VIEWING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A viewing system for a vehicle, including:
- an image capture unit, a computing unit connected to the image capture unit, and a reproducing unit connected to the computing unit,wherein the image capture unit comprises a lens, which has an optical axis, and a digital image sensing unit, and is configured to be attached to the vehicle such that a viewing area on the side of the vehicle is sensed with at least a part of a first legally-prescribed field of view and at least a part of a second legally-prescribed field of view, andwherein the lens is disposed with respect to the digital image sensing unit such that the optical axis extends through the part of the first legally-prescribed field of view that is reproduced on the digital image sensing unit.
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Abstract
A viewing system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, includes an image capture unit, a computing unit, and a reproducing unit. The image capture unit includes a lens, which has an optical axis, and a digital image sensing unit, and is configured to be attached to the vehicle such that a viewing area on the side of the vehicle is sensed with at least one part of a first legally-prescribed field of view and with at least one part of a second legally-prescribed field of view. The lens is disposed with respect to the digital image sensing unit such that the optical axis extends through the part of the first legally-prescribed field of view that is reproduced on the digital image sensing unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A viewing system for a vehicle, including:
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an image capture unit, a computing unit connected to the image capture unit, and a reproducing unit connected to the computing unit, wherein the image capture unit comprises a lens, which has an optical axis, and a digital image sensing unit, and is configured to be attached to the vehicle such that a viewing area on the side of the vehicle is sensed with at least a part of a first legally-prescribed field of view and at least a part of a second legally-prescribed field of view, and wherein the lens is disposed with respect to the digital image sensing unit such that the optical axis extends through the part of the first legally-prescribed field of view that is reproduced on the digital image sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A viewing system for a commercial vehicle, including:
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an image capture unit comprising a lens having an optical axis and a digital image sensor having a sensor surface having a center point, the digital image sensor being positioned adjacent to the lens such that the optical axis intersects the sensor surface at an intersection point offset from the sensor surface center point; a computing unit in communication with the image capture unit, and a reproducing unit in communication with the computing unit. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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