing a second image with the camera upon turning an ignition to an on position; comparing the second image with the first image; determining a difference between the second image and the first image, wherein the difference is an object; determining that the object in the second image is in a path of the vehicle; and generating a visible warning of the object on an in-vehicle monitor in response to determining that the object in the second image is in a path of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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