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Vehicle periphery monitoring system

US6078355A · kind A · utility

211Cited by
6References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 25, 1996
Grant dateJun 20, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 25, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2300/8066
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle periphery monitoring system for enabling a driver of a motor vehicle to see traffic on either side of the motor vehicle without requiring the driver to look at a side view mirror includes a display monitor positioned concentrically within the vehicle, and two cameras secured to the opposite sides of the roof of the vehicle and electrically coupled to the display monitor which displays an image reflecting the left and right rear view of the vehicle.

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