Vehicle vision system
First Claim
1. A vision system suitable for use for 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 display system operable to display 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 gaze direction of the driver is towards a non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle, said display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of said plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a representation of the driver'"'"'s view as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
A vision system suitable for use for a vehicle includes a plurality of exterior viewing cameras disposed at the vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle. A display system is operable to display images for viewing by the driver of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to determination that the gaze direction of the driver of the vehicle is towards a non-transparent portion of the vehicle, the display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of the plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a representation of the driver'"'"'s view as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the vehicle. The gaze direction of the driver may be determined by a monitoring system that processes image data captured by an interior viewing camera having a field of view that encompasses the head of the driver.
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25 Claims
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1. A vision system suitable for use for 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 display system operable to display 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 gaze direction of the driver is towards a non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle, said display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of said plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a representation of the driver'"'"'s view 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, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vision system suitable for use for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a plurality of exterior viewing cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system and having respective fields of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a display system operable to display images for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein said display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of said plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a representative of the driver'"'"'s view as it would be through a non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle; wherein the non-transparent portion comprises a vehicle portion that occludes or prevents the driver from seeing an exterior region exterior of that portion of the equipped vehicle and at a blind spot area that exists due to that non-transparent portion blocking the driver'"'"'s view; and wherein display of a representation of the driver'"'"'s view as it would be through the non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle is responsive to a driving condition, and wherein said driving condition comprises at least one driving condition selected from the group consisting of (i) a parking maneuver, (ii) the equipped vehicle being in reverse and driving at a reverse speed below a threshold level and (iii) the equipped vehicle driving forward at a forward speed below a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A vision system suitable for use for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a plurality of exterior viewing cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system and having respective fields of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a display system operable to display images for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle; wherein said display system displays an image derived from image data captured by at least one of said plurality of exterior viewing cameras to display a representative of the driver'"'"'s view as it would be through a non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle; wherein the non-transparent portion comprises a vehicle portion that occludes or prevents the driver from seeing an exterior region exterior of that portion of the equipped vehicle and at a blind spot area that exists due to that non-transparent portion blocking the driver'"'"'s view; wherein the non-transparent portion of the equipped vehicle comprises one of a driver side portion of the equipped vehicle and a passenger side portion of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said plurality of exterior viewing cameras comprises a sideward viewing camera of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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