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Emergency vehicle detection with digital image sensor

US9576208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Continental Automotive Systems Inc. · US

Inventors

David Leslie Agnew · Clarkston, US
Stefan Lüke · Langelsheim, DE
Marc Fischer · Nonnenhorn, DE
Dieter Krökel · Eriskirch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 2, 2014
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 2, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V20/584
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display system for a vehicle comprises a display mounted within a passenger compartment of a vehicle and at least one camera mounted to the vehicle and facing at least partially in a rear direction. The display shows the images recorded by the camera(s) to provide a rear view for the driver of the vehicle. An ECU is controllably connected to the display screen and the at least one camera to analyze an image from the at least one camera to detect when an object in the image is an emergency vehicle; and to activate an alert on the display when an emergency vehicle is detected.

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