VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZED DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A method for displaying images representative of an environment at least partially surrounding a vehicle, said method comprising:
- disposing a plurality of cameras at a vehicle;
wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a front camera at the vehicle, and wherein the front camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least forward of the vehicle;
wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a rear camera at the vehicle, and wherein the rear camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least rearward of the vehicle;
wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a driver side camera at the vehicle, and wherein the driver side camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least sideward of the vehicle;
wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a passenger side camera at the vehicle, and wherein the passenger side camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least sideward of the vehicle;
providing a processor for processing image data captured by the plurality of cameras;
providing a display screen in the vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle;
capturing image data via the plurality of cameras;
processing, via the processor, image data captured by at least some of the front camera, the rear camera, the driver side camera and the passenger side camera to generate images derived from image data captured by the at least some of the front camera, the rear camera, the driver side camera and the passenger side camera;
generating, via the processor, a vehicle representation that is representative of the vehicle;
displaying, via the display screen, the generated images and the vehicle representation as would be viewed from a virtual camera viewpoint exterior to and higher than the vehicle itself; and
rendering a portion of the vehicle representation as displayed to be at least partially transparent to enable viewing at the display screen of an object present exterior of the vehicle that would otherwise be partially hidden by non-transparent display of that portion of the vehicle representation.
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Abstract
A vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras and a processor operable to process image data captured by the cameras to generate images derived from image data captured by at least some of the cameras. The processor generates a vehicle representation. A display screen, viewable by a driver of the vehicle, displays the generated images and the vehicle representation as would be viewed from a virtual camera viewpoint exterior to and higher than the vehicle itself. A portion of the vehicle representation is rendered as displayed to be at least partially transparent to enable viewing at the display screen of an object present exterior of the vehicle that would otherwise be partially hidden by non-transparent display of that portion of the vehicle representation.
1 Citation
32 Claims
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1. A method for displaying images representative of an environment at least partially surrounding a vehicle, said method comprising:
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disposing a plurality of cameras at a vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a front camera at the vehicle, and wherein the front camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least forward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a rear camera at the vehicle, and wherein the rear camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least rearward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a driver side camera at the vehicle, and wherein the driver side camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least sideward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a passenger side camera at the vehicle, and wherein the passenger side camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least sideward of the vehicle; providing a processor for processing image data captured by the plurality of cameras; providing a display screen in the vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle; capturing image data via the plurality of cameras; processing, via the processor, image data captured by at least some of the front camera, the rear camera, the driver side camera and the passenger side camera to generate images derived from image data captured by the at least some of the front camera, the rear camera, the driver side camera and the passenger side camera; generating, via the processor, a vehicle representation that is representative of the vehicle; displaying, via the display screen, the generated images and the vehicle representation as would be viewed from a virtual camera viewpoint exterior to and higher than the vehicle itself; and rendering a portion of the vehicle representation as displayed to be at least partially transparent to enable viewing at the display screen of an object present exterior of the vehicle that would otherwise be partially hidden by non-transparent display of that portion of the vehicle representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for displaying images representative of an environment at least partially surrounding a vehicle, said method comprising:
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disposing a plurality of cameras at a vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a front camera at the vehicle, and wherein the front camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least forward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a rear camera at the vehicle, and wherein the rear camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least rearward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a driver side camera at the vehicle, and wherein the driver side camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least sideward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a passenger side camera at the vehicle, and wherein the passenger side camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least sideward of the vehicle; wherein the field of view of at least one of the plurality of cameras encompasses a portion of the vehicle; providing a processor for processing image data captured by the plurality of cameras; providing a display screen in the vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle; capturing image data via the plurality of cameras; processing, via the processor, image data captured by at least some of the front camera, the rear camera, the driver side camera and the passenger side camera to generate images derived from image data captured by the at least some of the front camera, the rear camera, the driver side camera and the passenger side camera; determining, responsive at least in part to an input, a body style of the vehicle; generating, via the processor, a vehicle representation that is representative of at least the determined body style of the vehicle; displaying, via the display screen, the generated images and the vehicle representation as would be viewed from a virtual camera viewpoint exterior to and higher than the vehicle itself; and rendering a portion of the vehicle representation as displayed to be at least partially transparent to enable viewing at the display screen of an object present exterior of the vehicle that would otherwise be partially hidden by non-transparent display of that portion of the vehicle representation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for displaying images representative of an environment at least partially surrounding a vehicle, said method comprising:
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disposing a plurality of cameras at a vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a front camera at the vehicle, and wherein the front camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least forward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a rear camera at the vehicle, and wherein the rear camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least rearward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a driver side camera at the vehicle, and wherein the driver side camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least sideward of the vehicle; wherein disposing the plurality of cameras comprises disposing a passenger side camera at the vehicle, and wherein the passenger side camera, when disposed at the vehicle, has a field of view at least sideward of the vehicle; wherein the field of view of at least one of the plurality of cameras encompasses a portion of the vehicle; providing a processor for processing image data captured by the plurality of cameras; providing a display screen in the vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle; capturing image data via the plurality of cameras; processing, via the processor, image data captured by at least some of the front camera, the rear camera, the driver side camera and the passenger side camera to generate images derived from image data captured by the at least some of the front camera, the rear camera, the driver side camera and the passenger side camera; generating, via the processor, a vehicle representation that is representative of the vehicle; displaying, via the display screen, the generated images and the vehicle representation as would be viewed from a virtual camera viewpoint exterior to and higher than the vehicle itself; rendering a portion of the vehicle representation as displayed to be at least partially transparent to enable viewing at the display screen of an object present exterior of the vehicle that would otherwise be partially hidden by non-transparent display of that portion of the vehicle representation; and adjusting a degree of transparency of the at least partially transparent portion of the vehicle representation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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