Patent ID: 7369940
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B60R,B60T,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a display system in a vehicle when driving into a parking space, the method comprising: providing at least one camera with which an observation region in the vicinity of the vehicle can be acquired; providing an image processing unit in which the image data obtained by the camera can be processed; providing a display screen in the interior of the vehicle, on which display screen the image data obtained by the image processing unit can be displayed as an image; fading a first parking-space icon into the real-time image on the display screen using the image processing unit, with said first parking-space icon in the real-time image being in true scale and indicating a region which the vehicle can reach from its actual starting position after moving along a travel path, taking into account the vehicle's characteristics, in particular vehicle size, maximum steering angle and maximum angle of steering in the opposite direction, during the parking procedure; after the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the first parking-space icon has been brought to overlay the parking space shown in the real-time image, fading a second parking space icon into the real-time image on the display screen using the image processing unit, with said second parking-space icon in the real-time image being in true scale and indicating a region which after moving along a first segment of the travel path towards the parking space must be brought to overlay the parking space shown in the real-time image; and after the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the second parking-space icon has been brought to overlay the parking space shown in the real-time image, fading a third parking space icon into the real-time image on the display screen using the image processing unit, with said third parking space icon in the real-time image in true scale indicating a region which after moving along a second segment of the travel path towards the parking space must be brought to overlay the parking space shown in the real-time image.