US 10,308,180 B2Granted

Rear backup system for a vehicle

AssigneeMagna Electronics Inc.

InventorsLee Karner, Kenneth Schofield, Niall R. Lynam

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Abstract

A rear backup system for a vehicle includes a rear backup video camera and a display device including a video display screen operable to display video images viewable by a driver of the vehicle. When a transmission of the vehicle is shifted into reverse gear to commence a backup event, video backup images derived from image data captured by the rear backup video camera are displayed at the video display screen of the display device. Display of the video backup images continues after shifting of the transmission out of reverse gear. Display of the video backup images at the video display screen ceases once a threshold condition is met. The threshold condition may include a threshold period of time elapsing after the transmission has been shifted out of reverse gear. The rear backup video camera continues to capture image data at least until the threshold condition is met.

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Dependent claims

A rear backup system for a vehicle, said rear backup system comprising:

a rear backup video camera at a rear portion of a vehicle equipped with said rear backup system;
said rear backup video camera having a rearward field of view external of the equipped vehicle;
said rear backup video camera operable to capture image data;
a display device comprising a video display screen operable to display video images viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, responsive to a transmission of the equipped vehicle being shifted into reverse gear to commence a backup event, video backup images derived from image data captured by said rear backup video camera are displayed at said video display screen of said display device;
wherein display of the video backup images at said video display screen continues after shifting of the vehicle transmission out of reverse gear;
wherein display of the video backup images at said video display screen ceases once a threshold condition is met;
wherein the threshold condition comprises a threshold period of time elapsing after the vehicle transmission has been shifted out of reverse gear, the threshold period of time constituting a linger time no longer than 10 seconds;
and
wherein said rear backup video camera continues to capture image data at least until the linger time elapses.

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Facts

Application: 16/203,953Filed 29 Nov 2018 · continuation
Priority: 14 Sep 2004
Published: US 2019/0092238 A128 Mar 2019
Granted: 4 Jun 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification54 codes

B60R 1/08
Rear-view mirror arrangements: involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots , e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of…
B29C 45/0017
Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor: moulding…
B29C 45/14639
Incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles: for obtaining an insulating effect, e.g.…
B29C 45/14754
Incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles: being in movable or releasable engagement…

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Application60/609,642Us provisional application · filed 14 Sep 2004
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