Patent ID: 7311406
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B60N,B60Q,B60R,B60S,G01J,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image sensing system for a vehicle, said image sensing system comprising: an imaging sensor; said imaging sensor comprising a two-dimensional array of light sensing photosensor elements formed on a semiconductor substrate; a logic and control circuit; at least a portion of said logic and control circuit commonly formed on said semiconductor with said array of light sensing elements; said logic and control circuit comprising an image processor for processing image data derived from said imaging sensor; said imaging sensor disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle and having a field of view; at least one illumination source illuminating a region of interest within the field of view of said imaging sensor; said illumination source principally radiating in a spectral region that is outside the visible light spectrum; and wherein the spectral region radiated by said illumination source comprises wavelengths within the responsive range of said imaging sensor.