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Apparatus for watching around vehicle

  • US 6,400,405 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2001
  • Issued: 06/04/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for watching around a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

  • an image pick-up unit, mounted on an exterior of the vehicle, for picking up images of the surroundings of the vehicle;

    a display unit, provided within the vehicle, for displaying the images with a mask image superimposed on the images;

    a light-to-dark decision unit for deciding lightness outside the vehicle and outputting a light-to-dark decision signal;

    wherein a display color of the mask image is switchable from one to another; and

    the display color of the mask image is set switchable from one to another according to the light-to-dark decision signal from the light-to-dark decision unit, wherein a plurality of colors including light and dark colors are provided as the display color of the mask image; and

    the display color of the mask image is switched to the dark color when the luminous intensity outside the vehicle is decided to be high based on the light-to-dark decision signal, and to the light color when the luminous intensity outside the vehicle is decided to be low based thereon.

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