Method for presenting an image in a vehicle
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1. A method for presenting an image in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- capturing an image of an occupant sitting on a seat of the vehicle;
generating a mirror image of the image captured of the occupant in the vehicle;
receiving control information from the occupant defining a scaling factor;
processing the mirror image in response to the scaling factor to enlarge the image of the occupant in the mirror image and provide a scaled mirror image indicative thereof; and
displaying the scaled mirror image on a display of the vehicle to the occupant.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle virtual vanity mirror display system includes an a input device that provides a virtual vanity mirror control signal, and a camera that is adapted to capture an image of an occupant sitting on a seat of the vehicle in response to the virtual vanity mirror control signal. An image processing unit receives the image and processes the image to provide a processed image, and a display receives and displays the processed image to the occupant, in the absence of a vehicle mounted vanity mirror.
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1. A method for presenting an image in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image of an occupant sitting on a seat of the vehicle; generating a mirror image of the image captured of the occupant in the vehicle; receiving control information from the occupant defining a scaling factor; processing the mirror image in response to the scaling factor to enlarge the image of the occupant in the mirror image and provide a scaled mirror image indicative thereof; and displaying the scaled mirror image on a display of the vehicle to the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle display system, comprising:
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a dashboard mounted camera operably positioned to capture an image of an occupant sitting on a seat of the vehicle and provide a captured image onto a bus; a processing unit operable to generate a mirror image of the image captured of the occupant in the vehicle; an input device coupled to the processing unit, wherein the input device detects control information from the occupant defining a scaling factor; and
wherein the processing unit enlarges the image of the occupant in the mirror image based upon the scale factor and provides a scaled mirror image indicative thereof; anda dashboard display that receives the scaled mirror image via the bus and displays the scaled mirror image to the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A motor vehicle virtual vanity mirror display system, comprising:
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an input device that provides a virtual vanity mirror control signal; a camera adapted to capture an image of an occupant sitting on a seat of the vehicle in response to the virtual vanity mirror control signal; an image processing unit that receives the image captured of the occupant in the vehicle and processes the image captured of the occupant in the vehicle to provide a mirror image; a second input device coupled to the to the processing unit, wherein the second input device detects a control information from the occupant defining a scaling factor; and
wherein the processing unit enlarges the image of the occupant in the mirror image based upon the scale factor and provides a scaled mirror image indicative thereof; anda display that receives and displays the scaled mirror image to the occupant, in the absence of a vehicle mounted vanity mirror.
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