DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR MIRROR-LESS DRIVING
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1. A display system for a vehicle, the vehicle having a windshield, a driver side window and a passenger side window, the system comprising:
- a rear view camera constructed and arranged to obtain images external to the vehicle and associated with a rear of the vehicle,an image receiving area associated with the windshield, anda controller associated with the rear view camera and constructed and arranged to cause the images to be displayed on the image receiving area so that a driver of the vehicle can see what is occurring at the rear of the vehicle without using a rear view mirror.
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A display system for a vehicle includes a rear view camera constructed and arranged to obtain images external to the vehicle and associated with a rear of the vehicle. At least one side view camera is constructed and arranged to obtain images external to the vehicle and associated with a side of the vehicle. A display is constructed and arranged to display the images to a driver of the vehicle so that the driver can see what is occurring at the rear and the side of the vehicle without using mirrors.
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1. A display system for a vehicle, the vehicle having a windshield, a driver side window and a passenger side window, the system comprising:
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a rear view camera constructed and arranged to obtain images external to the vehicle and associated with a rear of the vehicle, an image receiving area associated with the windshield, and a controller associated with the rear view camera and constructed and arranged to cause the images to be displayed on the image receiving area so that a driver of the vehicle can see what is occurring at the rear of the vehicle without using a rear view mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17)
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13. A method of displaying external information to a driver of a vehicle, the vehicle having a windshield and a rear view camera, the method comprising the step of:
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providing an image receiving area, obtaining images external to the vehicle and associated with a rear of the vehicle from the rear view camera, and displaying the images on the image receiving area so that a driver of the vehicle can see what is occurring at the rear of the vehicle without using a rear view mirror. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 20, 21)
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18. A display system for a vehicle comprising:
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a rear view camera constructed and arranged to obtain images external to the vehicle and associated with a rear of the vehicle, at least one side view camera constructed and arranged to obtain external to the vehicle and images associated with a side of the vehicle, and a display constructed and arranged to display the images to a driver of the vehicle so that the driver can see what is occurring at the rear and the side of the vehicle without using mirrors. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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