Vehicle instrument cluster having integrated imaging system
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoseph E. Harter JR., Gregory K. Scharenbroch
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Abstract
A video tracking system integrates a pair of video cameras into the vehicle instrument cluster. The video tracking system includes an instrument cluster in a vehicle having at least one vehicle related instrument. A video camera is located in the instrument cluster and is oriented to capture images of a driver of the vehicle. The system includes a processor for processing the images acquired by the video camera and determining one or more characteristics of the driver.
Claims19
An imaging system integrated in an instrument cluster of a vehicle, said system comprising:
- an instrument cluster in a vehicle comprising at least one vehicle related instrument;
- a video camera located in the instrument cluster and oriented to capture images of a driver of the vehicle;
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- a processor for processing the images acquired by the video camera and determining one or more characteristics of the driver.
An image tracking system integrated in an instrument cluster of a vehicle, said system comprising:
- an instrument cluster for mounting in a vehicle and comprising a circuit board and at least one vehicle related instrument connected to the circuit board;
- a video camera located in the instrument cluster and connected to the circuit board, wherein the video camera is oriented to capture images of a driver of the vehicle;
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- a processor for processing the images acquired by the video camera and tracking one or more characteristics of the driver.
An image tracking system integrated in an instrument cluster of a vehicle, said system comprising:
- an instrument cluster for mounting in a vehicle and comprising at least one vehicle related instrument;
- a first video camera located in the instrument panel and oriented to capture images of the driver of the vehicle;
- a second video camera located in the instrument cluster and oriented to capture images of the driver of the vehicle, wherein the first and second video cameras are displaced from one another;
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- a processor for processing the images acquired by the first and second video cameras and determining one or more characteristics of the driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.