System for monitoring an area adjacent a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring an area around a vehicle comprising:
- a camera assembly comprising;
(i) a camera adapted to produce an image signal corresponding to a perceived image, (ii) means for supplying power;
(iii) a base having first and second holes that are configured and spaced from one another so as to facilitate attachment to the vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting bolts, (iv) a transmitter operably coupled to the camera for wirelessly transmitting the image signal;
a display device comprising;
(i) a receiver for receiving the wirelessly transmitted image signal, (ii) means for supplying power, (iii) an image processing unit operably coupled to the receiver for converting the received image signal into a display image that is displayed on the display device, the display image corresponding to the perceived image; and
a stand adapted to support the display device.
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Abstract
A backup camera system for monitoring an area around a vehicle. In one aspect, the system comprises a camera assembly, a display device and a stand for supporting the display device; the camera assembly comprising: (i) a camera adapted to produce an image signal corresponding to a perceived image, (ii) means for supplying power; (iii) a base having first and second holes that are configured and spaced from one another so as to facilitate attachment to the vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting bolts, (iv) a transmitter operably coupled to the camera for wirelessly transmitting the image signal; and the display device comprising: (i) a receiver for receiving the wirelessly transmitted image signal, (ii) means for supplying power, (iii) an image processing unit operably coupled to the receiver for converting the received image signal into a display image that is displayed on the display device, the display image corresponding to the perceived image. The backup camera system can form a retrofit kit.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring an area around a vehicle comprising:
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a camera assembly comprising;
(i) a camera adapted to produce an image signal corresponding to a perceived image, (ii) means for supplying power;
(iii) a base having first and second holes that are configured and spaced from one another so as to facilitate attachment to the vehicle using the vehicle'"'"'s license plate mounting bolts, (iv) a transmitter operably coupled to the camera for wirelessly transmitting the image signal;a display device comprising;
(i) a receiver for receiving the wirelessly transmitted image signal, (ii) means for supplying power, (iii) an image processing unit operably coupled to the receiver for converting the received image signal into a display image that is displayed on the display device, the display image corresponding to the perceived image; anda stand adapted to support the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for monitoring an area around a vehicle comprising:
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a camera assembly comprising;
(i) a camera adapted to produce an image signal corresponding to a perceived image, (ii) means for supplying power;
(iii) a base configured to facilitate attachment to an exterior surface of the vehicle, (iv) a transmitter operably coupled to the camera for wirelessly transmitting the image signal;a display device comprising;
(i) a receiver for receiving the wirelessly transmitted image signal, (ii) means for supplying power, (iii) an image processing unit operably coupled to the receiver for converting the received image signal into a display image that is displayed on the display device, the display image corresponding to the perceived image; anda stand comprising;
(i) a base structure, (ii) a support structure adapted to support the display device, the support structure pivotally connected to the base structure, and (iii) means located on a bottom surface of the base structure for securing the stand to a surface within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A system for monitoring an area around a vehicle comprising:
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a camera assembly comprising;
(i) a camera adapted to produce an image signal corresponding to a perceived image, (ii) means for supplying power;
(iii) a base configured to facilitate attachment to an exterior surface of the vehicle, (iv) a transmitter operably coupled to the camera for wirelessly transmitting the image signal;a display device comprising;
(i) a receiver for receiving the wirelessly transmitted image signal, (ii) means for supplying power, (iii) an image processing unit operably coupled to the receiver for converting the received image signal into a display image that is displayed on the display device, the display image corresponding to the perceived image;
(iv) a video input port operably coupled to the image processor, and (v) a switching circuit for selecting whether the display image is based on the received image signal from the receiver or based on a video signal from the video input port; anda stand for supporting the display device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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Specification