Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for providing front-oriented visual information to vehicle driver
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Application No.: US16696205Application Date: 2019-11-26
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Publication No.: US10994657B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Steven R. Petrillo , Robert Michael Roeger
- Applicant: Klear-View Camera LLC
- Applicant Address: US NH Danville
- Assignee: Klear-View Camera LLC
- Current Assignee: Klear-View Camera LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Danville
- Agency: Maine Cernota & Rardin
- Agent Walter F. Dawson, Esq.
- Main IPC: B60R1/00
- IPC: B60R1/00 ; B60K35/00 ; G01C21/36 ; B60Q9/00

Abstract:
A camera system is installed on the front end of a vehicle, either on the left front, the right front, or both sides. The camera is linked via wired or wireless connection to an onboard computer and a navigation display that is located within the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The driver reviews a visual description on the display of any oncoming traffic in the form of motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, animals and the like on the navigation display via a single screen, split screen or alternating screens. The camera system can include a speed sensor that detects when the vehicle reaches a threshold speed to activate or de-activate the camera. Alternatively, the computer can activate the system when a tum signal is activated, and de-activate the system when the tum signal is no longer activated. This camera system can be retrofitted into older vehicles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200094742A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FRONT-ORIENTED VISUAL INFORMATION TO VEHICLE DRIVER Public/Granted day:2020-03-26
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