Dual-sided display for vehicle rear-viewing system
First Claim
1. A display system for a vehicle comprising:
- a display panel mountable to the interior ceiling of a vehicle, the display panel includinga first side display screen viewable by a rear-seat passenger in the vehicle when the display panel is in a first panel position, anda second side display screen positioned on the opposite side of the display panel from the first side display screen and viewable by a driver of the vehicle through an interior rear-view mirror of the vehicle when the display panel is in the first panel position;
a hinge pivotably connecting the display panel to a base and allowing the display panel to be moved between the first panel position wherein the display panel is substantially perpendicular to the interior ceiling of the vehicle and a second panel position wherein the display panel does not obstruct a field of view of the interior rear view mirror;
a motor configured to move the display panel between the first panel position and the second panel position;
a first camera mountable to a rear portion of the vehicle and configured to capture images of a rear view of the vehicle;
a second camera configured to capture images of the rear-seat passenger;
a switch; and
a processor configured todisplay the images from a media device on the first side display screen when the display panel is in the first panel position,receive a signal from the switch indicating whether the switch is in a first switch position or a second switch position,display images from the first camera on the second side display screen when the display panel is in the first panel position and the switch is in the first switch position,display images from the second camera on the second side display screen when the display panel is in the first panel position and the switch is in the second switch position,receive a first signal from the vehicle when the vehicle is operating in reverse, andcause the motor to move the display panel from the second panel position to the first panel position in response to receiving the first signal such that the second side display screen is viewable by the driver of the vehicle through the interior rear view mirror when the vehicle is operating in reverse.
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Abstract
A display system for a vehicle including a dual-sided display panel pivotably mounted to the interior ceiling of the vehicle. The dual-sided display panel displays an image from a media device to a rear-seat passenger of the vehicle and displays a different image to the driver on a second side of the display panel. The second side of the display panel is viewable by a driver of the vehicle through a rear-view mirror. A user-operated switch indicates what video source is displayed to the driver on the second side of the display panel. A first selectable video source is a camera mounted on the rear of the vehicle to capture rear-view images of the exterior behind the vehicle. A second selectable video source is a camera mounted in the rear passenger area of the vehicle to capture images of a rear-seat passenger.
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14 Claims
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1. A display system for a vehicle comprising:
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a display panel mountable to the interior ceiling of a vehicle, the display panel including a first side display screen viewable by a rear-seat passenger in the vehicle when the display panel is in a first panel position, and a second side display screen positioned on the opposite side of the display panel from the first side display screen and viewable by a driver of the vehicle through an interior rear-view mirror of the vehicle when the display panel is in the first panel position; a hinge pivotably connecting the display panel to a base and allowing the display panel to be moved between the first panel position wherein the display panel is substantially perpendicular to the interior ceiling of the vehicle and a second panel position wherein the display panel does not obstruct a field of view of the interior rear view mirror; a motor configured to move the display panel between the first panel position and the second panel position; a first camera mountable to a rear portion of the vehicle and configured to capture images of a rear view of the vehicle; a second camera configured to capture images of the rear-seat passenger; a switch; and a processor configured to display the images from a media device on the first side display screen when the display panel is in the first panel position, receive a signal from the switch indicating whether the switch is in a first switch position or a second switch position, display images from the first camera on the second side display screen when the display panel is in the first panel position and the switch is in the first switch position, display images from the second camera on the second side display screen when the display panel is in the first panel position and the switch is in the second switch position, receive a first signal from the vehicle when the vehicle is operating in reverse, and cause the motor to move the display panel from the second panel position to the first panel position in response to receiving the first signal such that the second side display screen is viewable by the driver of the vehicle through the interior rear view mirror when the vehicle is operating in reverse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a display system for a vehicle including a dual-sided display panel pivotably connected to a base allowing the dual-sided display panel to be moved between a first panel position wherein the dual-sided display panel is substantially perpendicular to the interior ceiling of a vehicle and a second panel position wherein the dual-sided display panel does not obstruct a field of view of an interior rear-view mirror of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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positioning the dual-sided display panel in the first position so that a first side display screen is viewable by a rear-passenger in the vehicle and a second side display screen positioned on the opposite side of the display panel from the first side display screen is viewable by a driver of the vehicle through an interior rear-view mirror of the vehicle; displaying images from a media device on the first side display screen when the dual-sided display panel is in the first panel position; receiving a signal from a user-operated switch indicating whether the switch is in a first switch position or a second switch position; displaying images from a first camera on the second side display screen when the dual-sided display panel is in the first panel position and the switch is in the first switch position, the first camera being mounted on a rear portion of the vehicle and configured to capture images of a rear view of the vehicle; displaying images from a second camera on the second side display screen when the dual-sided display panel is in the first panel position and the switch is in the second switch position, the second camera being positioned to capture images of the rear-seat passenger of the vehicle; receiving a first signal from the vehicle when the vehicle is operating in reverse; and causing a motor to move the display panel from the second panel position to the first panel position in response to receiving the first signal such that the second side display screen is viewable by the driver of the vehicle through the interior rear view mirror when the vehicle is operating in reverse. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a display system for a vehicle including a dual-sided display panel that is controllably movable between a first panel position and a second panel position,
wherein a first side display screen of the dual-sided display panel is viewable by a rear-seat passenger and a second side display screen, positioned on the opposite side of the display panel from the first side display screen, is viewable by a driver of the vehicle through an interior rear view mirror when the display panel is in the first panel position, and wherein the dual-sided display panel does not obstruct the interior rear view mirror when the display panel is in the second panel position, the method comprising: -
receiving a signal from the vehicle when the vehicle is operating in reverse; causing the display panel to move from the second panel position to the first panel position in response to receiving the first signal such that the second side display screen is viewable by the driver of the vehicle through the interior rear view mirror when the vehicle is operating in reverse; and displaying images from a first camera on the second side display screen when the dual-sided display panel is in the first panel position, the first camera being mounted on a rear portion of the vehicle and configured to capture images of a rear view of the vehicle.
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14. A display system for a vehicle comprising:
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a display panel mountable to the interior ceiling of a vehicle, the display panel including a first side display screen and a second side display screen positioned on the opposite side of the display panel from the first side display screen, the display panel being controllably movable between a first panel position and a second panel position, wherein the first side display screen is viewable by a rear-seat passenger and the second side display screen is viewable by a driver of the vehicle through an interior rear view mirror when the display panel is in the first panel position, and wherein the display panel does not obstruct the interior rear view mirror when the display panel is in the second panel position; a first camera mountable to a rear portion of the vehicle and configured to capture images of a rear view of the vehicle; and a processor configured to receive a signal from the vehicle when the vehicle is operating in reverse, cause the display panel to be moved from the second panel position to the first panel position in response to receiving the first signal such that the second side display screen is viewable by the driver of the vehicle through the interior rear view mirror when the vehicle is operating in reverse, and display images from the first camera on the second side display screen when the display panel is in the first panel position and the switch is in the first switch position.
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