VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WITH ADJUSTABLE CAMERA
First Claim
1. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
- a side-mounted camera disposed at a side of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system;
wherein, responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a user input by a driver of the equipped vehicle and (b) traveling speed of the equipped vehicle, said vehicular vision system adjusts said side-mounted camera between (i) capturing image data representative of a ground region at the side of the equipped vehicle at which said side-mounted camera disposed and (ii) capturing image data representative of regions further away from the equipped vehicle;
wherein, with said side-mounted camera adjusted to capture image data representative of the ground region at the side of the equipped vehicle, said vehicular vision system uses image data captured by said side-mounted camera for displaying video images at a display device disposed in the interior cabin of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle who is driving the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, with said side-mounted camera adjusted to capture image data representative of regions further away from the equipped vehicle, said vehicular vision system processes image data captured by said side-mounted camera for a driver assistance system of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicular vision system includes a side-mounted camera disposed at a side of the vehicle. Responsive to (a) actuation of a user input by a driver of the vehicle and/or (b) traveling speed of the vehicle, the vehicular vision system adjusts the side-mounted camera between (i) capturing image data representative of a ground region at the side of the vehicle and (ii) capturing image data representative of regions further away from the vehicle. With the side-mounted camera adjusted to capture image data representative of the ground region at the side of the vehicle, the vehicular vision system may use captured image data for displaying video images at a display device viewable by the driver of the vehicle. With the side-mounted camera adjusted to capture image data representative of regions further away from the vehicle, the vehicular vision system processes captured image data for a driver assistance system of the vehicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
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a side-mounted camera disposed at a side of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system; wherein, responsive to at least one of (a) actuation of a user input by a driver of the equipped vehicle and (b) traveling speed of the equipped vehicle, said vehicular vision system adjusts said side-mounted camera between (i) capturing image data representative of a ground region at the side of the equipped vehicle at which said side-mounted camera disposed and (ii) capturing image data representative of regions further away from the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said side-mounted camera adjusted to capture image data representative of the ground region at the side of the equipped vehicle, said vehicular vision system uses image data captured by said side-mounted camera for displaying video images at a display device disposed in the interior cabin of the equipped vehicle that is viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle who is driving the equipped vehicle; and wherein, with said side-mounted camera adjusted to capture image data representative of regions further away from the equipped vehicle, said vehicular vision system processes image data captured by said side-mounted camera for a driver assistance system of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
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a side-mounted camera disposed at a side of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system; wherein said side-mounted camera comprises an image sensor having a two dimensional array of a plurality of photosensor elements arranged in at least 640 columns and 480 rows; wherein said two dimensional array comprises at least 1 million photosensor elements; wherein, responsive to traveling speed of the equipped vehicle, said vehicular vision system adjusts said side-mounted camera between (i) capturing image data representative of a ground region at the side of the equipped vehicle at which said side-mounted camera disposed and (ii) capturing image data representative of regions further away from the equipped vehicle; and wherein said side-mounted camera is operable to adjust between (i) capturing image data representative of the ground region at the side of the equipped vehicle at which said side-mounted camera is disposed when the equipped vehicle is traveling below a threshold speed level and (ii) capturing image data representative of regions further away from the equipped vehicle when the equipped vehicle is traveling at or above the threshold speed level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
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a side-mounted camera disposed at a side of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system; wherein said side-mounted camera comprises an image sensor having a two dimensional array of a plurality of photosensor elements arranged in at least 640 columns and 480 rows; wherein said two dimensional array comprises at least 1 million photosensor elements; wherein said vehicular vision system is operable to adjust said side-mounted camera between (i) capturing image data representative of a ground region at the side of the equipped vehicle at which said side-mounted camera disposed and (ii) capturing image data representative of regions further away from the equipped vehicle; and wherein said side-mounted camera adjusts between (i) capturing image data representative of the ground region at the side of the equipped vehicle at which said side-mounted camera disposed and (ii) capturing image data representative of regions further away from the equipped vehicle by (a) a first amount responsive to the equipped vehicle reaching a first threshold speed and (b) a second amount responsive to the equipped vehicle reaching a second threshold speed that is larger than said first threshold speed. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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