Vehicle with system for detecting arrival at cross road and automatically displaying side-front camera image
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a front;
a first side;
a second side;
a proximity sensor configured to sense a distance to objects located to at least one of the first side and the second side of the vehicle;
a camera mounted at the front of the vehicle, the camera configured to include a field of view that includes a view to at least one of the first side and the second side of the vehicle;
a display in the vehicle; and
processing circuitry coupled to the proximity sensor, the camera, and the display, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to;
determine that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected a transition of the vehicle from surroundings of the vehicle in which at least one object located to at least one of the first side of the vehicle and the second side of the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity threshold distance to surroundings of the vehicle in which no objects are located to the at least one of the first side of the vehicle and the second side of the vehicle within the predetermined proximity threshold distance, andin response to determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, the processing circuitry is configured to display video from the camera on the display of the vehicle, whereinin determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, the processing circuitry is further configured to determine that prior to the transition the vehicle was traveling at a speed less than a predetermined speed threshold, andthe display of the video from the camera on the display is also conditioned on the vehicle having been traveling at the speed less than the predetermined speed threshold prior to the transition.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a proximity sensor that senses a distance to objects located to at least one side of the vehicle, a camera mounted at the front of the vehicle, a display for displaying video from the camera, and processing circuitry that detects a transition of the vehicle from surroundings of the vehicle in which at least one object located to the side of the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity threshold distance to surrounding of the vehicle in which no objects are located to the side of the vehicle within the predetermined proximity threshold distance, and in response to determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, the processing circuitry is configured to display video from the camera on the display of the vehicle. Additional criteria for displaying the video can include vehicle speed, distance traveled prior to the transition, duration for which the state prior to the transition was maintained, and the state of the vehicle'"'"'s turn signal.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a front; a first side; a second side; a proximity sensor configured to sense a distance to objects located to at least one of the first side and the second side of the vehicle; a camera mounted at the front of the vehicle, the camera configured to include a field of view that includes a view to at least one of the first side and the second side of the vehicle; a display in the vehicle; and processing circuitry coupled to the proximity sensor, the camera, and the display, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to; determine that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected a transition of the vehicle from surroundings of the vehicle in which at least one object located to at least one of the first side of the vehicle and the second side of the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity threshold distance to surroundings of the vehicle in which no objects are located to the at least one of the first side of the vehicle and the second side of the vehicle within the predetermined proximity threshold distance, and in response to determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, the processing circuitry is configured to display video from the camera on the display of the vehicle, wherein in determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, the processing circuitry is further configured to determine that prior to the transition the vehicle was traveling at a speed less than a predetermined speed threshold, and the display of the video from the camera on the display is also conditioned on the vehicle having been traveling at the speed less than the predetermined speed threshold prior to the transition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a camera and a display of a vehicle in response to a proximity sensor of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining with processing circuitry that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected a transition of the vehicle from surroundings of the vehicle in which at least one object located to at least one of the first side of the vehicle and the second side of the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity threshold distance to surroundings of the vehicle in which no objects are located to the at least one of the first side of the vehicle and the second side of the vehicle within the predetermined proximity threshold distance; and in response to determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, using the processing circuitry to display video from the camera on the display of the vehicle, wherein determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, includes determining with the processing circuitry that prior to the transition the vehicle was traveling at a speed less than a predetermined speed threshold, and the display of the video from the camera on the display is also conditioned on the vehicle having been traveling at the speed less than the predetermined speed threshold prior to the transition. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium including programming instructions for
operating a camera and a display of a vehicle in response to a proximity sensor of the vehicle, including programming instructions for: -
determining with processing circuitry that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected a transition of the vehicle from surroundings of the vehicle in which at least one object located to at least one of the first side of the vehicle and the second side of the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity threshold distance to surroundings of the vehicle in which no objects are located to the at least one of the first side of the vehicle and the second side of the vehicle within the predetermined proximity threshold distance; and in response to determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, using the processing circuitry to display video from the camera on the display of the vehicle, wherein determining that, at least, the proximity sensor has detected the transition, includes determining with the processing circuitry that prior to the transition the vehicle was traveling at a speed less than a predetermined speed threshold, and the display of the video from the camera on the display is also conditioned on the vehicle having been traveling at the speed less than the predetermined speed threshold prior to the transition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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