SHARED VEHICLE CAMERA
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1. An apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a first radio channel coupled to the vehicle, the first radio channel configured to receive a broadcast of a beacon, the beacon advertising that captured image data is available for reception via a second radio channel;
a second radio channel coupled to the vehicle, the second radio channel configured to receive captured image data; and
a display device inside the vehicle and configured to display images represented by the received captured image data.
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Abstract
A camera is attached to a first vehicle and directed away from the first vehicle in order to capture images of object that are near or which approach the first vehicle, including a second vehicle configured to receive and process image data. Data representing images that are captured by the camera of the first vehicle are transmitted to a second vehicle. The image data from the first vehicle is used to provide images of the exterior of the second vehicle from the perspective of the first vehicle.
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1. An apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a first radio channel coupled to the vehicle, the first radio channel configured to receive a broadcast of a beacon, the beacon advertising that captured image data is available for reception via a second radio channel; a second radio channel coupled to the vehicle, the second radio channel configured to receive captured image data; and a display device inside the vehicle and configured to display images represented by the received captured image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a camera attached to a first vehicle and directed away from the first vehicle, the camera being configured to capture images and to provide captured image data; and a first radio channel configured to broadcast a beacon, which advertises that captured image data is available for transmission from the first vehicle; and a second radio channel configured to transmit captured image data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of sharing images captured by a camera attached to a first vehicle and which captures images of objects external to said first vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting a shared-image-available beacon signal from the first vehicle using a first radio channel; selectively transmitting captured image data using a second radio channel responsive to reception of the beacon signal via the first radio channel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of displaying images in a first vehicle, which are captured by a camera attached to a second vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving at the first vehicle, a shared-image-available beacon signal using a first radio channel; selectively receiving at the first vehicle, captured image data using a second radio channel, after reception of the shared-image-available beacon signal via the first radio channel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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