US 2020/0005029 A1Published application

Video display system for vehicle

AssigneeMagna Electronics Inc.

InventorsMark E. Kramer, Niall R. Lynam, David P. O'Connell, Vernon R. Nise

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Abstract

A video display system for a vehicle includes a video display device disposed in the vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle. A camera is disposed at the vehicle and having an exterior field of view and operable to capture image data. A control includes a data processor. The control, responsive at least in part to processing by the data processor of captured image data, detects an object present exterior of the vehicle that is in the field of view of the camera, and determines if the detected object constitutes a hazardous condition. Responsive to determination of the hazardous condition, the control controls the video display device to automatically display an alert to the driver of the vehicle, with the alert including display of video images of the object that are derived from captured image data or a graphic overlay on displayed video images.

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Dependent claims

A video display system for a vehicle, said video display system comprising:

a video display device disposed in a vehicle equipped with said video display system, said video display device comprising a video display screen operable to display video images viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
a camera disposed at and behind a windshield of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera has a field of view forward of the equipped vehicle through the windshield of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera is operable to capture image data;
a control comprising a data processor that is operable to process image data captured by said camera;
wherein said control, responsive at least in part to processing by said data processor of image data captured by said camera, detects an object present exterior of the equipped vehicle and in the field of view of said camera;
wherein said control, responsive at least in part to detection of the object present exterior of the equipped vehicle and in the field of view of said camera, determines if the detected object constitutes a hazardous condition ahead of the equipped vehicle in a path of travel of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, responsive to determination of the hazardous condition ahead of the equipped vehicle in the path of travel of the equipped vehicle, said control controls said video display device to episodically display an alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle;
and
wherein the displayed alert comprises one selected from the group consisting of (i) display at said video display screen of video images representative of the determined hazardous condition that are derived from image data captured by said camera and (ii) a graphic overlay that is overlayed on video images derived from image data captured by said camera and displayed at said video display screen.

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A video display system for a vehicle, said video display system comprising:

a video display device disposed in a vehicle equipped with said video display system, said video display device comprising a video display screen operable to display video images viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said video display screen has at least a 3.5 inch diagonal dimension;
a camera disposed at and behind a windshield of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera has a field of view forward of the equipped vehicle through the windshield of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera is operable to capture image data;
a control comprising a system-on-a-chip image processor that is operable to process image data captured by said camera;
wherein said control, responsive at least in part to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said camera, detects an object present exterior of the equipped vehicle and in the field of view of said camera;
wherein said control, responsive at least in part to detection of the object present exterior of the equipped vehicle and in the field of view of said camera, determines if the detected object constitutes a hazardous condition ahead of the equipped vehicle in a path of travel of the equipped vehicle, and wherein the hazardous condition comprises a pedestrian ahead of the equipped vehicle in the path of travel of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, responsive to determination of the hazardous condition ahead of the equipped vehicle in the path of travel of the equipped vehicle, said control controls said video display device to episodically display an alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle;
and
wherein the displayed alert comprises one selected from the group consisting of (i) display at said video display screen of video images representative of the determined hazardous condition that are derived from image data captured by said camera and (ii) a graphic overlay that is overlayed on video images derived from image data captured by said camera and displayed at said video display screen.

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A video display system for a vehicle, said video display system comprising:

a video display device disposed in a vehicle equipped with said video display system, said video display device comprising a video display screen operable to display video images viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said video display screen has at least a 3.5 inch diagonal dimension;
a camera disposed at and behind a windshield of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera has a field of view forward of the equipped vehicle through the windshield of the equipped vehicle, wherein said camera is operable to capture image data;
a control comprising system-on-a-chip image processor that is operable to process image data captured by said camera;
wherein said control, responsive at least in part to processing by said image processor of image data captured by said camera, detects an object present exterior of the equipped vehicle and in the field of view of said camera;
wherein said control, responsive at least in part to detection of the object present exterior of the equipped vehicle and in the field of view of said camera, determines if the detected object constitutes a hazardous condition ahead of the equipped vehicle in a path of travel of the equipped vehicle, and wherein the hazardous condition comprises another vehicle ahead of the equipped vehicle in the path of travel of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, responsive to determination of the hazardous condition ahead of the equipped vehicle in the path of travel of the equipped vehicle, said control controls said video display device to episodically display an alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle;
and
wherein the displayed alert comprises one selected from the group consisting of (i) display at said video display screen of video images representative of the determined hazardous condition that are derived from image data captured by said camera and (ii) a graphic overlay that is overlayed on video images derived from image data captured by said camera and displayed at said video display screen.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/564,334Filed 9 Sep 2019
Priority: 27 Sep 2006
Published: 2 Jan 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification64 codes

G06V 40/28
Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition: recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language
B60K 35/10
Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles: input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle,…
B60K 35/22
Using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays: display screens
B60K 35/23
Using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays: head-up displays [HUD]

Family

Application60/847,502Us provisional application · filed 27 Sep 2006
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