Smart field of view (fov) adjustment for a rearview display system in a motor vehicle
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
InventorsVISHWAS D. KULKARNI, SATOSHI SUGAWARA
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Abstract
A rearview display arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a rearview camera positioned to capture images behind the motor vehicle. A heading direction sensor detects a heading direction of the motor vehicle. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview camera and to the heading direction sensor. The electronic processor crops an area from the captured images dependent upon the detected heading direction of the motor vehicle. The electronic processor transmits a video signal including the area cropped from the captured images. A rearview display screen is communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and presents the video signal to a driver of the motor vehicle.
Claims20
A rearview display arrangement for a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
- a rearview camera positioned to capture images of a scene behind the motor vehicle;
- a heading direction sensor configured to detect a heading direction of the motor vehicle;
- an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the rearview camera and to the heading direction sensor, the electronic processor being configured to:
- crop an area from the captured images dependent upon the detected heading direction of the motor vehicle;
- and
- transmit a video signal including the area cropped from the captured images;
- and
- a rearview display screen communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and configured to:
- receive the transmitted video signal;
- and
- present the video signal to a driver of the motor vehicle.
A rearview display method for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- capturing images of a scene behind the motor vehicle;
- detecting a heading direction of the motor vehicle;
- cropping an area from the captured images dependent upon the detected heading direction of the motor vehicle;
- transmitting a video signal including the area cropped from the captured images;
- and
- presenting the video signal to a driver of the motor vehicle.
A rearview display arrangement for a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
- a rearview camera positioned to capture images of a scene behind the motor vehicle;
- a plurality of heading direction sensors configured to conjunctively detect a heading direction of the motor vehicle in three dimensions;
- an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the rearview camera and to the heading direction sensors, the electronic processor being configured to:
- select an area to be cropped from the captured images dependent upon the detected heading direction of the motor vehicle;
- and
- transmit a signal indicative of the area to cropped from the captured images;
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- a rearview display screen communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and configured to:
- receive the transmitted signal;
- and
- present mirror images of the cropped captured images to a driver of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.