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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Applicant:
Bernhard Schmid, Ismaning, DE;
Inventor:
Bernhard Schmid, Ismaning, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera system for a vehicle may comprise at least one camera unit that is detachably connectable to the vehicle. The camera unit may be used for at least one camera-based driver-supporting function of the vehicle. The camera system may further comprise a plurality of coupling stations secured to the vehicle to which the at least one camera unit selectively can be coupled.