Patent ID: 9428185
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B60R,B60W,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of automatically activating a cross traffic camera system mounted to a vehicle, the method comprising the step of: activating a vehicle turn signal, wherein a first indicator of said step of activating said vehicle turn signal is received by a vehicle system controller; displaying a data feed from the cross traffic camera system upon performance of said activating step and receipt of said first indicator by said vehicle system controller, wherein said displaying step is performed automatically by said vehicle system controller, wherein said step of displaying said data feed from the cross traffic camera system further comprises: completing a vehicle turn; receiving a second indicator corresponding to said step of completing said vehicle turn, wherein said second indicator is received by said vehicle system controller; and terminating said step of displaying said data feed from the cross traffic camera system, wherein said terminating step is performed after said second indicator is received by said vehicle system controller, and wherein said terminating step is performed automatically by said vehicle system controller.