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Granted Patent B2
US 10,000,154 · App. 14/454,306 · Granted Jun 19, 2018

Vehicle camera system having live video indication

Inventors: Steven Yellin Schondorf (Dearborn, MI); Maher Ghneim (Livonia, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,000,154
App. No.
14/454,306
Granted
Jun 19, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display displays a camera video having an indicator. The indicator is static on the display while the camera video is frozen on the display thereby notifying a viewer that the camera video is frozen and the indicator is dynamic on the display while the camera video is live on the display.

Claims (44)

1. A method for a vehicle, comprising:

displaying on a display a camera video having an indicator, wherein the indicator is static on the display and fixed at a location on the display when the camera video is frozen on the display thereby notifying a viewer that the camera video is frozen and the indicator is dynamic on the display by moving between locations on the display when the camera video is live on the display.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the indicator is dynamic on the display when the camera video is live on the display further by at least one of the indicator moving along or around at least a portion of the display, a color of the indicator changing, a size of the indicator changing, and a brightness of the indicator changing.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the indicator is at least one of an overlay, a symbol, an icon, a graphic element, and a border element.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing the camera video by a camera of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein:

the camera is a rear view camera of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing an indicator video having the indicator by a live video indication feed.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

combining the camera video and the indicator prior to displaying the camera video having the indicator.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing the camera video by a camera of the vehicle;

providing an indication video having the indicator by a live video indication feed; and

enabling the camera to provide the camera video and the live video indication feed to provide the indicator upon the vehicle being shifted rearward and otherwise disabling the camera and the live video indication feed.

9. A camera system for a vehicle, comprising:

a display configured to display a camera video having an indicator, wherein the indicator is static on the display and remains fixed at a location on the display in response to the camera video being frozen on the display thereby notifying a viewer that the camera video is frozen and the indicator is dynamic on the display by moving between locations on the display in response to the camera video being live on the display.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the indicator is dynamic on the display in response to the camera video being live on the display further by at least one of the indicator moving along or around at least a portion of the display, a color of the indicator changing, a size of the indicator changing, and a brightness of the indicator changing.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the indicator is at least one of an overlay, a symbol, an icon, a graphic element, and a border element.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the display is a rear view display of the vehicle.

13. The system of claim 9 further comprising:

a rear view camera configured to provide the camera video.

14. A camera system for a vehicle, comprising:

a display; and

a video combiner configured to combine a camera video and an indication video to form a combined video, the indication video having an indicator set to be dynamic on the display by moving between locations on the display in response to the combined video being live on the display, and set to be static on the display and remain fixed at a location on the display in response to the combined video being frozen on the display thereby notifying a viewer of the display that the camera video is frozen.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein:

the indicator is dynamic on the display in response to the camera video being live on the display further by at least one of the indicator moving along or around at least a portion of the display, a color of the indicator changing, a size of the indicator changing, and a brightness of the indicator changing.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein:

the indicator is at least one of an overlay, a symbol, an icon, a graphic element, and a border element.

17. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

a camera configured to provide the camera video to the video combiner, wherein the camera video is a surrounding of the vehicle; and

a live video indication feed configured to provide the indication video having the indicator to the video combiner.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein:

the camera is a rear view camera.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein:

the live video indication feed is independent of the camera.

20. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

a controller configured to enable the camera to provide the camera video and the live video indication feed to provide the indication video upon the vehicle being shifted rearward.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2014
From: SCHONDORF, STEVEN YELLIN; GHNEIM, MAHER
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160039341A1 · Feb 11, 2016
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