HEAD UNIT WITH UNIFORM VISION PROCESSING UNIT INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
a head unit comprising a video display for displaying images derived from a video feed from said camera;
a plurality of circuit cards each comprising a video line connector configured to connect to the video feed from said camera;
wherein said head unit comprises a circuit connector configured to connect to a selected one of said circuit cards;
wherein said plurality of circuit cards provide different processing functions via universal connection with said circuit connector of said head unit and the video feed from said camera; and
wherein the selected circuit card receives the video feed from said camera and provides the respective processing functions associated with the selected circuit card and outputs an output signal to said circuit connector of said head unit.
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Abstract
A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera, a head unit and a plurality of circuit cards. The camera has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The head unit includes a video display for displaying images derived from a video feed from the camera. The circuit cards each include at least one video line connector configured to communicate with a video feed from the camera. The head unit includes a circuit connector configured to connect to a selected one of the circuit cards. The circuit cards provide different processing functions via universal connection with the circuit connector of the head unit and the video feed from the camera. A selected circuit card connects to the circuit connector and receives the video feed from the camera and provides the processing functions associated with the selected circuit card and outputs an output signal to the circuit connector.
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20 Claims
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1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle; a head unit comprising a video display for displaying images derived from a video feed from said camera; a plurality of circuit cards each comprising a video line connector configured to connect to the video feed from said camera; wherein said head unit comprises a circuit connector configured to connect to a selected one of said circuit cards; wherein said plurality of circuit cards provide different processing functions via universal connection with said circuit connector of said head unit and the video feed from said camera; and wherein the selected circuit card receives the video feed from said camera and provides the respective processing functions associated with the selected circuit card and outputs an output signal to said circuit connector of said head unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle; a head unit comprising a video display for displaying images derived from video feeds from said cameras; a plurality of circuit cards each comprising a plurality of video line connectors configured to connect to the video feeds from said cameras; wherein said head unit comprises a circuit connector configured to connect to a selected one of said circuit cards; wherein said plurality of circuit cards provide different processing functions via universal connection with said circuit connector of said head unit and the video feeds from said cameras; wherein the selected circuit card receives the video feeds from said cameras and provides the respective processing functions associated with the selected circuit card and outputs an output signal to said circuit connector of said head unit; and wherein at least one of said plurality of circuit cards is operable to provide a top down display at said video display screen responsive to the video feeds from said cameras. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle; a head unit comprising a video display for displaying images derived from video feeds from said cameras; a plurality of circuit cards each comprising a plurality of video line connectors configured to connect to the video feeds from said cameras; wherein said head unit comprises a circuit connector configured to connect to a selected one of said circuit cards; wherein said plurality of circuit cards provide different processing functions via universal connection with said circuit connector of said head unit and the video feeds from said cameras; wherein the selected circuit card receives the video feeds from said cameras and provides the respective processing functions associated with the selected circuit card and outputs an output signal to said circuit connector of said head unit; wherein at least some of said plurality of circuit cards are operable to generate a video output to said video display screen responsive to processing of the video feeds from said cameras; wherein said circuit cards generate said outputs to provide respective selected types of displayed images; and wherein at least one of said plurality of circuit cards is operable to process the video feeds to provide a top down display at said video display screen. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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