Patent classifications
B60R2300/404
Start and stop methods for a vehicle smart mirror
In one embodiment, a vehicle mirror includes an on-board diagnostics (OBD) transceiver and one or more processors. The processors access OBD data received by the OBD transceiver from an OBD port of a vehicle. The processors further monitor the OBD data to determine whether communications with the OBD port have been lost, determine an OBD speed of the vehicle, and determine an RPM of an engine of the vehicle. The processors further determine a GPS speed of the vehicle from a GPS transceiver. When communications with the OBD port are lost, the processors transition the vehicle mirror to a sleep power state. When communications with the OBD port have not been lost, the processors transition the vehicle mirror to the sleep power state when the OBD speed is determined to be zero for at least a first predetermined amount of time and the RPM of the engine is determined to be less than a threshold RPM amount.
Power Management for a Vehicle Smart Mirror System
In one embodiment, a vehicle mirror includes an on-board diagnostics (OBD) transceiver and one or more processors. The processors access OBD data received by the OBD transceiver from an OBD port of a vehicle. The processors further determine, from the OBD data, a vehicle type, a change in voltage of the vehicle's battery, and a secondary vehicle factor. When the vehicle is determined to be a combustion engine vehicle, the processors transition the vehicle mirror from a sleep power state to an awake power state when the change in voltage is greater than a predetermined amount and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined threshold. When the vehicle is determined to be an electric vehicle, the processors transition the vehicle mirror from the sleep power state to the awake power state when any activity is detected in the OBD data and the secondary factor of the vehicle is greater than the predetermined threshold.
Operational Control of Vehicle Microprocessor Units
A vehicle includes a plurality of microprocessor units (MPUs) that each manage one or more electronic functions of the vehicle. A system for the vehicle includes a control system configured to activate and deactivate at least one MPU of the plurality of MPUs to and from an operational state according to a determined priority.
VEHICLE PERIPHERY DISPLAY DEVICE
A vehicle periphery display device provided in a vehicle has a right imaging unit and a left imaging unit that acquire captured images from the front side to the rear side of the vehicle. The captured images acquired by the right imaging unit and the left imaging unit are processed into display images having a display region that corresponds to the operation status and are displayed on display units within the vehicle. A region of a display image that is generated in a case where a predetermined operation status condition has been established (a case where a direction indicator has been operated, for example) is wider than a region of a display image that is generated in a case where the operation status condition has not been established.
Integrated fault-tolerant augmented area viewing system
An integrated fault-tolerant augmented area viewing system includes, for example, a subsystem processor for receiving a safety signal for blind spot monitoring from a blind spot sensor and for generating a subsystem processor video output signal in response to the received safety signal. Selector circuitry selects the subsystem processor video output signal or a master controller video output signal received from a master controller and generates a selected video output signal in response. The selector circuitry performs the selection of the video output signal selection in response to receiving a safety request signal generated in response to a user action. A buffer outputs the selected video output signal for displaying on a display for viewing by the user.
SHADING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY MODULE
A shading device comprises: a shading member; a display apparatus disposed on a surface of the shading member in such a manner that a display portion faces to an operator; an image pickup device to pick up, as an image, a region which an opposite surface of the surface faces, and generate image pickup data; and a data processing circuit to generate display image data, based on the image pickup data. An image display module comprises: a display apparatus to be disposed on a surface of a shading device in such a manner that a display portion faces an operator; an image pickup device to pick up, as an image, a region to which an opposite surface of the surface faces, and generate image pickup data; and a data processing circuit to generate display image data, based on the image pickup data.
Obstruction detection
Systems and methods are provided for obstruction detection for a vehicle. In one implementation, a system mountable in a vehicle may comprise a camera configured to capture a plurality of image frames from a region outside of the vehicle in a direction of motion of the vehicle. The system may also comprise a processor coupled to the camera and configured to receive the image frames and process the image frames to detect an object obstructing the motion of the vehicle. The system may also comprise a light attached to the vehicle, the light illuminating the region outside of the vehicle. The detection of the object may be performed based on a change in illumination between the image frames.
WORK SCREEN DISPLAY SYSTEM
A work screen display system including a position information obtaining unit for obtaining position information on a work vehicle based on positioning correction information supplied from a first reference station; a region shape determination unit for determining a shape of a specific region where the work vehicle performs autonomous travel, based on positioning correction information supplied from a second reference station; and a display control unit for displaying, on a display unit, a specific region indication section indicating the specific region determined by the region shape determination unit. The display control unit displays the specific region indication section in a display mode that varies between a case where the first and second reference stations are identical and a case where the first and second reference stations are not identical.
Vehicle systems and methods for sharing target vehicle video during passing events
A vehicle system to assist a driver during a potential passing event of a passing vehicle includes a transceiver and a display. A passing assist module in communication with the transceiver and the display is configured to cause the transceiver to establish a wireless connection with a remote transceiver of a target vehicle and to receive a remote video signal from a camera and the remote transceiver associated with the target vehicle and cause the display of the passing vehicle to output at least one of a video signal and an image based on the remote video signal from the target vehicle.
Camera image display apparatus
A camera image display apparatus including a display request output part outputting a display request of camera images, a power supply part supplying power to a display unit, and a power supply control unit controlling flow of electricity so as to supply activating power from the power supply part to the display unit at a first time point within a predetermined time from a completion of an engine starting, when the display request is output by the display request output part at the first time point, and to supply activating power from the power supply part to the display unit at a second time point after lapse of the predetermined time, when the display request is not output within the predetermined time from the completion of the engine starting.