DUAL DISPLAY REVERSE CAMERA SYSTEM

• US 20180270406A1
• Filed: 03/16/2018
• Published: 09/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: Bareman, Donald L.
• Granted Patent: US 10,735,638 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/04 mounted inside vehicle B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1253 with cameras, video cameras or video screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/105 using multiple cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/20 characterised by the type of display used
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/306 using a re-scaling of images
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8046 for replacing a rear-view mirror system
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8066 for monitoring rearward traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/45 for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/69 Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A display system for a vehicle includes a first imager configured to capture image data in a field of view rearward of the vehicle. A second imager is also configured to capture image data in the field of view rearward of the vehicle. The display system additionally includes a first display device disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and a second display device also disposed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The display system also includes a controller in communication with the first and second imagers and the first and second display devices wherein the controller is operable to adjust at least one of an orientation and a scale of two desired views of the image data for display on the first and second display devices.

Claims

1. A display system for a vehicle comprising:

a first imager configured to capture image data in a field of view rearward of the vehicle;

a second imager configured to capture image data in the field of view rearward of the vehicle;

a first display device disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle;

a second display device disposed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle; and

a controller in communication with the first and second imagers and the first and second display devices wherein the controller produces two desired views of the image data for display on the first and second display devices.

2. The display system of claim 1, wherein the first display device is a rearview mirror display device.

3. The display system of claim 2, wherein the second display device is a dash display device.

4. The display system of claim 1, wherein the first and second display devices are both positioned in a rearview mirror display device or a dash display device.

5. The display system of claim 1, wherein the desired view of the image data from the first imager is displayed on the first display and the desired view of the image data from the second imager is displayed on the second display.

6. The display system of claim 1, wherein the image data captured from the first imager corresponds to a long view image and the image data captured from the second imager corresponds to a short wide angle view image.

7. The display system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more supplemental imagers configured to capture image data in a field of view complementary and/or different from the field of view rearward of the vehicle; and

one or more supplemental display devices disposed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.

8. The display system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more supplemental imagers configured to capture image data in a field of view complementary and/or different from the field of view rearward of the vehicle.

9. The display system of claim 1, wherein the first and second imagers may be positioned on or within a side view mirror, a rearview display device, a rear windshield, a front windshield, one or more doors, a bumper, a trunk, a paneling member, or combinations thereof.

10. The display system of claim 8, wherein the one or more supplemental imagers may be positioned on or within a side view mirror, a rearview display device, a rear windshield, a front windshield, one or more doors, a bumper, a trunk, a paneling member, or combinations thereof.

11. A method for simultaneously displaying two desired views of image data, the method comprising:

capturing image data in a field of view rearward of the vehicle using a first imager;

capturing image data in the field of view rearward of the vehicle using a second imager;

processing the image data captured from the first and second imagers; and

displaying the two desired views on a first and a second display device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying the desired view of the image data collected from the first imager on the first display device; and

displaying the desired view of the image data collected from the second imager on the second display device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first display device is a rearview mirror display device and the second display device is a dash display device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second display devices are both positioned in a rearview mirror display device or a dash display device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the image data captured from the first imager corresponds to a long view image and the image data captured from the second imager corresponds to a short wide angle view image.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

capturing image data complementary and/or different from the field of view rearward of the vehicle using one or more supplemental imagers.

17. An apparatus for displaying a rearward directed field of view for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a display device disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the display device comprising a first and a second screen; and

a controller in communication with the display device and a first imager and a second imager configured to capture image data in the rearward directed field of view, wherein the controller is operable to process the image data and produce two desired views of the image data.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the display device is a rearview mirror display device or a dash display device.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

one or more supplemental imagers configured to capture image data in a field of view complementary and/or different from the field of view rearward of the vehicle; and

one or more supplemental display devices disposed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the image data captured from the first imager corresponds to a long view image and the image data captured from the second imager corresponds to a short wide angle view image.