Method for operating a display system in a vehicle for driving into a parking space
US7369940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2201/10
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for operating a display system in a vehicle (03) when driving into a parking space (06), uses a camera (01) with an image processing unit in which the image data obtained by the camera (01) can be processed and a display screen (02) in the interior of the vehicle. After the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the first parking-space icon (07) has been brought to overlay the parking space (06) shown in the real-time image, a second parking-space icon (09) is faded into the real-time image on the display screen (02) by the image processing unit, with this second parking-space icon (09) in the real-time image in true scale indicating a region which after moving along a first segment (15) of the travel path (14) towards the parking space (06) must be brought to overlay the parking space (06) shown in the real-time image. After the vehicle has moved to the vehicle position in which the second parking-space icon (09) has been brought to overlay the parking space (06) shown in the real-time image, a third parking-space icon (11) is faded into the real-time image on the display screen (02) by the image processing unit, with said third parking-space icon (11) in the …
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