VEHICULAR CAMERA WITH ON-BOARD MICROCONTROLLER
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1. A vehicular camera, comprising:
- a lens;
an image processor configured to receive images from the lens; and
a microcontroller containing flash memory, wherein the microcontroller is connected to the image processor by a first bus through which command data is communicated to the image processor from the microcontroller, wherein the command data includes application instructions to draw application data from a selected point in the flash memory, and wherein the microcontroller is connected to the image processor by a second bus through which application data is communicated to the image processor from the flash memory.
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A vehicular camera includes a lens, an image processor configured to receive images from the lens, and a microcontroller containing flash memory. The microcontroller is connected to the image processor by a first bus through which command data is communicated to the image processor from the microcontroller. The command data includes application instructions to draw application data from a selected point in the flash memory. The microcontroller is connected to the image processor by a second bus through which application data is communicated to the image processor from the flash memory.
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1. A vehicular camera, comprising:
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a lens; an image processor configured to receive images from the lens; and a microcontroller containing flash memory, wherein the microcontroller is connected to the image processor by a first bus through which command data is communicated to the image processor from the microcontroller, wherein the command data includes application instructions to draw application data from a selected point in the flash memory, and wherein the microcontroller is connected to the image processor by a second bus through which application data is communicated to the image processor from the flash memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A camera system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a camera; a distance sensor; and a controller that determines whether there is an element in the fields of view of the camera and the distance sensor that represents a collision risk for the vehicle based on an image from the camera and input from the distance sensor, wherein upon detection of an element that represents a collision risk the controller is programmed to carry out at least one action consisting of;
informing the driver of the vehicle of the collision risk; and
control at least one vehicle component to inhibit a collision by the vehicle with the element that represents a collision risk. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A camera system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras, each camera having a field of view and being positioned at selected positions about the vehicle, wherein the plurality of cameras has a combined field of view, wherein each camera includes; a lens; an image sensor; a housing, wherein the lens and image sensor are mounted to the housing at a selected position relative to each other, wherein the image sensor receives raw images from the lens; and a controller programmed to modify at least one raw image to produce a processed image; a central controller programmed to combine the processed images from the cameras into a single combined image showing the combined field of view; and an electrical cable connecting each camera to the central controller, wherein the electrical cable is a non-coaxial cable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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