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US 11,240,437 B1Granted
Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle camera system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael Harmon, David Ooms
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Abstract
The disclosure describes systems and methods for controlling a vehicle camera system. The camera system includes a computer that controls the camera system and one or more cameras that are configured to capture video inside and/or outside a vehicle.
Claims12
A vehicle, comprising:
- a camera, comprising:
- a first interior housing comprising a first lens;
- a second interior housing comprising a second lens, wherein the first lens faces an interior portion of a vehicle and the second lens faces an exterior portion of the vehicle;
- an exterior housing comprising both the first interior housing and the second interior housing, and further comprising a first opening and a second opening, wherein the camera is configured to move the first interior housing, the second interior housing, and the exterior housing relative to one another such that:
- in a first position, the first lens is unobstructed by the exterior housing and the second lens is obstructed by the exterior housing;
- and
- in a second position, the first lens is obstructed by the exterior housing and the second lens is unobstructed by the exterior housing;
- and
- a physical indicator on at least one of the second interior housing and the exterior housing, wherein the physical indicator is hidden in the first position and exposed in the second position.
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A camera, comprising:
- a first interior housing comprising a first lens;
- a second interior housing comprising a second lens, wherein the first lens faces an interior portion of a vehicle and the second lens faces an exterior portion of the vehicle;
- an exterior housing comprising both the first interior housing and the second interior housing, and further comprising a first opening and a second opening, wherein the camera is configured to move the first interior housing, the second interior housing, and the exterior housing relative to one another such that:
- in a first position, the first lens is unobstructed by the exterior housing and the second lens is obstructed by the exterior housing;
- and in a second position, the first lens is obstructed by the exterior housing and the second lens is unobstructed by the exterior housing;
- and
- a physical indicator on at least one of the second interior housing and the exterior housing, wherein the physical indicator is hidden in the first position and exposed in the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.