Vehicle vision system
First Claim
1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a monitoring system operable to determine a gaze direction of a driver of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said monitoring system comprising an interior viewing camera having a field of view interior of the equipped vehicle and directed generally towards the head of the driver of the equipped vehicle, wherein, responsive to processing of image data captured by said interior viewing camera, said monitoring system determines the gaze direction of the driver of the equipped vehicle;
a plurality of exterior viewing cameras disposed at the equipped vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the equipped vehicle;
a heads up display system operable to display virtual images for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, responsive at least in part to determination by said monitoring system that the driver'"'"'s gaze direction is towards a non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle, said heads up display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of said plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a virtual image representative of the driver'"'"'s view in the determined driver'"'"'s gaze direction as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
A vision system of a vehicle includes an interior monitoring system operable to determine a gaze direction of the driver of the vehicle. A plurality of cameras is disposed at a vehicle and the cameras have respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle. A heads up display system is operable to display virtual images for viewing by the driver of the vehicle, with the displayed virtual images being displayed in the driver'"'"'s gaze direction, such as via heads up display glasses worn by the driver. Responsive to a determination of the driver gazing in a direction towards a non-transparent portion of the vehicle, the heads up display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of the plurality of cameras to display a virtual image representative of the driver'"'"'s view as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a monitoring system operable to determine a gaze direction of a driver of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said monitoring system comprising an interior viewing camera having a field of view interior of the equipped vehicle and directed generally towards the head of the driver of the equipped vehicle, wherein, responsive to processing of image data captured by said interior viewing camera, said monitoring system determines the gaze direction of the driver of the equipped vehicle; a plurality of exterior viewing cameras disposed at the equipped vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a heads up display system operable to display virtual images for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle; and wherein, responsive at least in part to determination by said monitoring system that the driver'"'"'s gaze direction is towards a non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle, said heads up display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of said plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a virtual image representative of the driver'"'"'s view in the determined driver'"'"'s gaze direction as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a monitoring system operable to determine a gaze direction of a driver of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said monitoring system comprising an interior viewing camera having a field of view interior of the equipped vehicle and directed generally towards the head of the driver of the equipped vehicle; a plurality of exterior viewing cameras disposed at the equipped vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a heads up display system operable to display virtual images for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle, wherein said heads up display system is incorporated into heads up display eyeglasses that are worn by the driver of the equipped vehicle when operating the equipped vehicle; wherein, responsive at least in part to determination by said monitoring system that the driver'"'"'s gaze direction is towards a non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle, said heads up display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of said plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a virtual image representative of the driver'"'"'s view in the determined driver'"'"'s gaze direction as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle; and wherein the displayed virtual image is viewed by the driver as if the non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle that the driver would be looking through is at least partially transparent. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a monitoring system operable to determine a gaze direction of a driver of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said monitoring system comprising an interior viewing camera having a field of view interior of the equipped vehicle and directed generally towards the head of the driver of the equipped vehicle; a plurality of exterior viewing cameras disposed at the equipped vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a heads up display system operable to display virtual images for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle, wherein said heads up display system is incorporated into heads up display eyeglasses that are worn by the driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein, responsive at least in part to determination by said monitoring system that the driver'"'"'s gaze direction is towards a non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle, said heads up display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of said plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a virtual image representative of the driver'"'"'s view in the determined driver'"'"'s gaze direction as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle; wherein said heads up display system is operable to display information pertaining to at least one vehicle accessory for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle; and a gesture control system operable to determine a gesture of the driver and wherein said vision system at least one of (i) controls a virtual viewing angle of the displayed virtual image responsive to the determined gesture and (ii) controls at least one accessory of the equipped vehicle responsive to the determined gesture. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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