Rear view camera display during braking
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1. A display system for a vehicle comprising:
- a display screen mounted on an instrument panel of a vehicle, for selectively displaying a rear view image from the rear of the vehicle, said display screen is used by other vehicle systems in addition to the display system, wherein the display screen will show a display selected by a user;
at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction said at least one camera is connected to the display screen to selectively send the rear view image;
a sensor connected to the display system to determine a brake application by the vehicle wherein the sensor transmits data indicative of the brake application; and
an electronic control unit (ECU) that receives the data from the sensor and the ECU is controllably connected to the display screen and the at least one camera to automatically switch the display screen to provide the rear view image from the at least one camera when the electronic control unit calculates one of a predetermined threshold of brake application is detected and anti-lock activity is detected.
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Abstract
A display system for a vehicle comprises a display mounted within a passenger compartment of a vehicle and at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction. A sensor is connected to the display system for the vehicle. An ECU is controllably connected to the display and the at least one camera. The ECU provides an image from the at least one camera when a predetermined threshold of brake application is sensed or anti-lock brake activity is sensed.
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1. A display system for a vehicle comprising:
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a display screen mounted on an instrument panel of a vehicle, for selectively displaying a rear view image from the rear of the vehicle, said display screen is used by other vehicle systems in addition to the display system, wherein the display screen will show a display selected by a user; at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction said at least one camera is connected to the display screen to selectively send the rear view image; a sensor connected to the display system to determine a brake application by the vehicle wherein the sensor transmits data indicative of the brake application; and an electronic control unit (ECU) that receives the data from the sensor and the ECU is controllably connected to the display screen and the at least one camera to automatically switch the display screen to provide the rear view image from the at least one camera when the electronic control unit calculates one of a predetermined threshold of brake application is detected and anti-lock activity is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A display system for a vehicle comprising:
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a display screen mounted on an instrument panel of a vehicle, for selectively displaying a rear view image from the rear of the vehicle, said display screen is used by other vehicle systems in addition to the display system, wherein the display screen will show a display selected by a user; at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction said at least one camera is connected to the display screen to selectively send the rear view image; a sensor connected to the display system to determine a brake application by the vehicle wherein the sensor transmits data indicative of the brake application; and an electronic control unit (ECU) that receives the data from the sensor and the ECU is controllably connected to the display screen and the at least one camera to automatically switch the display screen to provide the rear view image from the at least one camera when the electronic control unit determines heavy brake activity is occurring. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a display system for a vehicle comprising:
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a display screen mounted on an instrument panel of a vehicle, for selectively displaying a rear view image from the rear of the vehicle, said display screen is used by other vehicle systems in addition to the display system, wherein the display screen will show a display selected by a user; at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction said at least one camera is connected to the display screen to selectively send the rear view image; a sensor connected to the display system to determine a brake application by the vehicle wherein the sensor transmits data indicative of the brake application; and an electronic control unit (ECU) that receives the data from the sensor and the ECU is controllable connected to the display screen and the at least one camera to automatically switch the display screen to provide the rear view image from the at least one camera when the electronic control unit calculates one of a predetermined threshold of brake application is detected and anti-lock activity is detected; sensing the brake application with the sensor connected to an electronic control unit for the display system; comparing the brake application to predetermined using the ECU threshold; and changing the display screen to display the image from the least one camera when the electronic control unit determines one of the predetermined threshold of brake application is exceeded and anti-lock brake activity is detected. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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