OUTSIDE VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME

• US 20100208073A1
• Filed: 02/09/2010
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: HATTORI, Toshihiro
• Application Number:
  US12/702,382
• Publication Number:
  US 20100208073A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/10 responsive to conditions relating to the vehicle
• 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

Abstract

A monitor system for a vehicle includes a camera, a display, a failure detection device, and a prohibition control device. The camera captures an image of an area around the vehicle. The display displays the captured image to a driver of the vehicle. The failure detection device detects a failure of a function that allows the display to display the captured image. The prohibition control device prohibits the vehicle from being driven, when the failure detection device detects the failure of the function.

Claims

1. A monitor system for a vehicle comprising:

a camera configured to capture an image of an area around the vehicle;

a display configured to display the captured image to a driver of the vehicle;

a failure detection device configured to detect a failure of a function, the function allowing the display to display the captured image; and

a prohibition control device configured to prohibit the vehicle from being driven in response to detection of the failure by the failure detection device.

2. The monitor system according to claim 1, wherein

the prohibition control device provides the driver with a warning that urges the driver to stop the vehicle, when the vehicle runs at the time of the detection of the failure, and

the prohibition control device prohibits the vehicle from being driven, after the vehicle is stopped.

3. The monitor system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a substitute device serving as a substitute for the function and configured to allow the driver to see the area around the vehicle without the function, wherein

the prohibition control device removes prohibition on driving the vehicle in response to detection that the substitute device is in use.

4. The monitor system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a substitute device serving as a substitute for the function and configured to allow the driver to see the area around the vehicle without the function, wherein

the prohibition control device removes prohibition on driving the vehicle in response to detection that the substitute device is in use.

5. A vehicle comprising:

the monitor system of claim 1, wherein

the function of the monitor system serves as a substitute for at least one of a side mirror and a rear view mirror, and

the vehicle does not have the at least one of the side mirror and the rear view mirror.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5, wherein

the prohibition control device provides the driver with a warning that urges the driver to stop the vehicle, when the vehicle runs at the time of the detection of the failure, and

the prohibition control device prohibits the vehicle from being driven, after the vehicle is stopped.