Method for operating a rearview camera system of a motor vehicle after detection of a headlight flasher, rearview camera system and motor vehicle
US9815408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/8046
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for operating a rearview camera system (2) of a motor vehicle (1), in which a sequence of images (15) of an environmental region (9) behind the motor vehicle (1) is provided by means of an image capturing device (3) of the rearview camera system (2) and the sequence of the images (15) is displayed on a display (10), wherein a headlight flasher (14) of a vehicle (13) located in the environmental region (9) is detected by the rearview camera system (2) and due to the detection of the headlight flasher (14), a warning signal (17) separate from the images (15) is generated, by which the detected headlight flasher (14) is signaled to the driver of the motor vehicle (1).
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