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US 2009/0244282 A1Published application
Vehicle camera system
OwnerFrancisco Jose Eguigureninventor
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Abstract
A vehicle camera system including a receiver device which is capable of wirelessly communicating with an electronic camera arrangement. The receiver device is capable of switching a screen from its normal visual display mode to a real-time camera image display mode. The receiver device may be attached to an existing screen, such as a screen of a global positioning satellite (GPS) apparatus.
Claims22
A receiver device for switching a screen from a visual display mode to a real-time camera image display mode which comprises:
- a) a housing comprising an antenna;
- b) a wireless receiver within the housing which wireless receiver is electrically connected to the antenna, and which wireless receiver is capable of wirelessly receiving real-time video data via the antenna from an electronic camera arrangement;
- c) a microprocessor within the housing, which microprocessor is electrically connected to the wireless receiver and the antenna, and, when said microprocessor is electrically connected to a screen, said microprocessor is capable of alternately switching the screen from a visual display mode to a real-time camera image display mode when real-time video data is received by the wireless receiver from the electronic camera arrangement, and which microprocessor is capable of switching the screen to a visual display mode when such real-time video data is not received by the wireless receiver;
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- d) a connector for electrically connecting the microprocessor to the screen.
2 more elements
A wireless camera display system, which comprises:
- I) a receiver device for switching a screen from a visual display mode to a real-time camera image display mode which comprises:
- a) a housing comprising an antenna;
- b) a wireless receiver within the housing which wireless receiver is electrically connected to the antenna, and which wireless receiver is capable of wirelessly receiving real-time video data via the antenna from an electronic camera arrangement;
- c) a microprocessor within the housing, which microprocessor is electrically connected to the wireless receiver and the antenna, and, when said microprocessor is electrically connected to a screen, said microprocessor is capable of alternately switching the screen from a visual display mode to a real-time camera image display mode when real-time video data is received by the wireless receiver from the electronic camera arrangement, and which microprocessor is capable of switching the screen to a visual display mode when such real-time video data is not received by the wireless receiver;
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- d) a connector for electrically connecting the microprocessor to the screen;
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- II) an electronic camera arrangement comprising at least one camera which is capable of wirelessly transmitting video data to the wireless receiver of said receiver device.
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A method of switching a screen from a visual display mode to a real-time camera image display mode comprising the steps of:
- A) providing a wireless camera display system, which comprises:
- I) a receiver device which is wirelessly connectable to an electronic camera arrangement, said receiver device comprising:
- a) a housing comprising an antenna;
- b) a wireless receiver within the housing which wireless receiver is electrically connected to the antenna, and which wireless receiver is capable of wirelessly receiving real-time video data via the antenna from an electronic camera arrangement;
- c) a microprocessor within the housing, which microprocessor is electrically connected to the wireless receiver and the antenna, and, when said microprocessor is electrically connected to a screen, said microprocessor is capable of alternately switching the screen from a visual display mode to a real-time camera image display mode when real-time video data is received by the wireless receiver from the electronic camera arrangement, and which microprocessor is capable of switching the screen to a visual display mode when such real-time video data is not received by the wireless receiver;
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- d) a connector for electrically connecting the microprocessor to the screen;
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- II) an electronic camera arrangement comprising at least one camera which is capable of wirelessly transmitting video data to the wireless receiver of said receiver device;
- B) connecting the receiver device, via its connector, to a screen such that the microprocessor is electrically connected to the screen;
- C) activating the electronic camera arrangement such that video data is gathered by at least one camera of said electronic camera arrangement;
- D) wirelessly transmitting said video data from the at least one camera of said electronic camera arrangement;
- E) wirelessly receiving said video data via the wireless receiver of the receiver device;
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- F) visually displaying the received video data on the screen, via the microprocessor of the receiver device.
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