Patent ID: 11884216
Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A vehicular display system comprising:
an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular display system, wherein the ECU comprises electronic circuitry and associated software;
a plurality of cameras disposed at the vehicle, wherein the plurality of cameras comprises at least six cameras;
wherein the plurality of cameras comprises (i) a rear backup camera, (ii) a forward viewing camera disposed at a front portion of the vehicle and viewing forward of the vehicle, (iii) a driver-side side viewing camera disposed at a driver-side exterior rearview mirror assembly at a driver side of the vehicle and viewing sideward of the driver side of the vehicle, (iv) a passenger-side side viewing camera disposed at a passenger-side exterior rearview mirror assembly at a passenger side of the vehicle and viewing sideward of the passenger side of the vehicle, (v) a driver-side rear corner camera disposed at a driver-side rear corner region of the vehicle and viewing at least sideward of the driver side of the vehicle, and (vi) a passenger-side rear corner camera disposed at a passenger-side rear corner region of the vehicle and viewing at least sideward of the passenger side of the vehicle;
wherein the plurality of cameras capture image data, and wherein the image data captured by the plurality of cameras is provided to the ECU;
wherein the electronic circuitry of the ECU comprises an image processor operable to process image data captured by any individual camera of the plurality of cameras;
a video mirror display screen disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle;
wherein the ECU, responsive to processing of captured image data provided to the ECU, generates video images, and wherein the generated video images are provided to the video mirror display screen for display at the video mirror display screen;
wherein, during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle, the ECU, via processing of image data captured by the rear backup camera of the plurality of cameras, generates rear view video images and provides the rear view video images to the video mirror display screen;
wherein, during a parking maneuver of the vehicle, the ECU, via processing of image data captured by the rear backup camera, the forward viewing camera, the driver-side side viewing camera and the passenger-side side viewing camera of the plurality of cameras, generates bird's-eye view video images and provides the bird's-eye view video images to the video mirror display screen;
wherein, responsive to a triggering event, the ECU, via processing of image data captured by at least one of the driver-side rear corner camera and the passenger-side rear corner camera of the plurality of cameras, generates cross-traffic view video images and provides the cross-traffic view video images to the video mirror display screen;
wherein the video mirror display screen displays the video images provided by the ECU to the video mirror display screen;
wherein the cross-traffic view video images are displayed at the video mirror display screen in a split-screen format, with a driver-side corner view displayed at a left display region of the video mirror display screen and a passenger-side corner view displayed at a right display region of the video mirror display screen;
a driver-side front corner camera disposed at a driver-side front corner region of the vehicle and viewing at least sideward of the driver side of the vehicle;
a passenger-side front corner camera disposed at a passenger-side front corner region of the vehicle and viewing at least sideward of the passenger side of the vehicle;
wherein, responsive to a second triggering event, the ECU, via processing of image data captured by at least one of the driver-side front corner camera and the passenger-side front corner camera, generates front cross-traffic view video images and provides the front cross-traffic view video images to the video mirror display screen;
wherein the second triggering event comprises determination that the vehicle is commencing an unparking maneuver where the vehicle is driving forward out of a parking space; and
wherein the front cross-traffic view video images cease to be displayed at the video mirror display screen responsive to determination that the vehicle is traveling above a threshold speed.