VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED DISPLAY FUNCTIONS
First Claim
1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- at least one image sensor disposed at a subject vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
wherein said at least one image sensor comprises a forward facing camera disposed at the subject vehicle;
an image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one image sensor;
a control, wherein said control, at least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to generate an avatar representative of at least one object or scene segment in the field of view of said at least one image sensor;
a display for displaying images indicative of captured image data and for displaying the avatar for viewing by a driver of the subject vehicle; and
wherein said vision system is operable to display an avatar that is a representation of an object that is only partially viewed by said image sensor to enhance the display for viewing and understanding by the driver of the subject vehicle.
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Abstract
A vision system for a vehicle includes at least one image sensor, a control and a display. The image sensor is disposed at a subject vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The control, at least in part responsive to image processing of image data captured by the image sensor, is operable to generate an avatar representative of at least one object or scene segment in the field of view of the image sensor. The display is operable to display the avatar. The vision system may display an avatar that is a representation of an object that is only partially viewed by the image sensor to enhance the display for viewing and understanding by the driver of the subject vehicle, and a portion of the avatar representing the non-viewed portion of the object may be displayed in phantom.
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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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at least one image sensor disposed at a subject vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said at least one image sensor comprises a forward facing camera disposed at the subject vehicle; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one image sensor; a control, wherein said control, at least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to generate an avatar representative of at least one object or scene segment in the field of view of said at least one image sensor; a display for displaying images indicative of captured image data and for displaying the avatar for viewing by a driver of the subject vehicle; and wherein said vision system is operable to display an avatar that is a representation of an object that is only partially viewed by said image sensor to enhance the display for viewing and understanding by the driver of the subject vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one image sensor disposed at a subject vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said at least one image sensor comprises a forward facing camera disposed at the subject vehicle; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one image sensor; a control, wherein said control, at least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to generate an avatar representative of at least one object or scene segment in the field of view of said at least one image sensor; a display for displaying images indicative of captured image data and for displaying the avatar for viewing by a driver of the subject vehicle; wherein said vision system is operable to display an avatar that is a representation of an object that is only partially viewed by said image sensor to enhance the display for viewing and understanding by the driver of the subject vehicle; and wherein said control generates the avatar so that a portion of the displayed avatar representing a portion of the object is displayed in phantom to represent that viewing of that portion of the object by said image sensor is partially obstructed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one image sensor disposed at a subject vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle; wherein said at least one image sensor comprises a forward facing camera disposed at the subject vehicle; an image processor operable to process image data captured by said at least one image sensor; a control, wherein said control, at least in part responsive to processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to generate an avatar representative of at least one object or scene segment in the field of view of said at least one image sensor; a display for displaying images indicative of captured image data and for displaying the avatar for viewing by a driver of the subject vehicle; wherein said vision system is operable to display an avatar that is a representation of an object that is only partially viewed by said image sensor to enhance the display for viewing and understanding by the driver of the subject vehicle; and wherein said control generates the avatar so that a portion of the displayed avatar representing a portion of the object is displayed in phantom to represent that the portion of the object is outside of the field of view of said image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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