US 12,149,867 B2
Vehicular vision system with electronic control unit
Joern Ihlenburg, Berlin (DE)
Assigned to MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,879.
Application 17/650,879 is a continuation of application No. 16/852,657, filed on Apr. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,252,376.
Application 16/852,657 is a continuation of application No. 16/105,234, filed on Aug. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,630,940, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Application 16/105,234 is a continuation of application No. 14/195,136, filed on Mar. 3, 2014, granted, now 10,057,544, issued on Aug. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/772,015, filed on Mar. 4, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0166956 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 19/593 (2014.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 7/18 (2013.01) 46 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular vision system, the vehicular vision system comprising:
an electronic control unit disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular vision system;
wherein the electronic control unit comprises an image processor;
a rear backup camera disposed at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle and viewing rearward of the equipped vehicle, the rear backup camera comprising an imager that captures image data;
wherein the imager of the rear backup camera comprises at least one million photosensors arranged in a two dimensional array of photosensors having multiple rows and multiple columns;
a cable, wherein the cable is electrically connected (i) at an electrical connector of the electronic control unit and (ii) at an electrical connector of the rear backup camera;
wherein the cable comprises shielded twisted pair lines;
wherein the cable carries DC power from the electronic control unit to the rear backup camera;
wherein the cable carries, from the electronic control unit to the rear backup camera, data used for control of the imager of the rear backup camera;
wherein the cable carries image data captured by the imager of the rear backup camera to the electronic control unit; and
wherein image data carried by the cable to the electronic control unit is processed at the electronic control unit.