System and method for providing a live mapping display in a vehicle
AssigneeThales Avionics, Inc.
InventorLori Salazar
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Abstract
A live mapping display system onboard a vehicle may determine a geographic position of a vehicle, access stored image data corresponding to the geographic position, position a camera to direct the camera toward a target region proximate a geographic region corresponding to the accessed stored image data, receive live image data from the camera of a captured image of the target region, generate a display image including the stored image data combined with the live image data, and display the display image.
Claims33
A method of providing a live mapping display in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a geographic position of a vehicle;
- accessing stored image data corresponding to the geographic position;
- positioning a camera to direct the camera toward a target region proximate a geographic region corresponding to the accessed stored image data;
- receiving live image data from the camera of a captured image of the target region;
- generating a display image including the stored image data combined with the live image data;
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- displaying the display image to a traveler onboard the vehicle.
A live mapping display system onboard a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a position determining unit including a vehicle geographic position output;
- a camera including an image sensor and an image output representing live image data of a target region exterior to the vehicle as captured by the image sensor;
- a display unit including an image display which displays display image data directed toward a traveler onboard the vehicle;
- a data store including stored image data of geographic regions;
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- a controller communicatively coupled with the position determining unit, the camera, the display unit, and the data store, the controller including
- an input that receives the live image data corresponding to the target region from the camera,
- a selection unit which selects stored image data from the data store based on the vehicle geographic position output of the position determining unit, and
- a display output at which a display image data including the stored image data combined with the live image data is provided.
A live mapping display system onboard a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a position determining unit including a vehicle geographic position output;
- a camera including an image sensor and an image output representing live image data of a target region exterior to the vehicle as captured by the image sensor;
- a camera mount having a controllably movable axis, the camera being mounted upon the camera mount such that the camera mount directs the camera toward the target region;
- a display unit including an image display which displays display image data directed toward a traveler onboard the vehicle;
- a data store including stored image data of geographic regions;
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- a controller communicatively coupled with the position determining unit, the camera, the camera mount, the display unit, and the data store, the controller including
- a control output that moves the controllably movable axis of the camera mount to direct the camera toward the target region,
- an input that receives the live image data corresponding to the target region from the camera,
- a selection unit which selects stored image data from the data store based on the vehicle geographic position output of the position determining unit, and
- a display output at which a display image data including the stored image data combined with the live image data is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.