DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
- a display screen disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system at a location viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
a camera disposed at the equipped vehicle having a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle;
said camera comprising an imaging array sensor;
wherein said display screen displays video information captured by said camera for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, when the equipped vehicle is not executing a reversing maneuver, said display screen is operable to display information that is wirelessly communicated from a remote communication system to the equipped vehicle; and
wherein information communicated from the remote communication system to the equipped vehicle comprises at least one of (i) traffic flow information, (ii) traffic information, (iii) alternate routes for the equipped vehicle, (iv) traffic congestion information, (v) traffic accident information, (vi) stalled vehicle information, (vii) traffic information derived from sensors positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, (viii) traffic information derived from cameras positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, (ix) traffic information derived from signs positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, and (x) traffic information derived from signs along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road that communicate traffic information data to a remote communication system.
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Abstract
A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a display screen disposed within an interior cabin of the vehicle and a camera disposed at the vehicle and having a rearward field of view. The display screen displays video information captured by the camera for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver. When the vehicle is not executing a reversing maneuver, the information display screen is operable to display information wirelessly communicated to the vehicle from a remote communication system. The information from the remote communication system may include traffic information or traffic related information, such as traffic flow, congestion, stalled vehicle or accident information, alternate routes for the vehicle, and/or traffic information derived from sensors or signs positioned along the road that the vehicle is traveling or on other roads near or associated with that road. The remote communication system may include a highway/road management monitoring system.
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20 Claims
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1. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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a display screen disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system at a location viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle; a camera disposed at the equipped vehicle having a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle; said camera comprising an imaging array sensor; wherein said display screen displays video information captured by said camera for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle; wherein, when the equipped vehicle is not executing a reversing maneuver, said display screen is operable to display information that is wirelessly communicated from a remote communication system to the equipped vehicle; and wherein information communicated from the remote communication system to the equipped vehicle comprises at least one of (i) traffic flow information, (ii) traffic information, (iii) alternate routes for the equipped vehicle, (iv) traffic congestion information, (v) traffic accident information, (vi) stalled vehicle information, (vii) traffic information derived from sensors positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, (viii) traffic information derived from cameras positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, (ix) traffic information derived from signs positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, and (x) traffic information derived from signs along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road that communicate traffic information data to a remote communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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a display screen disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system at a location viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle; a camera disposed at the equipped vehicle having a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle; said camera comprising an imaging array sensor; wherein said display screen displays video information captured by said camera for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle; wherein, when the equipped vehicle is not executing a reversing maneuver, said display screen is operable to display information that is wirelessly communicated from a remote communication system to the equipped vehicle; wherein said driver assistance system is operable to display on said display screen information communicated from the remote communication system only when the equipped vehicle is one of (a) shifted into park, (b) traveling at a speed below a threshold speed and (c) stationary; wherein information communicated from the remote communication system to the equipped vehicle comprises at least one of (i) traffic flow information, (ii) traffic information, (iii) alternate routes for the equipped vehicle, (iv) traffic congestion information, (v) traffic accident information, (vi) stalled vehicle information, (vii) traffic information derived from sensors positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, (viii) traffic information derived from cameras positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, (ix) traffic information derived from signs positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, and (x) traffic information derived from signs along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road that communicate traffic information to a remote communication system; and wherein at least one of (a) said driver assistance system receives data via a telematics system of the equipped vehicle and (b) the remote communication system comprises a highway/road management monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising:
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a display screen disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system at a location viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle; a camera disposed at the equipped vehicle having a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle; said camera comprising an imaging array sensor; wherein said display screen displays video information captured by said camera for assisting the driver during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle; wherein, when the equipped vehicle is not executing a reversing maneuver, said display screen is operable to display information that is wirelessly communicated from a remote communication system to the equipped vehicle; wherein the remote communication system comprises a highway/road management monitoring system; wherein the information received from the remote communication system comprises information pertaining to a preferred route to a selected destination; and wherein information communicated from the remote communication system to the equipped vehicle comprises at least one of (i) traffic flow information, (ii) traffic information, (iii) alternate routes for the equipped vehicle, (iv) traffic congestion information, (v) traffic accident information, (vi) stalled vehicle information, (vii) traffic information derived from sensors positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, (viii) traffic information derived from cameras positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, (ix) traffic information derived from signs positioned along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road, and (x) traffic information derived from signs along the road that the equipped vehicle is traveling or along other roads near or associated with that road that communicate traffic information to a remote communication system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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