Patent Application
20250018866
The present invention relates generally to the field of interior rearview mirror assemblies for vehicles.
It is known to provide a mirror assembly that is adjustably mounted to an interior portion of a vehicle, such as via a double ball pivot or joint mounting configuration where the mirror casing and reflective element are adjusted relative to the interior portion of a vehicle by pivotal movement about the double ball pivot configuration. The mirror casing and reflective element are pivotable about either or both of the ball pivot joints by a user that is adjusting a rearward field of view of the reflective element.
A vehicular vision system includes a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular vision system. Each camera of the plurality of cameras views exterior of the vehicle. Each camera of the plurality of cameras is operable to capture image data. Each camera of the plurality of cameras includes a CMOS imaging array having at least one million photosensors arranged in rows and columns. The system includes a multiplexor disposed at the equipped vehicle. Image data captured by each camera of the plurality of cameras is transferred to the multiplexor. The multiplexor is operable to aggregate image data captured by each camera of the plurality of cameras into aggregated image data. An interior rearview mirror assembly disposed at the equipped vehicle, and the interior rearview mirror assembly is remote from the multiplexor. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head adjustably disposed at a mounting base configured to mount the interior rearview mirror assembly at an interior portion of the equipped vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes an electronic control unit (ECU) with electronic circuitry and associated software. Aggregated image data aggregated by the multiplexor is transferred from the multiplexor to the ECU of the interior rearview mirror assembly. The electronic circuitry of the ECU includes an image processor for processing the transferred aggregated image data. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a video display that is operable to display video images for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. The vehicular vision system, via processing at the ECU of aggregated image data aggregated by the multiplexor and transferred to the ECU, displays at the video display video images derived at least in part from the aggregated image data.
These and other objects, advantages, purposes and features of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the following specification in conjunction with the drawings.
Referring now to the drawings and the illustrative embodiments depicted therein, an interior rearview mirror assembly 10 for a vehicle includes a casing 12, a bezel 13, and a reflective element 14 positioned at a front portion of the casing 12 (
The mirror assembly 10 is associated with a vehicular vision system and/or driver monitoring system (DMS), and/or an occupant monitoring system (OMS) that operates to capture images exterior and/or interior of the vehicle. The vision system includes an image processor or image processing system that is operable to receive image data from one or more cameras and provide an output to a display device for displaying images representative of the captured image data. The vision system provides a display disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly 10, such as a rearview display or a top down or bird's eye or surround view display (or any other composite view) or the like.
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Optionally, one or more cameras may transmit image data directly to the interior rearview mirror assembly while two or more other cameras send image data to the remote multiplexor 32. For example, a camera for a DMS or an OMS may be integrated into the interior rearview mirror assembly and may provide image data directly to the image processor without first being aggregated by the remote multiplexor 32 (e.g., due to the proximity of the camera to the ISP).
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For example, one of the cameras may be a “smart” camera or primary camera that incorporates the multiplexor 32. Such a smart camera (e.g., a forward-viewing camera disposed at the in-cabin side of the windshield of the vehicle and viewing forward of the vehicle through the windshield) receives and aggregates the image data from other (secondary) cameras in the system (e.g., surround vision cameras including the rear backup camera, sideward viewing cameras, such as disposed at respective exterior rearview mirror assemblies of the vehicle, and a forward viewing camera disposed at a front bumper or grille of the vehicle). The smart camera may transfer the aggregated image data to an ECU or other image processor (such as at the interior rearview mirror assembly or at a center console or elsewhere in the vehicle) for display at one or more displays. Alternatively, the smart camera may include the image processor and process the aggregated image data locally.
The remote multiplexor 32 may communicate with the interior rearview mirror assembly 10 using any number of means, such as via Ethernet, via media oriented systems transport (MOST), via fiber-optics, or via various wireless technologies (e.g., a point-to-point wireless solution, WIFI, BLUETOOTH, etc.). The system may utilize aspects of the systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,694,150; 10,637,229; 10,567,705; 10,452,076; 10,298,823; 10,089,537; 10,071,687; 10,046,706; 9,900,490 and/or 9,609,757, and/or U.S. Publication Nos. US-2021-0245662; US-2021-0162926; US-2021-0155167 and/or US-2019-0118717, and/or International Publication No. WO 2022/150826, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
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The display 50 may include a backlight that emits light at a variable intensity to adapt to ambient light conditions. In some examples, to reduce power consumption, the ISP 34 (or other controller or processor) adjusts an intensity of the backlight based on a gaze direction of an occupant of the vehicle (e.g., the driver of the vehicle). For example, the ISP 34 may reduce the intensity of the backlight when the ISP 34 determines that the driver's gaze is not directed toward the display 50 in order to reduce power consumption. When the ISP 34 determines that the driver's gaze is moving toward or is directed toward the display 50, the ISP 34 may quickly and smoothly increase the intensity of the backlight for comfortable viewing by the driver. The ISP 34 may determine the gaze direction of the driver or other occupant using a driver monitoring camera or an occupant monitoring camera disposed at, for example, the interior rearview mirror assembly 10. In other examples, the camera is disposed at another location within the vehicle, such as at a dashboard, at a console, at a headliner, etc.
The camera may provide gaze direction information to the ISP 34 via any number of communication protocols, such as CAN, Ethernet, USB, etc. The driver or other occupant of the vehicle may enable, disable, or otherwise control/configure the backlight dimming. For example, the driver may enable or disable the backlight power consumption feature via a user menu at the interior rearview mirror assembly 10 or at another display or console within the vehicle. The ISP 34 may ensure that the backlight remains at a threshold minimum intensity to comply with any necessary regulations or standards (such as Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) and ECE-R46 regulations or standards).
In some examples, one or more cameras of the vehicle include an integrated mechanical cleaning solution. For example, one or more cameras of the vehicle include one or more piezoelectric actuators for a cover glass of the camera, a lens of the camera, and/or a body of the camera. Actuator motion may be synchronized to the blanking interval of the imager (i.e., synced with the exposure time of the imager). That is, the actuator motion may only be enabled during periods when the imager is not capturing image data to prevent focus shift or blurry capture in case the lens moves relative to the imager. Optionally, the piezoelectric actuator actuates the camera/lens/cover at greater than a threshold frequency to ensure completion during the imager blanking time. For example, the piezo excitation frequency may be greater than 4 kHz. In some examples, the piezo excitation frequency is greater than 4 kHz and less than 6 kHz. The actuator may be enabled at regular intervals and/or in response to detecting/determining an occlusion or other deficiency in captured image data.
The piezoelectric actuator (e.g., a ceramic element of the piezoelectric actuator) may electrically connect to the camera and/or driver module in a number of ways, such as via wires, a flexible polyimide strip, and/or pins (such as pogo pins). Optionally, circuitry required for the piezoelectric actuators may be embedded within the camera (i.e., within the housing or casing of the camera), such as at a LIN or CAN controller in the mirror head. In other examples, the circuitry is embedded within an occupant monitoring system (OSM) control module or as a sealed module within an OSM head unit. The piezo driver circuitry may be integrated into the housing or frame of the camera for cover glass.
The camera assembly for one or more cameras of the vehicle may include a flexible mounting to allow the piezo element(s) to vibrate the entire camera assembly as opposed to, for example, only the cover lens. For example, the piezo elements may include external springs to allow vibrations of equipment up to 2 kg. The flexible mounting may have a resonant frequency greater than a threshold frequency to avoid other vehicle vibration inputs. For example, the flexible mounting has a resonant frequency between 4 kHz and 6 kHz to avoid conflict with vehicle vibration inputs below 1 kHz.
The piezo element may be bonded/stacked with a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermal element that is powered and/or controlled via the same wires. In this setup, the PTC thermal element may be powered via direct current (DC) while the piezo element may be powered via alternating current (AC). A spring terminal or pogo terminal or the like may couple the piezo element and the PTC thermal element. Alternatively, the PTC element and the piezo element may be directly soldered together or be joined via a conductive epoxy.
The ISP 34 may enable or actuate the piezo element automatically upon detection of a blockage/occlusion of the field of view of the camera (e.g., via image processing techniques used on image data captured by the camera), automatically upon determination of environmental conditions surrounding the vehicle (e.g., snow, rain, sleet, etc.), upon actuation of a user input, and/or at regular intervals (e.g., when the vehicle is first started, once every minute, once every hour, etc.).
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The ISP 34 may detect or determine a difference in size between an object captured by multiple cameras automatically. The adjustment made by the ISP 40 based on the determined difference in size may be configurable (e.g., based on user preferences) and/or based on the determined difference in size. Optionally, the scaling may be based on a distance between the cameras, which may be configured by a manufacturer of the vehicle and/or a user of the vehicle.
The interior mirror assembly may include a dual-mode interior rearview video mirror that can switch from a traditional reflection mode to a live-video display mode, such as is by utilizing aspects of the mirror assemblies and systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 11,242,008; 11,214,199; 10,442,360; 10,421,404; 10,166,924; 10,046,706 and/or 10,029,614, and/or U.S. Publication Nos. US-2021-0162926; US-2021-0155167; US-2020-0377022; US-2019-0258131; US-2019-0146297; US-2019-0118717 and/or US-2017-0355312, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. The video display screen of the video mirror, when the mirror is in the display mode, may display video images derived from video image data captured by a rearward viewing camera, such as a rearward camera disposed at a center high-mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) location, and/or video image data captured by one or more other cameras at the vehicle, such as side-mounted rearward viewing cameras or the like, such as by utilizing aspects of the display systems described in U.S. Pat. No. 11,242,008, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The operating mode of the mirror and video display screen may be selected by flipping the mirror head upward or downward (e.g., via a toggle located at the mirror head) or responsive to another user input. When the mirror is operating in the mirror mode, the video display screen is deactivated and rendered covert by the mirror reflective element, and the driver views rearward via reflection of light incident at the mirror reflective element. When the mirror is operating in the display mode, the video display screen is operated to display video images that are viewable through the mirror reflective element by the driver of the vehicle.
The mirror assembly may comprise any suitable construction, such as, for example, a mirror assembly with the reflective element being nested in the mirror casing and with a bezel portion that circumscribes a perimeter region of the front surface of the reflective element, or with the mirror casing having a curved or beveled outermost exposed perimeter edge around the reflective element and with no overlap onto the front surface of the reflective element (such as by utilizing aspects of the mirror assemblies described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,184,190; 7,274,501; 7,255,451; 7,289,037; 7,360,932; 7,626,749; 8,049,640; 8,277,059 and/or 8,529,108, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties) or such as a mirror assembly having a rear substrate of an electro-optic or electrochromic reflective element nested in the mirror casing, and with the front substrate having a curved or beveled outermost exposed perimeter edge, or such as a mirror assembly having a prismatic reflective element that is disposed at an outer perimeter edge of the mirror casing and with the prismatic substrate having a curved or beveled outermost exposed perimeter edge, such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,827,913; 9,174,578; 8,508,831; 8,730,553; 9,598,016 and/or 9,346,403, and/or U.S. Des. Pat. Nos. D633,423; D633,019; D638,761 and/or D647,017, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties (and with electrochromic and prismatic mirrors of such construction are commercially available from the assignee of this application under the trade name INFINITY™ mirror).
The mirror assembly may comprise an electro-optic or electrochromic mirror assembly that includes an electro-optic or electrochromic reflective element. The perimeter edges of the reflective element may be encased or encompassed by the perimeter element or portion of the bezel portion to conceal and contain and envelop the perimeter edges of the substrates and the perimeter seal disposed therebetween. The electrochromic mirror element of the electrochromic mirror assembly may utilize the principles disclosed in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,274,501; 7,255,451; 7,195,381; 7,184,190; 6,690,268; 5,140,455; 5,151,816; 6,178,034; 6,154,306; 6,002,544; 5,567,360; 5,525,264; 5,610,756; 5,406,414; 5,253,109; 5,076,673; 5,073,012; 5,117,346; 5,724,187; 5,668,663; 5,910,854; 5,142,407 and/or 4,712,879, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Optionally, the mirror assembly may include one or more other displays, such as the types disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,530,240 and/or 6,329,925, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties, and/or display-on-demand transflective type displays, and/or video displays or display screens, such as the types disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,890,955; 7,855;755; 7,338,177; 7,274,501; 7,255,451; 7,195,381; 7,184,190; 7,046,448; 5,668,663; 5,724,187; 5,530,240; 6,329,925; 6,690,268; 7,734,392; 7,370,983; 6,902,284; 6,428,172; 6,420,975; 5,416,313; 5,285,060; 5,193,029 and/or 4,793,690, and/or in U.S. Pat. Pub. Nos. US-2006-0050018; US-2009-0015736; US-2009-0015736 and/or US-2010-0097469, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
The video display screen may be controlled or operable in response to an input or signal, such as a signal received from one or more cameras or image sensors of the vehicle, such as a video camera or sensor, such as a CMOS imaging array sensor, a CCD sensor or the like, and image processors or image processing techniques, such as utilizing aspects of the cameras and image processors described U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,550,677; 5,670,935; 5,760,962; 6,498,620; 6,396,397; 6,222,447; 6,201,642; 6,097,023; 5,877,897; 5,796,094; 5,715,093; 6,922,292; 6,757,109; 6,717,610; 6,590,719; 6,320,176; 6,559,435; 6,831,261; 6,806,452; 6,822,563; 6,946,978; 7,038,577; 7,004,606 and/or 7,720,580, and/or U.S. Pat. Pub. Nos. US-2006-0171704; US-2009-0244361 and/or US-2010-0214791, and/or International Publication Nos. WO 2009/046268 and/or WO 2009/036176, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties, or from one or more imaging systems of the vehicle, such as a reverse or backup aid system, such as a rearwardly directed vehicle vision system utilizing principles disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,550,677; 5,760,962; 5,670,935; 6,201,642; 6,396,397; 6,498,620; 6,717,610 and/or 6,757,109, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties, a trailer hitching aid or tow check system, such as the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,005,974, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, a cabin viewing or monitoring device or system, such as a baby viewing or rear seat viewing camera or device or system or the like, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,877,897 and/or 6,690,268, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties, a video communication device or system, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,690,268, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and/or the like. The imaging sensor or camera may be activated and the display screen may be activated in response to the vehicle shifting into reverse, such that the display screen is viewable by the driver and is displaying an image of the rearward scene while the driver is reversing the vehicle. It is envisioned that an image processor or controller (such as an EYEQ™ image processing chip available from Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd. of Jerusalem, Israel, and such as an image processor of the types described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,126,525, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety) may process image data captured by the rearward facing camera to assess glare lighting conditions (such as to detect headlights of following vehicles that may cause glare at the interior and/or exterior rearview mirror assemblies of the equipped vehicle), and the controller may adjust or control the dimming of the electro-optic mirror assembly or assemblies of the equipped vehicle responsive to such image processing.
The vehicle may include any type of sensor or sensors, such as imaging sensors or radar sensors or lidar sensors or ultrasonic sensors or the like. The imaging sensor of the camera may capture image data for image processing and may comprise, for example, a two dimensional array of a plurality of photosensor elements arranged in at least 640 columns and 480 rows (at least a 640×480 imaging array, such as a megapixel imaging array or the like), with a lens focusing images onto the imaging array. The photosensor array may comprise a plurality of photosensor elements arranged in a photosensor array having rows and columns. The imaging array may comprise a CMOS imaging array having at least 300,000 photosensor elements or pixels, preferably at least 500,000 photosensor elements or pixels and more preferably at least one million photosensor elements or at least two million photosensor elements or pixels or at least three million photosensor elements or pixels or at least five million photosensor elements or pixels arranged in rows and columns. The imaging array may be sensitive to near-infrared light. The imaging array may capture color image data, such as via spectral filtering at the array, such as via an RGB (red, green and blue) filter or via a red/red complement filter or such as via an RCC (red, clear, clear) filter or the like. The logic and control circuit of the imaging sensor may function in any known manner, and the image processing and algorithmic processing may comprise any suitable means for processing the images and/or image data.
The camera or sensor may comprise any suitable camera or sensor. Optionally, the camera may comprise a “smart camera” that includes the imaging sensor array and associated circuitry and image processing circuitry and electrical connectors and the like as part of a camera module, such as by utilizing aspects of the vision systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,099,614 and/or 10,071,687, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
The system includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the camera or cameras, such as for detecting objects or other vehicles or pedestrians or the like in the field of view of one or more of the cameras. For example, the image processor may comprise an image processing chip selected from the EYEQ family of image processing chips available from Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd. of Jerusalem, Israel, and may include object detection software (such as the types described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,855,755; 7,720,580 and/or 7,038,577, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties), and may analyze image data to detect vehicles and/or other objects. Responsive to such image processing, and when an object or other vehicle is detected, the system may generate an alert to the driver of the vehicle and/or may generate an overlay at the displayed image to highlight or enhance display of the detected object or vehicle, in order to enhance the driver's awareness of the detected object or vehicle or hazardous condition during a driving maneuver of the equipped vehicle.
Optionally, the DMS camera may be used to detect ambient light and/or glare light (emanating from headlamps of a trailing vehicle) for use in providing auto-dimming of the EC mirror reflective element (and/or for use in adjusting intensity of a display screen or a light emitter). The DMS camera may be disposed in the mirror head and viewing rearward through the mirror reflective element. The processing of image data captured by the DMS camera may be adjusted to accommodate the angle of the mirror head so that the ECU or system, via image processing of image data captured by the DMS camera, determines headlamps of a trailing vehicle (behind the equipped vehicle and traveling in the same direction as the equipped vehicle and traveling in the same traffic lane or in an adjacent traffic lane) to determine glare light at the mirror reflective element. The processing of image data captured by the DMS camera is adjusted to accommodate the degree of dimming of the mirror reflective element. For example, the system knows how much the mirror reflective element is dimmed (responsive to the determined glare light intensity and location) and can accommodate for the mirror dimming level when processing captured image data to determine presence and intensity of light sources/headlamps rearward of the vehicle. The intelligent/automatic mirror dimming functions may utilize aspects of the systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 11,780,372; 11,242,008; 10,967,796 and/or 10,948,798, and/or U.S. Publication No. US-2024-0064274, and/or U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/656,731, filed Jun. 6, 2024, and/or U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/588,347, filed Oct. 6, 2023, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Optionally, image data captured by a rearward-viewing camera (e.g., a rear backup camera or other rearward-viewing camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle, or a driver or occupant or cabin monitoring camera that views rearward within the cabin of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle via a rear window of the vehicle) may be image processed to determine ambient light (and/or glare light) present at the vehicle. Thus, for example, during nighttime driving, image processing of captured image data can be used to appropriately control dimming of the mirror reflective element or the intensity of backlighting of a video display screen to be appropriate for nighttime driving. Also, for example, during high ambient driving, the backlighting is increased so the displayed images are not washed out. The intelligent/automatic mirror dimming functions and/or video display screen dimming functions may utilize aspects of the systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 11,780,372; 11,242,008; 10,967,796 and/or 10,948,798, and/or U.S. Publication No. US-2024-0064274, and/or U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/656,731, filed Jun. 6, 2024, and/or U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/588,347, filed Oct. 6, 2023, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
For example, the system or controller may adjust or control dimming of an electrochromic mirror reflective element, or dimming of a liquid crystal mirror reflective element, or dimming or intensity of a video display screen (at the mirror or at the console of the vehicle), or dimming or intensity of interior cabin lighting (such as lights and icons at an instrument panel of the vehicle), etc.
Optionally, the system, via processing of image data captured by the DMS camera viewing the driver's eyes, may determine glare light by detecting reflection of glare light off of the driver's eyes (or off of eyeglasses if worn by the driver). For example, glare light emanating from a rearward approaching vehicle behind the equipped vehicle may reflect off the mirror reflector of the mirror reflective element of the interior rearview mirror assembly and reflect toward the driver's eyes (or eyeglasses) and reflect off the driver's eyes (or eyeglasses). The system may detect the glare light reflections at the driver's eyes (or eyeglasses) and may control dimming of the mirror reflective element and/or control of the video display screen accordingly. The system thus may determine glare light emanating from rearward of the vehicle by processing image data captured by the driver monitoring camera, particularly by processing a portion of the captured image data that is representative of the driver's eyes, thereby avoiding having to process larger amounts of image data representative of a view rearward of the vehicle.
The mirror assembly may include a camera or sensor or light of a driver monitoring system and/or head and face direction and position tracking system and/or eye tracking system and/or gesture recognition system. Such head and face direction and/or position tracking systems and/or eye tracking systems and/or gesture recognition systems may utilize aspects of the systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 11,582,425; 11,518,401; 10,958,830; 10,065,574; 10,017,114; 9,405,120 and/or 7,914,187, and/or U.S. Publication Nos. US-2024-0190456; US-2024-0168355; US-2022-0377219; US-2022-0254132; US-2022-0242438; US-2021-0323473; US-2021-0291739; US-2020-0320320; US-2020-0202151; US-2020-0143560; US-2019-0210615; US-2018-0231976; US-2018-0222414; US-2017-0274906; US-2017-0217367; US-2016-0209647; US-2016-0137126; US-2015-0352953; US-2015-0296135; US-2015-0294169; US-2015-0232030; US-2015-0092042; US-2015-0022664; US-2015-0015710; US-2015-0009010 and/or US-2014-0336876, and/or U.S. patent application Ser. No. 18/666,959, filed May 17, 2024 (Attorney Docket DON01 P5121), and/or U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/641,574, filed May 2, 2024 (Attorney Docket DON01 P5156), and/or International Publication Nos. WO 2023/220222; WO 2022/241423; WO 2022/187805 and/or WO 2023/034956, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Optionally, the driver monitoring system may be integrated with a camera monitoring system (CMS) of the vehicle. The integrated vehicle system incorporates multiple inputs, such as from the inward viewing or driver monitoring camera and from the forward or outward viewing camera, as well as from a rearward viewing camera and sideward viewing cameras of the CMS, to provide the driver with unique collision mitigation capabilities based on full vehicle environment and driver awareness state. The image processing and detections and determinations are performed locally within the interior rearview mirror assembly and/or the overhead console region, depending on available space and electrical connections for the particular vehicle application. The CMS cameras and system may utilize aspects of the systems described in U.S. Pat. No. 11,242,008 and/or U.S. Publication Nos. US-2021-0245662; US-2021-0162926; US-2021-0155167; US-2018-0134217 and/or US-2014-0285666, and/or International Publication No. WO 2022/150826, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
The mirror assembly may receive image data captured by a plurality of cameras of the vehicle, such as by a plurality of surround view system (SVS) cameras and a plurality of camera monitoring system (CMS) cameras and optionally one or more driver monitoring system (DMS) cameras. The image processor of the mirror assembly may comprise a central or single image processor that processes image data captured by the cameras for a plurality of driving assist functions and may provide display of different video images to a video display screen in the vehicle (such as at an interior rearview mirror assembly or at a central console or the like) for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. The system may utilize aspects of the systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 11,242,008; 10,442,360 and/or 10,046,706, and/or U.S. Publication Nos. US-2021-0155167 and/or US-2019-0118717, and/or International Publication No. WO 2022/150826, which are all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Changes and modifications in the specifically described embodiments may be carried out without departing from the principles of the present invention, which is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims as interpreted according to the principles of patent law.
The present application claims the filing benefits of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/580,002, filed Sep. 1, 2023, and U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/513,151, filed Jul. 12, 2023, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
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