Video image presentation system
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1. A method for presenting video images from a vehicle environment outside of a detecting vehicle, the method comprising:
- taking video images of the vehicle environmentdetecting sensor data of the vehicle environment or the detecting vehicle itself;
processing the sensor data;
determining the distance of an object shown in the video images relative to the detecting vehicle from where the distance is determined;
recognizing objects in the video images; and
visualizing the processed sensor data in the displayed video images by changing the representation of recognized objects in the video images,when it is detected that the distance of the object relative to the detecting vehicle is decreasing, changing the representation of the object in the displayed video image to visually alert a driver of the detecting vehicle of the object,where the representation of the recognized objects is changed by introducing an element in an object in the displayed video images, and where the element is not in the video images of the environment of the vehicle, and where the element is an element that could be present in another driving situation, where the element is a representation of a component of a detected object in the environment, and where the alert visually changes or modifies the element that is not present visibly or invisibly in the vehicle environment as viewed by a driver of the detecting vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for presenting video images from a vehicle environment includes taking video images of the vehicle environment, detecting sensor data of the vehicle environment or the vehicle, processing the sensor data, recognizing objects in the video images, and visualizing the processed sensor data in the displayed video images by changing the representation of recognized objects in the displayed video images.
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1. A method for presenting video images from a vehicle environment outside of a detecting vehicle, the method comprising:
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taking video images of the vehicle environment detecting sensor data of the vehicle environment or the detecting vehicle itself; processing the sensor data; determining the distance of an object shown in the video images relative to the detecting vehicle from where the distance is determined; recognizing objects in the video images; and visualizing the processed sensor data in the displayed video images by changing the representation of recognized objects in the video images, when it is detected that the distance of the object relative to the detecting vehicle is decreasing, changing the representation of the object in the displayed video image to visually alert a driver of the detecting vehicle of the object, where the representation of the recognized objects is changed by introducing an element in an object in the displayed video images, and where the element is not in the video images of the environment of the vehicle, and where the element is an element that could be present in another driving situation, where the element is a representation of a component of a detected object in the environment, and where the alert visually changes or modifies the element that is not present visibly or invisibly in the vehicle environment as viewed by a driver of the detecting vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for displaying video images from a vehicle environment, the system comprising:
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an image sensor taking video images from the environment of the vehicle; at least one sensor detecting data of the vehicle environment or the vehicle itself; a sensor processing unit processing the sensor data; an image processing unit post-processing the video images and recognizing objects in the video images; and a graphics processing unit visualizing the processed sensor data in the displayed video images by changing the representation of recognized objects in the video images, when it is detected that the distance of the object relative to the detecting vehicle is decreasing, changing the representation of the object in the displayed video image to visually alert a driver of the detecting vehicle of the object, where the representation of the recognized objects is changed by introducing an element in an object in the displayed video images, and where the element is not in the video images of the environment of the vehicle, and where the element is an element that could be present in another driving situation, where the element is a representation of a component of a detected object in the environment, and where the alert visually changes or modifies the element that is not present visibly or invisibly in the vehicle environment as viewed by a driver of the detecting vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for presenting video images from a vehicle environment outside of a detecting vehicle, the method comprising:
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taking video images of the vehicle environment; recognizing a vehicle in front of the detecting vehicle in the video images; determining the velocity of the recognized vehicle; processing the determined velocity; and visualizing the processed velocity in the displayed video images by changing the representation of the recognized vehicle in the video images to visually alert the driver of the detecting vehicle, where, when it is detected that the velocity of the recognized vehicle is lower than a predetermined threshold velocity, braking lights of the recognized vehicle as shown in the video images are displayed in an activated state although not actually physically in the active state, where the activated brake lights could be present in another driving situation.
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19. A method for presenting video images from a vehicle environment outside of a detecting vehicle, the method comprising:
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taking video images of the vehicle environment; recognizing a vehicle in front of the detecting vehicle in the video images; determining the velocity of the recognized vehicle relative to the detecting vehicle; processing the determined velocity; and visualizing the processed velocity in the displayed video images by changing the representation of the recognized vehicle in the displayed video images to visually alert the driver of the detecting vehicle, where the representation of the recognized vehicle is changed in the video images by adding flashing warning lights to the recognized vehicle as shown in the video images, when it is detected that the velocity is lower than a predetermined threshold velocity although the flashing warning lights are not physically in an active state in the recognized vehicle, where the flashing warning lights could be present in another driving situation.
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20. A system for displaying video images from a vehicle environment outside of a detecting vehicle, the system comprising:
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an image sensor taking video images from the vehicle environment; at least one velocity sensor detecting the velocity of other vehicles in the vehicle environment; a velocity sensor processing unit processing the velocity of the other vehicles relative to the detecting vehicle; an image processing unit post-processing the video images and recognizing the other vehicles in the video images; and a graphics processing unit visualizing the processed sensor data in the video images to visually alert the driver of the detecting vehicle, where, when the velocity sensor detects that the velocity of a vehicle moving in front of the detecting vehicle is lower than a predetermined threshold velocity, the graphics processor displays braking lights of the front vehicle in an activated state although not actually physically in the active state, where the activated brake lights could be present in another driving situation.
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21. A system for displaying video images from a vehicle environment outside of a detecting vehicle, the system comprising:
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an image sensor taking video images from the vehicle environment; at least one velocity sensor detecting the velocity of other vehicles in the vehicle environment; a velocity sensor processing unit processing the velocity of the other vehicles relative to the detecting vehicle; an image processing unit post-processing the video images and recognizing the other vehicles in the video images; and a graphics processing unit visualizing the processed sensor data in the video images to visually alert the driver of the detecting vehicle, where, when the velocity sensor detects that the velocity of a vehicle moving in front of the detecting vehicle is lower than a predetermined threshold velocity, the graphics processor adds flashing warning lights to the front vehicle in the displayed video images although the flashing warning lights are not physically in an active state in the recognized vehicle, where the flashing warning lights could be present in another driving situation.
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22. A method for presenting video images from a vehicle environment outside of a detecting vehicle to a driver of the detecting vehicle, the method comprising:
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taking a video image of the vehicle environment in front of the detecting vehicle; recognizing a plurality of objects in the video image; presenting the video image including the recognized objects on a display of the detecting vehicle; detecting sensor data of the vehicle environment or the detecting vehicle itself by operating a sensor of the detecting vehicle; based on the detected sensor data, determining whether one or more of the detected sensor data is to be selected for communication to the driver via the presented video image; if it is determined that one or more of the detected sensor data is to be selected for communication to the driver to visually alert the driver of the detecting vehicle, changing the representation of one or more of the recognized objects in the video image to visualize the selected sensor data although the representation is physically different than the recognized object, where the representation of one or more of the recognized objects could be present in another driving situation. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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