Motor vehicle comprising an electronic rear-view mirror

• US 9,446,712 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Heinemann, Patrick, Reich, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Dastouri, Mehrdad
• Assistant Examiner(s): SOSANYA, OBAFEMI OLUDAYO
• Application Number:
  US14/382,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20150042803A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,371 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/26 to the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/802 for monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior blind spot views
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/804 for lane monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8046 for replacing a rear-view mirror system
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/806 for aiding parking

Abstract

A motor vehicle has at least one electronic rearview mirror, particularly an exterior and/or side mirror, that has an indicator apparatus, particularly a display, for images recorded by an exterior camera that is provided particularly outside the motor vehicle. The indicator apparatus is in the form of a touchscreen, particularly one with multitouch capability.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:

an exterior camera provided outside the motor vehicle;

opposing side and/or exterior first and second electronic rear view mirrors, the first but not the second electronic rearview mirror having an indicator apparatus formed as a touchscreen to display images recorded by the exterior camera, the touchscreen having multitouch capability; and

a control device;

to control the first electronic rearview mirror and/or at least one further vehicle system based on user input made via the touchscreen; and

to adjust a parameter for the second electronic rearview mirror based on user input made via the touchscreen of the first electronic rearview mirror,

wherein

the indicator apparatus displays images recorded by the exterior camera and displays a piece of additional information, and

the control device displaces the piece of additional information, to move a display position of the piece of the additional information, based on user input made via the touchscreen, to slide the piece of additional information to a new location on the indicator apparatus.

2. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device adjusts a presentation parameter for images displayed by the indicator apparatus, based on user input made via the touchscreen, the presentation parameter being at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a brightness parameter, a contrast parameter and a color parameter.

3. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control device presents a slide control display on the indicator apparatus for a sliding touchscreen adjustment of the presentation parameter.

4. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the motor vehicle has a driver assistance system that outputs a piece of information or a warning via the indicator apparatus, and

the control device controls an operating parameter of driver assistance system based on user input made via the touchscreen.

5. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the driver assistance system is at least one system selected from the group consisting of a lane change assistance system, a blind spot assistance system, a parking aid system and a reversing assistance system.

6. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the first electronic rearview mirror is a side mirror,

the motor vehicle has a lane change assistance system that outputs a piece of information or a warning via the indicator apparatus, and

the control device controls an operating parameter of the lane change assistance system based on user input made via the touchscreen.

7. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the motor vehicle further comprises a central mirror, the central mirror being an electronic rearview mirror having a central indicator apparatus formed as a touchscreen to display images recorded by the exterior camera,

the motor vehicle has a parking aid system that outputs a piece of information or a warning via the central indicator apparatus, and

the control device controls an operating parameter of the parking aid system based on user input made via the touchscreen of the central indicator apparatus.

8. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device presents a context-sensitive menu on the indicator apparatus that can be controlled based on user input made via the touchscreen.

9. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indicator apparatus is arranged in an interior of the motor vehicle.

10. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the first electronic rearview mirror is a side mirror, and

the first electronic rearview mirror is provided on an A-pillar of the vehicle.

11. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second electronic rearview mirrors are side mirrors, each having a display for images recorded by the exterior camera, the display of the second electronic rearview mirror not being a touchscreen display.

12. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11, wherein

the display of the first electronic rearview mirror displays images recorded by a first exterior camera, and

the display of the second electronic rearview mirror displays images recorded by a second exterior camera.

13. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11, wherein the motor vehicle further comprises a central mirror, the central mirror being an electronic rearview mirror having a display for images.

14. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the control device is configured to simultaneously present on the touchscreen of the first electronic rearview mirror images recorded by the exterior camera together with an object, and

when the object is touched, the control device is configured to present on the touchscreen a control option to adjust the parameter for the second electronic rearview mirror.

15. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 14, wherein

the first electronic rearview mirror is a first side mirror on one side of the motor vehicle, and includes the touchscreen to display the images recorded by the exterior camera, and

the second electronic rearview mirror is a second side mirror on another side of the motor vehicle opposing the one side of the motor vehicle, and includes a display which does not have touchscreen capability.