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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2003
Applicant:
Brent J. Bos, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Brent J. Bos, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B013/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wide angle imaging system for providing a wide angle field of view of an area exteriorly of a vehicle includes an image capture device having a field of view directed exteriorly of the vehicle, an outer wide angle lens, a focusing lens and a display. The image capture device may comprise an array of pixels and may have a coarse distribution of pixels and a fine distribution of pixels. The display may be operable to display a substantially undistorted image to the driver or occupant of the vehicle in response to a signal output of the image capture device.