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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohannad Murad, Troy, MI (US);
Akram Abdel-Rahman, Ajax, CA;
Sepehr Pourrezaei Khaligh, North York, CA;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for enhancing a top view image of a vehicle are provided. The method includes determining a trajectory of a vehicle or a trailer; and performing at least one from among zooming the top view image of the vehicle or trailer and panning the top view image, based on the determined trajectory. The method and apparatus may provide a better view of the surroundings of a vehicle in order to better navigate the vehicle, including the case where a trailer is hitched to the vehicle.