A vehicle can include one or more movably mounted cameras that are able to move to adjust a viewing angle of the camera(s) relative to a body of the vehicle. The camera(s) may be movable by virtue of being coupled to a movable side mirror, such that movement of the side mirror changes a field of view of the camera coupled to the side mirror. For example, the side mirror can be rotated about a rotational axis between a first position in which a field of view of the camera is directed in a first direction (e.g. toward a ground proximate the vehicle), and a second position in which the field of view of the camera is directed in a second direction, different than the first direction (e.g., outward from the vehicle or toward a door of the vehicle).

This invention relates to security systems. Previously, vehicle vandals and thieves were difficult to stop. Embodiments of the present invention use a vehicle security system (100) includes at least two image capture devices (ICD), sensors, a global positioning system tracking module (GPSTM), a control module (CM), and a monitoring device. The ICD are positioned at predetermined locations of the vehicle for capturing and transmitting images of a target object. The CM receives the captured images and sensor data variables. The CM analyzes the received images and sensor data variables based on predefined criteria to trigger auxiliary units. The CM transmits the images and sensor data variables based on the predefined criteria to the monitoring device. A graphical user interface displays the images for monitoring the vehicle and notifies the user.

A method and system are disclosed and include obtaining sensor data from at least one sensor of a subject vehicle. The method also includes determining whether the sensor data indicates one of (i) a first vehicle has contacted the subject vehicle and (ii) the first vehicle is located within a threshold distance of the subject vehicle. The method also includes selectively activating, in response to one of (i) the first vehicle contacting the subject vehicle and (ii) the first vehicle being located within the threshold distance, at least one camera of the subject vehicle. The method also includes obtaining image data of the first vehicle from the at least one camera. The method also includes transmitting the image data to a remote computing system.

A method performed by a vehicle system for handling parameters associated with surroundings of a vehicle. The vehicle system obtains information indicating a first parameter associated with the surroundings of the vehicle and sensed by at least one low power sensor. The low power sensor is associated with the vehicle. The vehicle system triggers startup of at least one high power sensor when the first parameter has fulfilled a criteria. The high power sensor consumes a larger amount of power than the low power sensor, and the high power sensor is associated with the vehicle or another vehicle. The vehicle system obtains information indicating at least a second parameter associated with the surroundings of the vehicle and sensed by the high power sensor.

One aspect of the present invention includes artificial vision system. The system includes an image system comprising a video source that is configured to capture sequential frames of image data of non-visible light and at least one processor configured as an image processing system. The image processing system includes a wavelet enhancement component configured to normalize each pixel of each of the sequential frames of image data and to decompose the normalized image data into a plurality of wavelet frequency bands. The image processing system also includes a video processor configured to convert the plurality of wavelet frequency bands in the sequential frames into respective visible color images. The system also includes a video display system configured to display the visible color images.

A vehicle theft recording system, including a first exterior camera disposed on at least a portion of a front portion of a vehicle to record at least one first visual data of a surrounding area in a front of the vehicle thereon, a second exterior camera disposed on at least a portion of a rear portion of the vehicle opposite with respect to the front portion of the vehicle to record at least one second visual data of a surrounding area in a rear of the vehicle thereon, a first mirror camera disposed on at least a portion of a first mirror of the vehicle to record at least one third visual data of a surrounding area on a first side of the vehicle thereon, a second mirror camera disposed on at least a portion of a second mirror of the vehicle opposite with respect to the first side of the vehicle to record at least one fourth visual data of a surrounding area on a second side of the vehicle thereon, an interior camera disposed on at least a portion of a dashboard of the vehicle to record at least one fifth visual data of a surrounding area within an interior of the vehicle thereon, and an alert unit disposed within at least a portion of the vehicle to respond to an alert based on a presence of at least one unauthorized user within and around the vehicle.

A display control device includes a cancellation detection unit that is configured to detect a cancellation regarding a program rewrite from first update data stored in the rewrite target ECU to second update data acquired from an external device, a write instruction unit that is configured to distribute the second update data to the rewrite target ECU and instruct the rewrite target ECU to write the second update data thereinto, and a notification instruction unit that is configured to give an instruction for notification of a progress regarding the program rewrite. The notification instruction unit is further configured to give the instruction to make the notification of the progress regarding the program rewrite in a first manner when the write instruction unit is distributing the second update data, and give the instruction to make the notification of the progress regarding the program rewrite in a second manner when the cancellation detection unit detects the cancellation. The write instruction unit is further configured to continue distributing the second update data when the cancellation detection unit detects the cancellation during distribution of the second update data by the rewrite instruction unit.

Secure vehicles and methods for transporting and dispensing products are provided herein.

System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to surveillance of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting a surveillance event associated with the vehicle, collecting information from one or more sensors of the vehicle about the surveillance event. The method includes classifying the information according to a security profile to identify a threat type and a threat level of the surveillance event. The method includes controlling the vehicle to provide a response to the surveillance event according to the threat type and the threat level.

A HUD display system based on lane line vanishing point according to the invention includes a HUD display, characterized by further including an image acquisition device; the HUD display is further provided with a displayed image adjustment module. The image acquisition device is used for acquiring images of road surface in the traveling direction of the vehicle and the images acquired by the image acquisition device include a display interface of the HUD display. The displayed image adjustment module recognizes lane lines of the road based on the images of road surface acquired by the image acquisition device, maps an intersection point of extension lines of the lane lines on two sides of the vehicle where the intersection point is used as the vanishing point, deforms the content to be displayed and then displays the deformed content by the HUD display by taking lines, each of which connects one of two boundary points at a lower end of the display interface of the HUD display with the vanishing point, respectively, as boundaries of the adjusted display interface. The invention enables the displayed image of the HUD to better fit the road surface when viewed from the interior of the driver's cab, thus greatly reducing the sense of foreign matters in the vision of the driver and improving the safety in driving.