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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Michael Herman, Southfield, MI (US);
David A. Herman, Southfield, MI (US);
David Joseph Orris, Southgate, MI (US);
Nicholas Alexander Scheufler, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Nunzio DeCia, Northville, MI (US);
Stephen Jay Orris, Jr., New Boston, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for inter-vehicle cooperation for vehicle self imaging. An example vehicle includes an inter-vehicle communication module and a infotainment head unit. The infotainment head unit determines a pose of the vehicle and, in response to receiving an input to generate a composite image, broadcasts a request for images of the vehicle. The request message includes the pose. The infotainment head unit also generates the composite image of the vehicle based on the images and display the composite image on a display.