System and method for forming images for display in a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for forming images for display in a vehicle, comprising:
- a lens system directing energy from a scene toward a detector;
a display unit coupled to the detector, the display unit forming an image using information received from the detector;
the detector including an array of detector elements, each detector element receiving energy from a portion of the scene and converting the received energy into information representative of the received energy, the detector sending the information associated with at least some of the detector elements to the display unit; and
a computer coupled to the detector, the computer receiving heading information, selecting the detector elements that should be used to form an image based on the heading information, and instructing the detector which detector elements should have their associated information sent to the display unit.
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Abstract
A system for forming images for display in a vehicle includes a lens system that directs energy from a scene toward a detector and d display unit coupled to the detector. The display unit forms an image using information received from the detector. The system also includes the detector, which includes an array of detector elements, each detector element receiving energy from a portion of the scene and converting the received energy into information representative of the received energy. The detector sends the information associated with at least some of the detector elements to the display unit. The system further includes a computer coupled to the sensor. The computer receives heading information, selects the detector elements that should be used to form an image based on the heading information, and instructs the detector which detector elements should have their associated information to the display unit.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for forming images for display in a vehicle, comprising:
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a lens system directing energy from a scene toward a detector;
a display unit coupled to the detector, the display unit forming an image using information received from the detector;
the detector including an array of detector elements, each detector element receiving energy from a portion of the scene and converting the received energy into information representative of the received energy, the detector sending the information associated with at least some of the detector elements to the display unit; and
a computer coupled to the detector, the computer receiving heading information, selecting the detector elements that should be used to form an image based on the heading information, and instructing the detector which detector elements should have their associated information sent to the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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16. A method for forming images for display in a vehicle, comprising:
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directing energy from a scene toward a detector;
receiving the energy from a portion of the scene at each of a plurality of detector elements;
converting the energy received at each detector element into information representative of the received energy;
determining heading information of the vehicle;
selecting the detector elements that should be used to form an image based on the heading information; and
forming the image using the information associated with the selected detector elements.
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