SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A system for use in displaying at least one image of an area external to a vehicle, said system comprising:
- a sensor mounted to the vehicle;
at least one exterior camera mounted to the vehicle and configured to capture at least one image of the area external to the vehicle;
a display device mounted to the vehicle; and
a computing device coupled to said sensor, to said at least one exterior camera, and to said display device, said computing device configured to;
detect at least one of a presence of a hand within a predefined range of a shifting device in the vehicle, a contact between the hand and the steering wheel in the vehicle, and an activation of a brake pedal in the vehicle, based on a signal received from said sensor; and
display, in response to detecting at least one of the presence of the hand, the contact between the hand and the steering wheel, and the activation of the brake pedal, at least one image from said at least one exterior camera on said display device.
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Abstract
A system for use in displaying at least one image of an area external to a vehicle is provided. The system includes a sensor, at least one exterior camera configured to capture at least one image of the area external to the vehicle, a display device, and a computing device coupled to the sensor, to the at least one exterior camera, and to the display device. The computing device is configured to detect at least one of a presence of a hand within a predefined range of a shifting device, a contact between the hand and a steering wheel, and an activation of a brake pedal, based on a signal received from the sensor, and display, in response to detecting at least one of the presence, the contact, and the activation, at least one image from the at least one exterior camera on the display device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for use in displaying at least one image of an area external to a vehicle, said system comprising:
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a sensor mounted to the vehicle; at least one exterior camera mounted to the vehicle and configured to capture at least one image of the area external to the vehicle; a display device mounted to the vehicle; and a computing device coupled to said sensor, to said at least one exterior camera, and to said display device, said computing device configured to; detect at least one of a presence of a hand within a predefined range of a shifting device in the vehicle, a contact between the hand and the steering wheel in the vehicle, and an activation of a brake pedal in the vehicle, based on a signal received from said sensor; and display, in response to detecting at least one of the presence of the hand, the contact between the hand and the steering wheel, and the activation of the brake pedal, at least one image from said at least one exterior camera on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for displaying at least one image of an area external to a vehicle, said method comprising:
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detecting, by a computing device coupled to a sensor mounted to the vehicle, a presence of a hand within a predefined range of a shifting device in the vehicle, based on a signal received from the sensor; and displaying, in response to detecting the presence of the hand, at least one image from at least one exterior camera mounted to the vehicle on a display device mounted to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for use in presenting an alert within a vehicle based on at least one condition exterior to the vehicle, said system comprising:
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a first sensor mounted in an interior of the vehicle; a second sensor configured to monitor an area external to the vehicle; a computing device coupled to said first sensor and to said second sensor, said computing device configured to; detect at least one of a presence of a hand within a predefined range of a shifting device in the vehicle, a contact between the hand and a steering wheel in the vehicle, and an activation of a brake pedal in the vehicle, based on a first signal received from said first sensor; determine, based on a second signal received from said second sensor, if an object is positioned within a predefined distance from the vehicle; and provide, in response to detecting at least one of the presence, the contact, and the activation, and determining that the object is positioned within the predefined distance of the vehicle, an alert indicating the presence of the object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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