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Patent No.:

US 9376061 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2015

Accessory system of a vehicle

Applicant:

Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Kevin C. McCarthy, Tucson, AZ (US);

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

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

Assignee:

DONNELLY CORPORATION, Holland, MI (US);

Attorney:

Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Quang D Pham

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01S 19/35 (2010.01); G01S 19/36 (2010.01); G01S 19/37 (2010.01); G09B 29/10 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/21 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60R 11/0247 (2013.01); G01C 21/34 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2013.01); G01C 21/3626 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); G01S 19/35 (2013.01); G01S 19/36 (2013.01); G01S 19/37 (2013.01); G09B 29/10 (2013.01); B60R 11/0241 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1284 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0026 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0033 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8026 (2013.01); G01S 19/21 (2013.01);
Abstract

An accessory system of a vehicle includes a rearward viewing camera, a forward viewing camera and a video display screen disposed in the interior cabin of the vehicle at a location separate from the location of an interior rearview mirror assembly. When the vehicle is executing a reversing maneuver, the video display screen displays images captured by the rearward viewing camera to assist the driver in reversing the vehicle. The video display screen is operable to display other information. During forward travel of the vehicle and responsive to information pertaining to the location of the vehicle and a route to a destination, the video display screen displays forward video images captured by the forward viewing camera and the video display screen displays a graphic overlay on the displayed forward video images that highlights a highway on/off ramp to follow the route to the destination and/or a building of the destination.

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