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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2005
Clayton L. Nicholas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Paul R. Martindale, Carmel, IN (US);
Clayton L. Nicholas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Paul R. Martindale, Carmel, IN (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
The activation of a rear view video display in a vehicle is interrupted under specified operating conditions to discourage inappropriate driver reliance on the video display. The video display is automatically activated when the reverse transmission range of the vehicle is selected, but is deactivated if the vehicle speed in the reverse range exceeds a calibrated threshold such as 2-3 MPH. When the vehicle speed falls back below the threshold, the video display is automatically re-activated, thereby encouraging the driver to use the video display only for the purposes for which it was designed, and to use other ways of obtaining a more comprehensive rearward view when backing at speeds in excess of the threshold.