Connaught Electronics Limited

Mike Togher

Enda Ward

Alan Hanniffy

Fergal O'malley

Enda Peter Ward

The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle () in maneuvering the motor vehicle () with a trailer (), wherein image data is captured from an environmental region () of the motor vehicle () by means of at least one vehicle-side camera () and by means of at least one trailer-side camera () and an image (B) of the environmental region () is created for displaying on a vehicle-side display device () depending on the captured image data, wherein a perspective (PP), from which the environmental region () is displayed in the image (B), is determined depending on a pivot angle () between the trailer () and the motor vehicle (). The invention additionally relates to a driver assistance system () as well as to a vehicle/trailer combination with a motor vehicle (), a trailer () and a driver assistance system ().

Method for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle in maneuvering the motor vehicle with a trailer, driver assistance system as well as vehicle/trailer combination

The invention relates to a method for providing at least one information from an environmental region () of a motor vehicle () to a driver of the motor vehicle (), wherein at least one first image (B) captured by a vehicle-side camera system () and at least one second image (B) captured by a vehicle-external camera system () situated within the field of view () of the vehicle-side camera system () are received in the method, wherein an image-in-image representation (B) is generated from the at least one first image (B) and the at least one second image (B) for displaying on a vehicle-side display device () as the at least one information, wherein a first image region () for displaying the at least one first image (B) and a second image region () separate from the first image region () for displaying the at least one second image (B) are determined for the image-in-image representation (B). In addition, the invention relates to a display system (), to a driver assistance system () as well as to a motor vehicle ().

Method for providing at least one information from an environmental region of a motor vehicle, display system for a motor vehicle driver assistance system for a motor vehicle as well as motor vehicle

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