161 |
REARVIEW VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE |
US14272833 |
2014-05-08 |
US20140333770A1 |
2014-11-13 |
Michael J. Baur |
A rearview vision system for a vehicle includes a reflective element disposed at a driver or passenger side portion of a vehicle and a camera disposed at or near the reflective element and having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the reflective element. The camera and the reflective element are disposed at the side portion of the vehicle so that images of the scene occurring to the side and rear of the vehicle are reflected off of the reflective element and viewed by the camera. The camera captures image data for display of images by a display device that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when normally operating the vehicle so as to provide the driver with a generally sideward and rearward field of view. |
162 |
VEHICLE HAVING A DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE SURROUNDINGS OF SAID VEHICLE |
US13822361 |
2011-12-08 |
US20140009589A1 |
2014-01-09 |
Joachim Gloger |
A vehicle (1) with a device (2) for monitoring an environment of a vehicle. The device (2) comprises a plurality of image-capturing units (3 to 10), the capture ranges (E3 to E 10) at least partially overlapping each other and forming at least one overlap range, wherein an overall image (G) of the vehicle environment can be generated from the individual images (B3 to B10) captured by means of the image-capturing units (3 to 10) using an image-processing unit (11). The image-capturing units (3 to 10) are configured as wafer-level cameras and integrated in vehicle body components in a front zone, in a rear zone, and in side zones of the vehicle (1). |
163 |
Blind Spot Detection Alert System |
US13344129 |
2012-01-05 |
US20130113923A1 |
2013-05-09 |
Chun-Liang Chien; Chih-Woei Tsai; Chih-Cheng Tu |
A blind spot detection alert system. The system comprises two image capturing modules, a processing module, a first display module and a second display module. The two image capturing modules capture a right image and a left image respectively. The first display module is disposed on the right of the second display module. The processing module receives the right image and the left image to analyze a car moving direction. When the processing module determines the car moving direction is a right direction, the first display module displays the right image. When the processing module determines the car moving direction is a left direction, the second display module displays the left image. The processing module calculates a distance to a coming car, a moving direction of the coming car and a speed of the coming car according to the image to get an alert message. |
164 |
VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE |
US13309915 |
2011-12-02 |
US20120086808A1 |
2012-04-12 |
Niall R. Lynam; John O. Lindahl |
A video mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly with an electrochromic reflective element. The reflective element has an electrochromic medium disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate and has a transflective third-surface mirror reflector. A video display is disposed to the rear of the reflective element and emits light when actuated that passes through the transflective mirror reflector. The video display includes a thin film transistor video screen that is back lit by a plurality of white light emitting light emitting diodes that are operable by a control. The control includes DC to DC conversion circuitry that includes circuitry for converting an ignition voltage of the equipped vehicle to a lower voltage that is closer to the forward voltage applied across individual white light emitting light emitting diodes of the plurality of white light emitting light emitting diodes than the ignition voltage. |
165 |
Display device and vehicle |
US12502446 |
2009-07-14 |
US07994903B2 |
2011-08-09 |
Shunpei Yamazaki |
A vehicle has a display device which widens the field of view (visible area) reflected by a side mirror or a back mirror mounted on the vehicle. To enable a driver driving the vehicle to confirm safety even when it is difficult for the driver to visually recognize some of objects surrounding the vehicle, a liquid crystal display device or an EL display device is provided in the side mirror (door mirror), the back mirror (room mirror) or in an interior portion of the vehicle. A camera is mounted on the vehicle and an image from the camera is displayed on the display device. Further, information read from a sensor (distance measuring sensor) having the function of measuring the distance to another vehicle, and a sensor (impact sensor) having the function of sensing an externally applied impact force larger than a predetermined value is displayed on the display device. |
166 |
Vehicle Inside Mirror Device for Displaying Image |
US12780887 |
2010-05-15 |
US20100289995A1 |
2010-11-18 |
Hyok-Joo Hwang; Jin Gee Choi; Soo Jin Lim |
A vehicle inside mirror device for displaying an image, which can obtain an enhanced mirror function of a prismatic glass caused by a black film provided at a rear side of a prismatic glass and has a relatively simple structure made by forming directly a transflective layer on a rear surface of a prismatic glass without using a substrate. The vehicle inside mirror device comprises a housing mounted in a passenger compartment of a vehicle; a prismatic glass provided on a front side of the housing and having a transparent transflective layer formed on a rear surface thereof; a black film provided at a rear side of the prismatic glass and having an opening formed on one side thereof; a liquid crystal display (LCD) module provided at a rear side of the opening of the black film; and a control circuit unit installed at a rear side of the LCD module. |
167 |
Lighting system for a vehicle, with high-intensity power LED |
US12043567 |
2008-03-06 |
US07731403B2 |
2010-06-08 |
Niall R. Lynam; John O. Lindahl |
A lighting system for a vehicle comprises a sealed unitary light module including at least one high-intensity power light emitting diode operates with a luminous efficiency of at least about 7 lumens per watt when passing a forward current of at least about 350 milliamps and that emits a luminous flux of at least about 25 lumens when operated at its operating voltage. The sealed unitary light module is removable as a unit from the vehicle and includes a heat dissipating element and a lens. |
168 |
Display Device and Vehicle |
US12502446 |
2009-07-14 |
US20100079268A1 |
2010-04-01 |
Shunpei Yamazaki |
A vehicle has a display device which widens the field of view (visible area) reflected by a side mirror or a back mirror mounted on the vehicle. To enable a driver driving the vehicle to confirm safety even when it is difficult for the driver to visually recognize some of objects surrounding the vehicle, a liquid crystal display device or an EL display device is provided in the side mirror (door mirror), the back mirror (room mirror) or in an interior portion of the vehicle. A camera is mounted on the vehicle and an image from the camera is displayed on the display device. Further, information read from a sensor (distance measuring sensor) having the function of measuring the distance to another vehicle, and a sensor (impact sensor) having the function of sensing an externally applied impact force larger than a predetermined value is displayed on the display device. |
169 |
Video mirror system for a vehicle |
US12061372 |
2008-04-02 |
US07619508B2 |
2009-11-17 |
Niall R. Lynam; John O. Lindahl |
A video mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly with an electrochromic reflective element having a front portion and a rear portion generally opposite the front portion. The reflective element has an electrochromic medium disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate and has a transflective third-surface mirror reflector that is at least 15 percent transmitting to visible light and that is at least 40 percent reflective to visible light. A video display is disposed to the rear of the reflective element and emits light when actuated that passes through the transflective mirror reflector. The video display is back lit by at least one light source, and the video display is operable to exhibit a display intensity as viewed by the driver of at least about 400 candelas per square meter when the interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted and is viewed in the vehicle. |
170 |
Accident witness |
US12081244 |
2008-04-11 |
US20080266397A1 |
2008-10-30 |
Navaratne Dombawela; Larissa Dombawela; Ethian Dombawela; Genevieve Dombawela |
The unit is an apparatus that can capture the surroundings of a motor vehicle while travelling on the motorways or while parked unattended and allows the owner to remotely access & control the unit and retrieve the captured data if necessary via the internet. The unit also has the capability to surf the internet, receive and send email, play audio/video data and exchange data with external sources either through USB connections or wirelessly via the internet. |
171 |
Display Device and Vehicle |
US11673673 |
2007-02-12 |
US20070132566A1 |
2007-06-14 |
Shunpei Yamazaki |
A vehicle has a display device which widens the field of view (visible area) reflected by a side mirror or a back mirror mounted on the vehicle. To enable a driver driving the vehicle to confirm safety even when it is difficult for the driver to visually recognize some of objects surrounding the vehicle, a liquid crystal display device or an EL display device is provided in the side mirror (door mirror), the back mirror (room mirror) or in an interior portion of the vehicle. A camera is mounted on the vehicle and an image from the camera is displayed on the display device. Further, information read from a sensor (distance measuring sensor) having the function of measuring the distance to another vehicle, and a sensor (impact sensor) having the function of sensing an externally applied impact force larger than a predetermined value is displayed on the display device. |
172 |
Two way mirror with dual functions of rear view mirror and video
displayer |
US896488 |
1997-07-18 |
US5956181A |
1999-09-21 |
William Lin |
The present invention discloses a two way, rear view mirror suitable for providing alternatively or simultaneously both a conventional reflected image and a video image. A preferred two way mirror of the invention comprises a flat transparent plate coated with or glued with a reflective film mounted within a casing which provides supports for the mirror and a mounting space for at least one video display monitor with a built-in light source mounted in said casing and positioned directly behind said reflective film to receive and display image received from a variety of information sources. |
173 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC IN-VEHICLE VIRTUAL REALITY |
US16265712 |
2019-02-01 |
US20190163265A1 |
2019-05-30 |
Arthur Alaniz; Joseph Whinnery; Robert Wesley Murrish; Michael Eamonn Gleeson-May |
A method for dynamic virtual reality includes receiving vehicle data. The vehicle data includes a velocity, an orientation, and a location of a vehicle within a first frame of reference. The method also includes receiving user data. The user data includes a velocity, an orientation and a location of a user within a second frame of reference different than the first frame of reference. The method includes generating a view based on the vehicle data, the user data, and a model, the model including one or more components that define the view. The method includes determining a difference between the user data and the vehicle data. The method includes rendering the view to the output device by controlling the output device to update display of the view according to the determined difference relative to the second frame of reference. |
174 |
HITCH ASSIST SYSTEM WITH HITCH COUPLER IDENTIFICATION FEATURE AND HITCH COUPLER HEIGHT ESTIMATION |
US15708427 |
2017-09-19 |
US20190084479A1 |
2019-03-21 |
Yi Zhang; Eric Hongtei Tseng; Mohsen Lakehal-ayat; Thomas Edward Pilutti |
A hitch assist system and method are provided herein. An imager captures one or more images of a trailer having a hitch coupler. A user-input device is provided for specifying a location of the hitch coupler in the one or more captured images. A controller generates an image patch around the user-specified location, segments the image patch to identify the hitch coupler, and estimates a trailer height based on a height and projective geometry of the imager. |
175 |
DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
US16053820 |
2018-08-03 |
US20180359429A1 |
2018-12-13 |
Yasuhiro SHINKAI |
A driving assistance device includes a gaze detection unit that detects a gaze of a driver of a vehicle, an imaging selection unit that selects a first imaging unit corresponding to a direction of the gaze from among a plurality of first imaging units that image the periphery of the vehicle, and a display control unit that processes first captured image data obtained by imaging using the selected first imaging unit on the basis of second captured image data obtained by imaging using a second imaging unit that images the front of eyes of the driver and displays an image based on the first captured image data after the processing on a transmission type display unit fixed at the front of the eyes of the driver of the vehicle. |
176 |
VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES |
US16034389 |
2018-07-13 |
US20180319337A1 |
2018-11-08 |
Katsuyuki NAGAI |
An image acquisition unit acquires an image around a vehicle. A generator generates a bird's-eye image based on the acquired image. A road surface information acquisition unit acquires information on a road surface around the vehicle. A road surface determination unit determines whether a road surface that requires attention is found by referring to the acquired information on the road surface. When it is determined that a road surface that requires attention is found, an image processor superimposes an image showing the road surface that requires attention on the bird's-eye image. |
177 |
IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS |
US15954676 |
2018-04-17 |
US20180312114A1 |
2018-11-01 |
Shimon Inoue |
An image display apparatus includes: cameras each configured to take an image representing a view outside a vehicle; displays each configured to display the image taken by a corresponding one of the cameras; and a controller configured to control the cameras and the displays. The controller detects a first action that is a preliminary action taken by an occupant of the vehicle to get out of the vehicle in a state in which the cameras and the displays are not activated. When the first action is detected, the controller activates at least one of the cameras and at least one of the displays and control the at least one of the displays to display an image taken by the at least one of the cameras. |
178 |
Lens unit, vehicle-mounted camera, and imaging device |
US15328465 |
2015-07-29 |
US10114191B2 |
2018-10-30 |
Nobuo Kitamura |
Provided is a lens unit, which includes a lens barrel and a lens. The lens barrel includes a wall portion, which extends in the first direction. The wall portion includes at least two first inclined portions and at least two second inclined portions. A distance from each first inclined portion to a central axis CX is decreased as the first inclined portion extends to the first direction. A distance from each second inclined portion to the central axis CX is increased as the second inclined portion extends to the first direction. The lens is held in the wall portion by the first inclined portions and the second inclined portions. |
179 |
Method for operating a display device for a vehicle |
US15196913 |
2016-06-29 |
US10102826B2 |
2018-10-16 |
Stefan Bieger |
A method includes: determining a glare effect in a first partial region of the first display device in which an item of information is represented as an image; sorting items of information according to relevance if a plurality of items of information is represented on the first display device; checking and establishing that a glare effect in a second partial region of the first display device or on a second display device is lower than the glare effect in the first partial region; checking and establishing that no item of information, or an item of information with lower relevance, is represented in the second partial region of the first display device or on the second display device; and representing the one item of information, or the one item of information with a higher relevance, in the second partial region of the first display device or on the second display device. |
180 |
DISPLAY APPARATUS SWITCHABLE BETWEEN DISPLAY STATE AND MIRROR STATE |
US15527312 |
2016-10-12 |
US20180252978A1 |
2018-09-06 |
Zhipeng Feng; Dan Su; Zongze He; Shuo Li; Jianguang Yang; Liang Zhang |
Disclosed is a display apparatus. The display apparatus comprises a display and a field-induced visibility-controlling layer provided on light-outgoing side of the display, wherein the field-induced visibility-controlling layer can be switched between a transparent state and a mirror state by adjusting voltage applied, such that when the field-induced visibility-controlling layer is in the transparent state, the display is visible through the field-induced visibility-controlling layer; and when the field-induced visibility-controlling layer is in the mirror state, a mirror shielding the display is formed therein. |