Patent application EP19382531A (EP), filed 2019-06-24
Publication number: EP3756949A1
Title: CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
Abstract: A camera monitoring system, CMS, for motor vehicles (10), comprising image capturing means (1102, 1112) being associated with an exterior rear-view mirror (110, 111), rearwardly oriented and located outside the vehicle (10), for capturing an image from the external environment; an ECU (500) connected to the image capturing means (1102, 1112) and configured to select an image region (210, 211) from the captured image, smaller than the captured image and movable within it; and at least one display device (100, 101, 102) connected to the ECU (500) and comprising at least one screen located inside the vehicle (10). The screen of the display device (100, 101, 102) can be a touch screen (200) and the CMS further comprises a control surface in the touch screen (200) configured to move, through driver's touches, the image region (210, 211) displayed in the touch screen (200) or in another additional screen of the display device (100, 101, 102). The CMS can further comprise a gesture detector to move, through driver's gestures, the displayed image region (210, 211).
IPC codes: B60K  35/    10            A I
B60R   1/    00            A I
B60K  35/    00            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A camera monitoring system for motor vehicles (10), comprising:
number: 2
text: The camera monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the first screen of the display device (100, 101, 102) is a touch screen (200) and the display device (100, 101, 102) comprises two different portions, a first portion in which a touch-and-drag of the displayed image is disabled, and a second portion in which the touch-and-drag provided by the touch screen (200) is activated by the ECU (500).
number: 3
text: The camera monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein further comprising a frame covering partially the touch screen (200) to split the first display device (100, 101, 102) into at least the first portion and the second portion.
number: 4
text: The camera monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein the frame is partially tinted and comprises at least one non-tinted portion corresponding to the second portion of the first display device (100, 101, 102).
number: 5
text: The camera monitoring system according to claim 4, wherein the frame comprises two non-tinted portions, a first non-tinted portion corresponding to the second portion displaying the image region (210, 211) adjustable in size or location on the touch screen (200) by a user's touch and a second non-tinted portion corresponding to the second portion displaying control items to control parameters through the control surface of the touch screen (200).
number: 6
text: The camera monitoring system according to any of claims 3-5, wherein the parameters to be controlled through the control surface of the touch screen (200) are selected from brightness, contrast and color parameters of the images displayed by the display device (100, 101, 102).
number: 7
text: The camera monitoring system according to any of claims 3-6, wherein the parameters to be controlled through the control surface of the touch screen (200) are selected from height of the field of view of the image capturing means (1102, 1112) and width of the field of view of the image capturing means (1102, 1112).
number: 8
text: The camera monitoring system according to any of claims 3-7, wherein the control items are selected from buttons drawn on the frame, digital buttons and digital menus.
number: 9
text: The camera monitoring system according to any of claims 2-8, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the first display device (100, 101, 102) are the same touch screen (200).
number: 10
text: The camera monitoring system according to any of claims 2-8, wherein the display device (100, 101, 102) further comprises a second screen (400) which is not touch-sensitive and the first portion of the display device (100, 101, 102) is the second screen (400) and the second portion of the display device (100, 101, 102) is the touch screen (200).
number: 11
text: The camera monitoring system according to any preceding claim, further comprising an additional camera inside the vehicle (10) configured to capture driver's gestures and the gesture detector is implemented by the ECU (500) using an image classifier.
number: 12
text: The camera monitoring system according to any preceding claim, the gesture detector is implemented by a touch-sensitive screen with increased capacity sensibility of the display device (100, 101, 102).
number: 13
text: The camera monitoring system according to any preceding claim, the gesture detector is implemented by an electronic device based on electrical near-field gesture controllers.
number: 14
text: The camera monitoring system according to any preceding claim, wherein the image capturing means (1102, 1112) are fixedly located outside the vehicle (10).
number: 15
text: A motor vehicle (10) comprising an intelligent rear-view monitoring system, IRMS, with image capturing means associated with an interior rear-view mirror (112) characterized by further comprising:
Office action: search_report, dated 2020-12-30
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
inventive_step_epc_56
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Final disposition: pending (2020-12-30)