Display Device For A Vehicle, In Particular A Commercial Vehicle
First Claim
1. A display system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a capturing device mountable to a vehicle and adapted to capture at least part of the immediate vehicle environment and to generate signals corresponding to the captured part of the immediate vehicle environment,a calculation unit associated with said capturing device and adapted to receive the signals generated by the capturing device, to determine obstacles in the captured immediate vehicle environment, and to generate a display image displaying both the vehicle in a stylized or symbolic representation and the obstacle determined in the immediate vehicle environment in a stylized or symbolic representation and its relative position with regard to the vehicle, anda rendering unit associated with the calculation unit and adapted to display the display image generated by the calculation unit in the vehicle and visible to the driver.
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Abstract
A display system and method for displaying an image to the driver of a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle. The display system has a capturing device mountable to the vehicle and adapted to capture at least part of the vehicle'"'"'s immediate environment, and to generate signals corresponding to the captured part of the vehicle'"'"'s immediate environment, a calculation unit adapted to receive the signals generated by the capturing device, determine obstacles within the captured immediate environment of the vehicle, and generate a display image illustrating the vehicle in stylized or symbolic representation, and the obstacle identified in the vehicle'"'"'s immediate environment as well as its relative position with regard to the vehicle, and a rendering unit adapted to display the display image generated by the calculation unit within the vehicle and visible for the driver.
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18 Claims
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1. A display system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a capturing device mountable to a vehicle and adapted to capture at least part of the immediate vehicle environment and to generate signals corresponding to the captured part of the immediate vehicle environment, a calculation unit associated with said capturing device and adapted to receive the signals generated by the capturing device, to determine obstacles in the captured immediate vehicle environment, and to generate a display image displaying both the vehicle in a stylized or symbolic representation and the obstacle determined in the immediate vehicle environment in a stylized or symbolic representation and its relative position with regard to the vehicle, and a rendering unit associated with the calculation unit and adapted to display the display image generated by the calculation unit in the vehicle and visible to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for displaying a display image to the driver of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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capturing at least part of the vehicle'"'"'s immediate environment, determining obstacles within the captured immediate environment of the vehicle, and displaying a display image within the vehicle and visible for the driver, the display image includes the vehicle in stylized or symbolic representation and the obstacle determined in the vehicle'"'"'s immediate environment in a stylized or symbolic representation and its relative position with regard to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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