System for Providing and Displaying Video Information Using A Plurality of Video Sources
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1. A system for providing and displaying video information in a vehicle, comprising:
- a display device having a video input;
a first camera mountable at the rear of the vehicle, the first camera having a first video output;
a second camera mountable at the passenger side of the vehicle, the second camera having a second video output, wherein the first video output and the second video output are connected in parallel to the video input of the display device; and
a camera control device configured to keep no more than one camera activated at a time when the display device is active.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a system for providing and displaying video information in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a display device having a video input, a first camera mountable at the rear of the vehicle, the first camera having a first video output, a second camera mountable at the passenger side of the vehicle, the second camera having a second video output, wherein the first video output and the second video output are connected in parallel to the video input of the display device, and a camera control device configured to keep no more than one camera activated at a time.
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1. A system for providing and displaying video information in a vehicle, comprising:
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a display device having a video input; a first camera mountable at the rear of the vehicle, the first camera having a first video output; a second camera mountable at the passenger side of the vehicle, the second camera having a second video output, wherein the first video output and the second video output are connected in parallel to the video input of the display device; and a camera control device configured to keep no more than one camera activated at a time when the display device is active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A camera for a vehicle, comprising:
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an image sensor having an image sensor video output configured for transmitting a stream of video captured by the image sensor to a camera video output connector, wherein the image sensor video output includes a video plus electrical conduit and a video minus electrical conduit; a microcontroller operatively connected to the image sensor; a serial data interface configured to permit the microcontroller to communicate with at least one other electronic control module in the vehicle; a resistor having a selected impedance connected in series with a switch, wherein the resistor and switch connect the video plus electrical conduit and the video minus electrical conduit, wherein the switch is openable to switch the image sensor video output into a high impedance state and is closable to switch the image sensor video output into an operating impedance state, wherein the microcontroller is configured to comply with a selected message received from another electronic control module in the vehicle through the serial data interface by opening the switch. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for switching between a plurality of video sources in a vehicle, wherein the video sources are connected to a display device in parallel, including one activated video source and at least one deactivated video source, comprising:
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a) deactivating the display device; b) deactivating the activated video source; c) activating one deactivated video source after at least one of steps a) and b); and d) activating the video display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for switching between a plurality of video sources in a vehicle,
wherein the video sources are connected to a display device in parallel, including one activated video source and at least one deactivated video source, comprising: -
a) deactivating the activated video source; and b) activating one deactivated video source. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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