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Granted Patent B2
US 12,485,819 · App. 18/845,933 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Camera-monitor system for a vehicle, and method for controlling such a camera-monitor system

Inventor: Philipp Hoffmann (Hannover, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B60R1/26B60K35/22B60K35/28B60K35/60H04N7/18B60R2300/20B60R2300/30G02B27/0101
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,485,819
App. No.
18/845,933
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display system for a vehicle, comprising: a camera with a specified scanning region for scanning a first image of the surroundings of the vehicle; a processing device for providing a second image on the basis of the first image; a graphical display for displaying the second image; and an optical element for inserting the display into the scanning region of the camera such that a section of the first image comprises the second image. The processing device is designed to provide the second image on the basis of the insertion process.

Claims (28)

1 . A display system for a vehicle, comprising:

a camera having a predetermined scanning area, the camera configured to scan a first image from an environment of the vehicle;

a processing unit configured to provide a second image on the basis of the first image;

a graphic display configured to display the second image; and

a first optical element configured to insert the display into the scanning area of the camera such that a section of the first image comprises the second image;

wherein the processing unit is configured to provide the second image as a function of the insertion.

2 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to provide the second image where the insertion in the first image has at least one of a predetermined brightness or a predetermined contrast.

3 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the scanning area is directed to the rear from the camera; and

the first element is located on the vehicle behind the camera and behind the second image.

4 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle has a transparent pane and the first optical element is attached to the pane.

5 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the vehicle further comprises a driver station configured such that a head of a driver on the driver station is located in a predetermined head area; and

the display is configured to provide the second image in the area of a connecting line between the head area and the camera.

6 . The display system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second optical element attached to the camera that is configured to insert the first optical element into the scanning area.

7 . The display system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the display is further configured to project the second image; and

the display system further comprises a second optical element attached in the beam path of the display, the second optical element configured to decouple the second image.

8 . A vehicle comprising a display system according to claim 1 .

9 . A method for controlling a display system according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises:

providing a first image by means of the camera;

determining a monitoring section in the first image, the monitoring section representing the second image; and

providing the second image as a function of the monitoring section.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein:

the first image is disjointedly divided into the monitoring section and a display section; and

the second image is only provided on the basis of the display section.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein a time delay between a change of the second image and a change of the monitoring section is taken into consideration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: HOFFMANN, PHILIPP
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 068552/0576 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 114 245.0 · Jun 7, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250187544A1 · Jun 12, 2025
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