Monitoring and automatic equipment control systems
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1. An automotive equipment control system comprising:
- at least one imager comprising;
at least one image sensor configured to acquire an image;
a first processor configured to analyze said image, such that a second processor can make a control decision in order to automatically perform a vehicle equipment related function based on information communicated from said first processor configured to analyze said image; and
an interconnection configured to transmit data between said imager and said first processor for analyzing said image;
wherein said interconnection is configured to operate up to at least one megabaud without emitting unacceptable electromagnetic interference.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to monitoring and automatic control systems.
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20 Claims
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1. An automotive equipment control system comprising:
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at least one imager comprising; at least one image sensor configured to acquire an image; a first processor configured to analyze said image, such that a second processor can make a control decision in order to automatically perform a vehicle equipment related function based on information communicated from said first processor configured to analyze said image; and an interconnection configured to transmit data between said imager and said first processor for analyzing said image; wherein said interconnection is configured to operate up to at least one megabaud without emitting unacceptable electromagnetic interference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An automotive equipment control system comprising:
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at least one imager comprising; at least one image sensor configured to acquire an image; a first processor configured to analyze said image, such that a second processor can make a control decision in order to automatically perform a vehicle equipment related function based on information communicated from said first processor configured to analyze said image; and an interconnection configured to transmit data between said imager and said first processor for analyzing said image; wherein said interconnection is a low voltage differential signal (LVDS) interconnection; wherein said vehicle equipment related function comprises exterior light control. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An automotive equipment control system comprising:
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at least one imager comprising; at least one image sensor configured to acquire an image; a first processor configured to analyze said image, such that a second processor can make a control decision in order to automatically perform a vehicle equipment related function based on information communicated from said first processor configured to analyze said image; wherein said first processor is one of a field gate programmable gate array (FPGA) and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and an interconnection configured to transmit data between said imager and said first processor for analyzing said image; wherein said interconnection is a low voltage differential signal (LVDS) interconnection; wherein said interconnection is configured to operate up to at least one megabaud without emitting unacceptable electromagnetic interference; wherein said vehicle equipment related function comprises exterior light control, collision warning or avoidance, weather condition detection, and lane departure warning.
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