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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2013
Applicant:

Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Eugenie V. Uhlmann, Tucson, AZ (US);

Desmond J. O'Farrell, Holland, MI (US);

Kenneth Schofield, Holland, MI (US);

Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);

Assignee:

Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an information display screen viewable by a driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle. At least one camera is mounted at the vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle and is operable to capture image data. The information display screen is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by the at least one camera and the information display screen is operable to display other information. A capacitive touch sensor is actuatable by the driver of the vehicle, and the information display screen is operable to display at least the other information responsive to actuation by the driver of the vehicle of the capacitive touch sensor.


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