Method and system for improving responsiveness in a vehicle computing platform

A computing device comprising:

• at least one processor core;
• and
• a memory device coupled to the at least one processor core, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions that when executed by the at least one processor core, cause the at least one processor core to:
• configure, during a pre-boot phase of operation of the computing device, the computing device for the streaming of image data from a camera into a memory of the computing device,
• use a special-purpose operating mode of the computing device to stream the image data from the camera into memory during any phase of operation of the computing device,
• detect whether a reverse gearshift event has occurred, and
• display the image data at a display in real time in response to detection of the reverse gearshift event.

At least one computer accessible medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed, cause a computing device to:

• allocate memory for camera image data during a pre-boot phase of the computing device;
• assign a primary buffer to receive the camera image data;
• assign a secondary buffer to receive normal output of the computing device;
• assign a higher priority to the primary buffer than to the secondary buffer;
• receive camera image data into the primary buffer;
• receive normal output into the secondary buffer;
• merge the contents of the primary and secondary buffer;
• and
• display the merged contents in real time at a display coupled to the computing device.