CPC B60R 1/00 (2013.01) [B60R 11/04 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 5/23222 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A vehicle side image capturing system, comprising:
a controller located on a vehicle, a plurality of cameras located on the vehicle, and a light sensor located on the vehicle,
wherein the plurality of cameras and the light sensor are connected to the controller, and
wherein the controller is configured to:
receive an illumination intensity from the light sensor;
select one of the plurality of cameras that is adapted to the illumination intensity as a target camera;
activate, when the target camera is different from a currently operating camera, the target camera;
set a value of a counter to an initial value upon activating the target camera;
establish a video link between the controller and the target camera;
determine whether the video link between the controller and the target camera has been established successfully;
determine whether the counter has reached a predetermined threshold value in response to determining that the video link between the controller and the target camera has not been established successfully;
deactivate the target camera and continue using the currently operating camera in response to determining that the counter has reached the predetermined threshold value;
establish the video link between the controller and the target camera again in response to determining that the counter has not reached the predetermined threshold value; and
increment the counter by an increment value.
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