VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH POSITIONABLE VIRTUAL VIEWPOINT
First Claim
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- A vehicle vision system comprising;
a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system and having respective exterior fields of view, said plurality of cameras comprising a forward viewing camera at a front portion of the equipped vehicle, a rearward viewing camera at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle, a driver side sideward viewing camera at a driver side of the equipped vehicle and a passenger side sideward viewing camera at a passenger side of the equipped vehicle;
a display screen for displaying images derived from image data captured by said cameras in a surround view format where captured image data is merged to provide a single composite display image representative of a view from a virtual viewing position;
a control operable to adjust at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location of the displayed composite image, (ii) a virtual viewing angle of the displayed composite image, (iii) a degree of zoom of the displayed composite image and (iv) a degree of panning of the displayed composite image;
a gesture sensing device operable to sense a gesture made by a driver of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein said control is responsive to sensing by said gesture sensing device of a gesture made by the driver, and wherein, responsive at least in part to a determined gesture made by the driver, said control adjusts said at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location of the displayed composite image, (ii) a virtual viewing angle of the displayed composite image, (iii) a degree of zoom of the displayed composite image and (iv) a degree of panning of the displayed composite image.
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Abstract
A vehicle vision system includes a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle and having respective exterior fields of view and a display screen for displaying images derived from captured image data in a surround view format where captured image data is merged to provide a single composite display image from a virtual viewing position. A gesture sensing device is operable to sense a gesture made by the driver of the vehicle. A control provides a selected displayed image for viewing by the driver to assist the driver during a particular driving maneuver. The control is responsive to sensing by the gesture sensing device, whereby the driver can adjust the displayed image by at least one of (a) touch and (b) gesture to adjust at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location, (ii) a virtual viewing angle, (iii) a degree of zoom and (iv) a degree of panning.
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21 Claims
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- A vehicle vision system comprising;
a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system and having respective exterior fields of view, said plurality of cameras comprising a forward viewing camera at a front portion of the equipped vehicle, a rearward viewing camera at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle, a driver side sideward viewing camera at a driver side of the equipped vehicle and a passenger side sideward viewing camera at a passenger side of the equipped vehicle; a display screen for displaying images derived from image data captured by said cameras in a surround view format where captured image data is merged to provide a single composite display image representative of a view from a virtual viewing position; a control operable to adjust at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location of the displayed composite image, (ii) a virtual viewing angle of the displayed composite image, (iii) a degree of zoom of the displayed composite image and (iv) a degree of panning of the displayed composite image; a gesture sensing device operable to sense a gesture made by a driver of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said control is responsive to sensing by said gesture sensing device of a gesture made by the driver, and wherein, responsive at least in part to a determined gesture made by the driver, said control adjusts said at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location of the displayed composite image, (ii) a virtual viewing angle of the displayed composite image, (iii) a degree of zoom of the displayed composite image and (iv) a degree of panning of the displayed composite image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- A vehicle vision system comprising;
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- A vehicle vision system comprising;
a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system and having respective exterior fields of view, said plurality of cameras comprising a forward viewing camera at a front portion of the equipped vehicle, a rearward viewing camera at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle, a driver side sideward viewing camera at a driver side of the equipped vehicle and a passenger side sideward viewing camera at a passenger side of the equipped vehicle; a display screen for displaying images derived from image data captured by said cameras in a surround view format where captured image data is merged to provide a single composite display image representative of a view from a virtual viewing position; a control operable to adjust at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location of the displayed composite image, (ii) a virtual viewing angle of the displayed composite image, (iii) a degree of zoom of the displayed composite image and (iv) a degree of panning of the displayed composite image; a gesture sensing device operable to sense a gesture made by a driver of the equipped vehicle, wherein said gesture sensing device comprises an interior camera having a field of view interior the equipped vehicle that encompasses at least a portion of an area typically occupied by a driver of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said control is responsive to sensing by said gesture sensing device of a gesture made by the driver, and wherein, responsive at least in part to a determined gesture made by the driver, said control adjusts said at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location of the displayed composite image, (ii) a virtual viewing angle of the displayed composite image, (iii) a degree of zoom of the displayed composite image and (iv) a degree of panning of the displayed composite image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
- A vehicle vision system comprising;
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- A vehicle vision system comprising;
a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system and having respective exterior fields of view, said plurality of cameras comprising at least a rearward viewing camera at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle, a driver side sideward viewing camera at a driver side of the equipped vehicle and a passenger side sideward viewing camera at a passenger side of the equipped vehicle; a display screen for displaying images derived from image data captured by said cameras in a surround view format where captured image data is merged to provide a single composite display image representative of a view from a virtual viewing position; a control operable to adjust at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location of the displayed composite image, (ii) a virtual viewing angle of the displayed composite image, (iii) a degree of zoom of the displayed composite image and (iv) a degree of panning of the displayed composite image; a gesture sensing device operable to sense a gesture made by a hand of a driver of the equipped vehicle, wherein said gesture sensing device comprises an interior camera having a field of view interior the equipped vehicle that encompasses at least a portion of an area typically occupied by a driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein said control is responsive to sensing of a driver'"'"'s hand gesture by said gesture sensing device, and wherein, responsive at least in part to a determined hand gesture by the driver, said control adjusts said at least one of (i) a virtual viewing location of the displayed composite image, (ii) a virtual viewing angle of the displayed composite image, (iii) a degree of zoom of the displayed composite image and (iv) a degree of panning of the displayed composite image; and wherein, responsive to a determination of a head movement made by the driver of the equipped vehicle, said control is operable to adjust a virtual viewing location of the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
- A vehicle vision system comprising;
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