Patent ID: 9227575
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B60R,G08G

Claim Text:
1. A process for operating a vehicle having an outside mirror on which a camera is arranged, the outside mirror being swivelable via a swiveling device between a first end position and a second end position, wherein the first end position represents a retracted condition of the mirror and the second end position represents an extended condition of the outside mirror, the process comprising the acts of: receiving first picture data of a first picture captured by the camera; receiving second picture data of a second picture captured by the camera; determining, as a function of the first and second picture data, whether an object is imaged in both pictures; if a determination is made that an object is imaged in both pictures, determining a distance from the object relative to a reference point with respect to the camera as a function of the first and second picture data; and as a function of the determined distance, triggering the swiveling device such that the swiveling device operates to maintain a distance from the object that is greater than or equal to a predefined minimum distance value.