patents.google.com
4/7/2011
DE102004008867B4 - Image processing system for motor vehicles - Google Patents
Image processing system for motor vehicles, which a camera system (2), an image processing module (3) having a data interface for receiving the image data generated by the camera system (2), a storage unit for storing an image processing program and a processor unit for processing the image data, and a display unit (4) for displaying the processed image data, characterized, in that the image processing system has a microcomputer (5), in particular a palmtop or personal digital assistant (PDA) or a mobile telephone, whose processor module is used as an image processing module and the camera system (2) is mechanically connected or integrated directly with the microcomputer (5) and is oriented in such a way that at least part of the vehicle surroundings, in particular a route ahead, is detected by the camera system (2).