IMAGING AND DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicular vision system comprising:
- a rear backup video camera at a rear portion of a vehicle;
a video processor operable to process video image data captured by said rear backup video camera, wherein said video image data comprises at least a left zone image data set and a right zone image data set;
wherein said left zone image data set comprises video images of a left zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear of and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle;
wherein said right zone image data set comprises video images of a right zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle;
a video display screen for displaying video images;
wherein, during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen displays video images captured by said rear backup video camera;
wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said left zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said right zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicular imaging and display system includes a rear backup camera at a rear portion of a vehicle, a video processor for processing image data captured by the rear camera, and a video display screen responsive to the video processor to display video images. During a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle, the video display screen displays video images captured by the rear camera. During forward travel of the equipped vehicle, the video display screen is operable to display images representative of a portion of the field of view of the rear camera to display images representative of an area sideward of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a turn signal indicator of the vehicle, (b) detection of a vehicle in a side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the vehicle.
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Citations
50 Claims
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1. A vehicular vision system comprising:
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a rear backup video camera at a rear portion of a vehicle; a video processor operable to process video image data captured by said rear backup video camera, wherein said video image data comprises at least a left zone image data set and a right zone image data set; wherein said left zone image data set comprises video images of a left zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear of and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; wherein said right zone image data set comprises video images of a right zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; a video display screen for displaying video images; wherein, during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen displays video images captured by said rear backup video camera; wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said left zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; and wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said right zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A vehicular vision system comprising:
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a rear backup video camera at a rear portion of a vehicle; a video processor operable to process video image data captured by said rear backup video camera, wherein said video image data comprises a left zone image data set, a middle zone image data set and a right zone image data set; wherein said left zone image data set comprises video images of a left zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear of and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; wherein said right zone image data set comprises video images of a right zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; wherein said middle zone image data set comprises video images of a middle zone between the left and right zones; a video display screen for displaying video images; wherein, during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen displays video images captured by said rear backup video camera; wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said left zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said right zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein said video display screen comprises a left display region and a right display region, and wherein said left display region is operable to display said displayed images representative of the scene occurring at the left side lane and said right display region is operable to display images representative of the scene occurring at the right side lane; and
wherein said video display screen comprises a middle display region between said left display region and said right display region, and wherein, during a reversing maneuver, said left, middle and right display regions display a wide angle rearward view. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A vehicular vision system comprising:
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a rear backup video camera at a rear portion of a vehicle; a video processor operable to process video image data captured by said rear backup video camera, wherein said video image data comprises at least a left zone image data set and a right zone image data set; wherein said left zone image data set comprises video images of a left zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear of and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; wherein said right zone image data set comprises video images of a right zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; a video display screen for displaying video images; wherein said video display screen comprises a reconfigurable thin film transistor liquid crystal screen that is backlit by a plurality of white light-emitting light emitting diodes; wherein, during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen displays video images captured by said rear backup video camera; wherein said video display screen is disposed in an interior rearview mirror assembly of the equipped vehicle and behind a transflective mirror reflector of a transflective electrochromic mirror reflective element of said interior rearview mirror assembly, wherein said video display screen, when displaying video images, is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle, and is substantially not viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle when not displaying video images; wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said left zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said right zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said video processor is operable to at least (a) provide on screen display capability, (b) provide video decoding, (c) at least partially control dimming of said transflective electrochromic mirror reflective element, and (d) at least partially control the intensity of said video display screen. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A vehicular vision system comprising:
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a rear backup video camera at a rear portion of a vehicle; a video processor operable to process video image data captured by said rear backup video camera, wherein said video image data comprises a left zone image data set, a middle zone image data set and a right zone image data set; wherein said left zone image data set comprises video images of a left zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear of and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; wherein said right zone image data set comprises video images of a right zone that encompasses where another vehicle may approach from the rear and/or may overtake the equipped vehicle in a right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle; wherein said middle zone image data set comprises video images of a middle zone between the left and right zones; a video display screen for displaying video images; wherein, during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen displays video images captured by said rear backup video camera, and wherein, during the reversing maneuver, said video images displayed by said video display screen are representative of said left zone image data set, said middle zone image data set and said right zone image data set; wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said left zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the left side lane at the left side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a left turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the left side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; wherein, during forward travel of the equipped vehicle, said video display screen is operable to display images representative of said right zone image data set captured by said rear backup video camera to display images representative of the scene occurring at the right side lane at the right side of the equipped vehicle responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a right turn signal indicator of the equipped vehicle, (b) detection of another vehicle in or approaching the right side lane adjacent to the equipped vehicle and (c) a lane departure warning system of the equipped vehicle; and wherein images representative of the scene occurring at the left side lane or right side lane are displayed at a portion of said video display screen. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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Specification