VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a camera disposed in a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a field of view that encompasses a front seat of the equipped vehicle so as to capture images of an occupant of the equipped vehicle;
said camera capturing image data;
an image processor;
said image processor provided with image data captured by said camera;
said image processor image processing image data captured by said camera;
said image processor, responsive at least in part to image processing of image data captured by said camera, recognizing movement;
wherein said movement comprises a hand gesture made by the occupant of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein said image processor comprises a system-on-a-chip image processor.
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Abstract
A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera having a field of view that encompasses a front seat of the vehicle so as to capture images of an occupant of the vehicle. An image processor is provided with image data captured by the camera and the image processor image processes image data captured by the camera. The image processor, responsive at least in part to image processing of image data captured by the camera, recognizes movement representative of a hand gesture made by the occupant of the vehicle. The image processor is a system-on-a-chip image processor. The control may control a device of the vehicle responsive at least in part to the recognition of the hand gesture.
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20 Claims
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1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed in a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a field of view that encompasses a front seat of the equipped vehicle so as to capture images of an occupant of the equipped vehicle; said camera capturing image data; an image processor; said image processor provided with image data captured by said camera; said image processor image processing image data captured by said camera; said image processor, responsive at least in part to image processing of image data captured by said camera, recognizing movement; wherein said movement comprises a hand gesture made by the occupant of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said image processor comprises a system-on-a-chip image processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed in a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a field of view that encompasses a front seat of the equipped vehicle so as to capture images of a driver of the equipped vehicle; said camera capturing image data; a control comprising an image processor; said image processor provided with image data captured by said camera; said image processor image processing image data captured by said camera; said image processor, responsive at least in part to image processing of image data captured by said camera, recognizing movement; wherein said movement comprises a hand gesture made by the driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein said image processor comprises a system-on-a-chip image processor; and wherein, responsive at least in part to said recognition of said hand gesture, said control controls a device of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera disposed in a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera having a field of view that encompasses a front seat of the equipped vehicle so as to capture images of a driver of the equipped vehicle; said camera capturing image data; a control comprising an image processor; said image processor provided with image data captured by said camera; said image processor image processing image data captured by said camera; said image processor, responsive at least in part to image processing of image data captured by said camera, recognizing movement; wherein said movement comprises a hand gesture made by the driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein said image processor comprises a system-on-a-chip image processor; wherein, responsive at least in part to said recognition of said hand gesture, said control controls a device of the equipped vehicle; a display device viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein said display assembly comprises a video display device; and wherein said video display device is operable to display images representative of a scene occurring exterior of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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