US 11,877,054 B2
Vehicular vision system using image data transmission and power supply via a coaxial cable
Joern Ihlenburg, Berlin (DE); Jens Steigerwald, Sailauf-Eichenberg (DE); and Michael Dominik Schöppner, Künzell (DE)
Assigned to MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/305,490.
Application 18/305,490 is a continuation of application No. 17/643,874, filed on Dec. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,638,070.
Application 17/643,874 is a continuation of application No. 17/086,541, filed on Nov. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,201,994, issued on Dec. 14, 2021.
Application 17/086,541 is a continuation of application No. 16/792,422, filed on Feb. 17, 2020, granted, now 10,827,108, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/792,422 is a continuation of application No. 16/401,163, filed on May 2, 2019, granted, now 10,567,633, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/401,163 is a continuation of application No. 15/899,111, filed on Feb. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,284,764, issued on May 7, 2019.
Application 15/899,111 is a continuation of application No. 15/438,825, filed on Feb. 22, 2017, granted, now 9,900,490, issued on Feb. 20, 2018.
Application 15/438,825 is a continuation of application No. 14/343,936, abandoned, previously published as PCT/US2012/056014, filed on Sep. 19, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/653,664, filed on May 31, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/567,446, filed on Dec. 6, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/567,150, filed on Dec. 6, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/537,279, filed on Sep. 21, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262325 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/66 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/65 (2023.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01B 3/44 (2006.01); H01B 7/02 (2006.01); H01B 11/18 (2006.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/66 (2023.01) [B60R 16/02 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01); H01B 1/02 (2013.01); H01B 3/445 (2013.01); H01B 7/0216 (2013.01); H01B 11/18 (2013.01); H04N 7/10 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/65 (2023.01)] 50 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular vision system, said vehicular vision system comprising:
a front camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said vehicular vision system, said front camera viewing at least forward of the equipped vehicle;
said front camera comprising a CMOS imaging sensor operable to capture image data;
wherein said front camera is disposed at a windshield of the equipped vehicle and views forward through the windshield of the equipped vehicle;
an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at the vehicle and comprising (i) a data processor and (ii) a DC power supply;
wherein image data captured by the CMOS imaging sensor of said front camera is conveyed from said front camera to the ECU via a single core coaxial cable;
wherein said front camera is in bidirectional communication with the ECU over the single core coaxial cable;
wherein the single core coaxial cable commonly carries (i) image data captured by the CMOS imaging sensor of said front camera to the ECU for processing at the data processor of the ECU and (ii) power from the DC power supply of the ECU to said front camera;
wherein said front camera comprises a data serializer and the ECU comprises a data deserializer, and wherein image data captured by the CMOS imaging sensor is serialized at the data serializer and is conveyed to the ECU via the single core coaxial cable and is deserialized at the ECU by the data deserializer; and
wherein the vehicular vision system, responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by said front camera and conveyed to the ECU via the single core coaxial cable, generates an output for a driving assist system of the equipped vehicle.