VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH INCIDENT RECORDING FUNCTION
First Claim
1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a camera module configured for attachment at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera module comprising a camera, a control and a recording device;
wherein, when said camera module is disposed at the windshield of the equipped vehicle, said camera views through the windshield and forward of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said camera captures image data;
wherein said vision system comprises a continuous loop recording of image data captured by said camera while the vehicle is operated, and wherein said vision system continuously records captured image data and erases previously captured image data such that image data captured by said camera for a time period is temporarily saved by said continuous loop recording;
wherein said control comprises an image processor that processes image data captured by said camera for at least one driver assistance system of the vehicle;
wherein, responsive to a user input, said control exits said continuous loop recording and said recording device saves image data captured by said camera in non-volatile memory of said recording device; and
wherein, responsive to said user input, said recording device saves in the non-volatile memory captured image data saved by said continuous loop recording prior to said user input and saves in the non-volatile memory image data captured by said camera after said user input.
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Abstract
A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera module disposed at the vehicle windshield and having a camera, a control and a recording device. The system includes a continuous loop recording of image data captured by the camera while the vehicle is operated. The control includes an image processor that processes image data captured by the camera for at least one driver assistance system of the vehicle. Responsive to a user input, the control exits the continuous loop recording and the recording device saves image data captured by the camera in non-volatile memory of the recording device. Responsive to the user input, the recording device saves in the non-volatile memory captured image data saved by the continuous loop recording prior to the user input and saves in the non-volatile memory image data captured by the camera after the user input.
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20 Claims
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1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera module configured for attachment at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera module comprising a camera, a control and a recording device; wherein, when said camera module is disposed at the windshield of the equipped vehicle, said camera views through the windshield and forward of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said camera captures image data; wherein said vision system comprises a continuous loop recording of image data captured by said camera while the vehicle is operated, and wherein said vision system continuously records captured image data and erases previously captured image data such that image data captured by said camera for a time period is temporarily saved by said continuous loop recording; wherein said control comprises an image processor that processes image data captured by said camera for at least one driver assistance system of the vehicle; wherein, responsive to a user input, said control exits said continuous loop recording and said recording device saves image data captured by said camera in non-volatile memory of said recording device; and wherein, responsive to said user input, said recording device saves in the non-volatile memory captured image data saved by said continuous loop recording prior to said user input and saves in the non-volatile memory image data captured by said camera after said user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera module configured for attachment at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera module comprising a camera, a control and a recording device; wherein, when said camera module is disposed at the windshield of the equipped vehicle, said camera views through the windshield and forward of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said camera captures image data; wherein said vision system comprises a continuous loop recording of image data captured by said camera while the vehicle is operated, and wherein said vision system continuously records captured image data and erases previously captured image data such that image data captured by said camera for a time period is temporarily saved by said continuous loop recording; wherein said control comprises an image processor that processes image data captured by said camera for at least one driver assistance system of the vehicle; wherein, responsive to a user input, said control exits said continuous loop recording and said recording device saves image data captured by said camera in non-volatile memory of said recording device; wherein said user input comprises at least a voice command from an occupant of the vehicle; wherein said camera module includes a microphone for receiving voice messages, and wherein said recording device saves audio data with captured image data in the non-volatile memory; wherein, responsive to said user input, said recording device saves in the non-volatile memory captured image data saved by said continuous loop recording prior to said user input and saves in the non-volatile memory image data captured by said camera and received audio data after said user input; and wherein at least one of (i) said recording device stops saving captured image data after a period of time following said user input and (ii) said recording device stops saving captured image data responsive to another user input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera module configured for attachment at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system, said camera module comprising a camera, a control and a recording device; wherein, when said camera module is disposed at the windshield of the equipped vehicle, said camera views through the windshield and forward of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said camera captures image data; wherein said vision system comprises a continuous loop recording of image data captured by said camera while the vehicle is operated, and wherein said vision system continuously records captured image data and erases previously captured image data such that image data captured by said camera for a time period is temporarily saved by said continuous loop recording; wherein said control comprises an image processor that processes image data captured by said camera for at least one driver assistance system of the vehicle; wherein, responsive to one of a user input and a triggering event, said control exits said continuous loop recording and said recording device saves image data captured by said camera in non-volatile memory of said recording device; wherein, responsive to said one of a user input and a triggering event, said recording device saves in the non-volatile memory captured image data saved by said continuous loop recording prior to said one of a user input and a triggering event and saves in the non-volatile memory image data captured by said camera after said one of a user input and a triggering event; and wherein the captured image data saved by said continuous loop recording prior to said one of a user input and a triggering event and the image data captured by said camera after said one of a user input and a triggering event are saved as a single data file in the non-volatile memory of said recording device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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