US 12,436,611 B2
Vehicular vision system
Achim Gieseke, Gross-Umstadt (DE); and Michael Biemer, Aschaffenburg-Obernau (DE)
Assigned to MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/885,871.
Application 18/885,871 is a continuation of application No. 18/509,404, filed on Nov. 15, 2023, granted, now 12,093,455.
Application 18/509,404 is a continuation of application No. 18/155,156, filed on Jan. 17, 2023, granted, now 11,827,152, issued on Nov. 28, 2023.
Application 18/155,156 is a continuation of application No. 17/247,693, filed on Dec. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,560,092, issued on Jan. 24, 2023.
Application 17/247,693 is a continuation of application No. 16/410,086, filed on May 13, 2019, granted, now 10,875,453, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/410,086 is a continuation of application No. 15/681,700, filed on Aug. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,286,843, issued on May 14, 2019.
Application 15/681,700 is a continuation of application No. 15/062,527, filed on Mar. 7, 2016, granted, now 9,738,224, issued on Aug. 22, 2017.
Application 15/062,527 is a continuation of application No. 14/272,834, filed on May 8, 2014, granted, now 9,280,202, issued on Mar. 8, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/844,171, filed on Jul. 9, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/821,922, filed on May 10, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2025/0004550 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/013 (2013.01) [G01C 21/365 (2013.01); G01C 21/3679 (2013.01); G06F 3/005 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/205 (2013.01); B60R 2300/802 (2013.01); B60R 2300/806 (2013.01)] 58 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular vision system, the vehicular vision system comprising:
an interior-viewing camera disposed in an interior cabin of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular vision system, the interior-viewing camera viewing a driver of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the interior-viewing camera is operable to capture image data;
wherein the interior-viewing camera comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor having at least one million photosensor elements arranged in multiple rows and columns of photosensor elements;
an infrared light emitter disposed in the interior cabin of the equipped vehicle, wherein the infrared light emitter, when electrically operated to emit infrared light, illuminates at least a portion of the driver of the equipped vehicle;
a forward-viewing camera disposed at a windshield of the equipped vehicle, the forward-viewing camera viewing at least forward of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the forward-viewing camera comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor having at least one million photosensor elements arranged in multiple rows and columns of photosensor elements;
wherein the forward-viewing camera is operable to capture image data;
wherein image data captured by the forward-viewing camera is transferred from the forward-viewing camera to an electronic control unit (ECU) of the equipped vehicle, and wherein image data captured by the forward-viewing camera and transferred to the ECU is processed at the ECU;
wherein image data captured by the interior-viewing camera is transferred from the interior-viewing camera to the ECU, and wherein image data captured by the interior-viewing camera and transferred to the ECU is processed at the ECU;
wherein, via image processing at the ECU of image data captured by the interior-viewing camera, a hand position of the driver of the equipped vehicle is determined;
wherein image data captured by the forward-viewing camera is processed for at least one driver assistant system of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, via image processing at the ECU of image data captured by the forward-viewing camera, an object present exterior of the equipped vehicle is detected.