Automatically Activated Vehicle Obstacle Viewing System
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1. A method of automatically activating a camera system mounted to a vehicle, the method comprising the step of:
- determining a current vehicle pathway, wherein a vehicle system controller automatically performs said step of determining said current vehicle pathway;
monitoring for a potential vehicle obstacle, wherein said vehicle system controller automatically performs said monitoring step, and wherein when said potential vehicle obstacle is identified said method further comprises the steps of;
determining if said potential vehicle obstacle is located within said current vehicle pathway, wherein said vehicle system controller automatically performs said step of determining if said potential vehicle obstacle is located within said current vehicle pathway;
displaying a data feed from the camera system if said potential vehicle obstacle is determined by said vehicle system controller to be located within said current vehicle pathway; and
terminating said step of displaying said data feed from the camera system after said vehicle system controller determines that said potential vehicle obstacle is no longer located within said current vehicle pathway.
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Abstract
A method is provided for automatically activating a camera system whenever the control system determines that there is an obstacle in the vehicle'"'"'s pathway, thereby helping the driver to avoid the obstacle altogether.
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1. A method of automatically activating a camera system mounted to a vehicle, the method comprising the step of:
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determining a current vehicle pathway, wherein a vehicle system controller automatically performs said step of determining said current vehicle pathway; monitoring for a potential vehicle obstacle, wherein said vehicle system controller automatically performs said monitoring step, and wherein when said potential vehicle obstacle is identified said method further comprises the steps of; determining if said potential vehicle obstacle is located within said current vehicle pathway, wherein said vehicle system controller automatically performs said step of determining if said potential vehicle obstacle is located within said current vehicle pathway; displaying a data feed from the camera system if said potential vehicle obstacle is determined by said vehicle system controller to be located within said current vehicle pathway; and terminating said step of displaying said data feed from the camera system after said vehicle system controller determines that said potential vehicle obstacle is no longer located within said current vehicle pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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