SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTERACTIVELY CONTROLLING A VIRTUAL CAMERA
First Claim
1. A multiple-view camera system for a motor vehicle, the multiple-view camera system comprising:
- one or more image source units;
an image processing unit in signal communication with each of the one or more image source units, configured to receive multiple images from each of the one or more image source units;
a parameter setting unit in signal communication with the image processing unit, configured to transmit to the image processing unit image-related parameters input by a user of the multiple-view camera system, where the image-related parameters are utilized by the image processing unit to generate images for display to the user; and
a display in signal communication with the image processing unit, configured to display to the user the display images generated by the image processing unit.
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Abstract
A multiple-view virtual camera system comprising one or more image source units, an image processing unit, a parameter setting unit in signal communication with the image processing unit, and a display in signal communication with the image processing unit. The display is configured to display images generated by the image processing unit to a user of the virtual camera system, where the displayed images are configured according to image-related parameters input by a user of the multiple-view camera system through the parameter setting unit. The parameter setting unit may include a user interface, such as a single-touch or multi-touch touchscreen display, configured to accept input from the user that adjusts the parameters that are transmitted to the image processing unit and utilized by the image processing unit. A method of interactively controlling the virtual camera system by a user of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
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1. A multiple-view camera system for a motor vehicle, the multiple-view camera system comprising:
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one or more image source units; an image processing unit in signal communication with each of the one or more image source units, configured to receive multiple images from each of the one or more image source units; a parameter setting unit in signal communication with the image processing unit, configured to transmit to the image processing unit image-related parameters input by a user of the multiple-view camera system, where the image-related parameters are utilized by the image processing unit to generate images for display to the user; and a display in signal communication with the image processing unit, configured to display to the user the display images generated by the image processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of interactively controlling a multiple-view camera system in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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collecting one or more images from a plurality of image source units in the motor vehicle; inputting image-related parameters into the multiple-view camera system through a graphical user interface by a user of the motor vehicle; generating an image for display to the user responsive to the image-related parameters; and displaying the image for display to the user on a display in the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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