Vehicle vision system with enhanced functionality
First Claim
1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle;
a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera;
wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a garage and, responsive to such detection and responsive to the equipped vehicle being at a predetermined position relative to said indicia, control a garage door opening system; and
wherein said control, responsive to the equipped vehicle being at the predetermined position relative to said indicia, controls the garage door opening system to close the garage door.
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Abstract
A vehicle vision system includes at least one camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle, and includes a control having an image processor for processing image data captured by the at least one camera. The control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by the image processor, is operable to carry out one or more actions based on the detection of selected elements in the image data captured by the at least one camera. The control may control the operation of an additional component in the vehicle aside from the camera. The vision system may include a forward facing camera, a rearward facing camera and/or a sideward facing camera.
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34 Claims
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1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a garage and, responsive to such detection and responsive to the equipped vehicle being at a predetermined position relative to said indicia, control a garage door opening system; and wherein said control, responsive to the equipped vehicle being at the predetermined position relative to said indicia, controls the garage door opening system to close the garage door. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; and wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a parking structure, and wherein said control, responsive to such detection, tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure.
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4. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to trigger automatic payment of a parking fee; and wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a garage, and responsive to such detection and responsive to the equipped vehicle being at a predetermined position relative to said indicia, control a garage door opening system. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; and wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a parking space, and wherein said control, responsive to detection of said indicia and after the driver exits the equipped vehicle, controls the equipped vehicle to drive the equipped vehicle into the parking space. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to at least one of (i) determine if the equipped vehicle is at a vehicle garage and, responsive to such a determination, actuate a garage door opening system to open the garage door of the vehicle garage, (ii) detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure, (iii) trigger automatic payment of a parking fee, (iv) detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure and, when the equipped vehicle is driven from the parking structure, detect a second indicia that triggers automatic payment of a parking fee, and (v) detect indicia at a parking space and, responsive to detection of said indicia and after the driver exits the equipped vehicle, control the equipped vehicle to drive the equipped vehicle into the parking space; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a garage and, responsive to such detection and responsive to the equipped vehicle being at a predetermined position relative to said indicia, control a garage door opening system; and wherein, responsive to the equipped vehicle being at the predetermined position relative to said indicia, said control controls the garage door opening system to close the garage door.
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29. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to at least one of (i) determine if the equipped vehicle is at a vehicle garage and, responsive to such a determination, actuate a garage door opening system to open the garage door of the vehicle garage, (ii) detect indicia at a garage and, responsive to such detection and responsive to the equipped vehicle being at a predetermined position relative to said indicia, control a garage door opening system, (iii) trigger automatic payment of a parking fee, (iv) detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure and, when the equipped vehicle is driven from the parking structure, detect a second indicia that triggers automatic payment of a parking fee, and (v) detect indicia at a parking space and, responsive to detection of said indicia and after the driver exits the equipped vehicle, control the equipped vehicle to drive the equipped vehicle into the parking space; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a parking structure and wherein said control, responsive to such detection, tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure.
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30. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to at least one of (i) determine if the equipped vehicle is at a vehicle garage and, responsive to such a determination, actuate a garage door opening system to open the garage door of the vehicle garage, (ii) detect indicia at a garage and, responsive to such detection and responsive to the equipped vehicle being at a predetermined position relative to said indicia, control a garage door opening system, (iii) detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure, (iv) detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure, and when the equipped vehicle is driven from the parking structure, detect a second indicia that triggers automatic payment of a parking fee, and (v) detect indicia at a parking space and, responsive to detection of said indicia and after the driver exits the equipped vehicle, control the equipped vehicle to drive the equipped vehicle into the parking space; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to trigger automatic payment of a parking fee; and wherein said control triggers automatic payment of the parking fee when said control determines that the equipped vehicle exits a parking structure.
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31. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to at least one of (i) determine if the equipped vehicle is at a vehicle garage and, responsive to such a determination, actuate a garage door opening system to open the garage door of the vehicle garage, (ii) detect indicia at a garage and, responsive to such detection and responsive to the equipped vehicle being at a predetermined position relative to said indicia, control a garage door opening system, (iii) detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure, (iv) trigger automatic payment of a parking fee, and (v) detect indicia at a parking space and, responsive to detection of said indicia and after the driver exits the equipped vehicle, control the equipped vehicle to drive the equipped vehicle into the parking space; and wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is in the parking structure, and wherein said control, when the equipped vehicle is driven from the parking structure, is operable to detect a second indicia that triggers automatic payment of a parking fee.
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32. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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at least one camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vision system, wherein said at least one camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle; a control comprising an image processor for processing image data captured by said at least one camera; wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to at least one of (i) determine if the equipped vehicle is at a vehicle garage and, responsive to such a determination, actuate a garage door opening system to open the garage door of the vehicle garage, (ii) detect indicia at a garage and, responsive to such detection and responsive to the equipped vehicle being at a predetermined position relative to said indicia, control a garage door opening system, (iii) detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure, (iv) trigger automatic payment of a parking fee, and (v) detect indicia at a parking structure and, responsive to such detection, control a timer that tracks the time that the equipped vehicle is at the parking structure and, when the equipped vehicle is driven from the parking structure, detect a second indicia that triggers automatic payment of a parking fee; and wherein said control, responsive at least in part to image processing of captured image data by said image processor, is operable to detect indicia at a parking space and, responsive to detection of said indicia and after the driver exits the equipped vehicle, control the equipped vehicle to drive the equipped vehicle into the parking space. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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