Patent ID: 6917693
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: B60R,G07C,H04N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle data acquisition and display assembly comprising: at least two image acquisition apparatuses which are disposed upon a vehicle and which acquire images of the environment in which said vehicle resides; a video processing assembly which is coupled to said at least two image acquisition apparatuses, which receives said acquired images, and which uses said acquired images to create a mosaic image of said environment; a display which is coupled to said video processing assembly, which is disposed within said vehicle, and which selectively displays at least one portion of said mosaic; and an image control assembly which selects said at least one portion, thereby allowing said at least one portion of said mosaic to be selectively displayed by said display assembly; wherein said vehicle has at least one attribute and wherein said assembly selectively monitors said at least one attribute and, in response to said monitored attribute, generates a certain signal which is effective to cause a second portion of said mosaic to be displayed by said display assembly.