Onboard display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10445594-B2
Application number	US-201615209311-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2016
Priority date	Mar 17, 2016
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an onboard display system for solving the problem of display image with poor clarity in the prior art, achieving a better grasp to situation outside the vehicle and driving safety of the driver. The onboard display system includes a camera module and a display. The camera module is installed at a predetermined position outside the vehicle for taking traffic images during driving and sending them to the display. The display is arranged inside the vehicle and adhered to the front windshield of the vehicle or hang before the front windshield of the vehicle for displaying the traffic images it received.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An onboard display system comprising a camera module and a display, wherein
the camera module is installed at a predetermined position outside a vehicle for taking traffic images during driving and sending the traffic images to the display; and
the display is arranged inside the vehicle and adhered to or hung from a front windshield of the vehicle, which is opaque, for displaying the traffic images received from the camera module during driving, so that a driver looking toward the front windshield will only see the traffic images on the display and not through the windshield;
wherein the display is of the same size as that of the front windshield of the vehicle.

2. The onboard display system according to claim 1 , wherein the camera module comprises a plurality of cameras, which are installed outside of the front windshield of the vehicle, and/or installed outside of a rear windshield of the vehicle.

3. The onboard display system according to claim 2 , wherein the cameras comprise infrared cameras.

4. The onboard display system according to claim 1 , wherein the display is an organic light emitting display or a LCD.

5. The onboard display system according to claim 4 , wherein the-display is the organic light emitting display provided with a touch structure, or the display is the LCD provided with a touch structure.

6. The onboard display system according to claim 1 , further comprising a projection system which is arranged on a central console of the vehicle or on an inside of a roof of the vehicle, wherein
the camera module further serves to send the traffic images to the projection system; and
the projection system serves to project the received traffic images onto an entirety of the front windshield of the vehicle.

7. The onboard display system according to claim 6 , wherein the projection system comprises a plurality of mini projectors.

8. The onboard display system according to claim 6 , further comprising an image processing module which serves to receive the traffic images sent from the camera module, to process the received traffic images and to send the processed traffic images to the display or the projection system.

9. The onboard display system according to claim 8 , wherein the image processing module serves to perform distortion correction, brightness adjustment and contrast adjustment to the received traffic images.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Chengdu Boe Optoelect Tech Co
• Chengdu Boe Optoelectronicss Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• He Wei
• Park Seung Yik

Classifications

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• H04N23/63 Primary

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• B60R2300/80

  characterised by the intended use of the viewing arrangement · CPC title

• B60R2300/205

  using a head-up display · CPC title

• B60R2300/20

  characterised by the type of display used · CPC title