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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/00 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G02F 1/29 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G03B 13/32 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/29 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B62D 15/029 (2013.01); G02B 5/003 (2013.01); G02B 26/005 (2013.01); G03B 13/32 (2013.01); G06K 9/00798 (2013.01); G06K 9/00805 (2013.01); G06K 9/00818 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); B60K 2370/1438 (2019.05); B60K 2370/152 (2019.05); B60K 2370/16 (2019.05); B60K 2370/21 (2019.05); B60R 2300/107 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01); B60R 2300/802 (2013.01); B60R 2300/804 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8033 (2013.01); G02F 2001/294 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver assistance apparatus includes a camera provided in a vehicle and configured to acquire an image; and a processor configured to process the image. The camera includes an image sensor; and a variable lens that includes a liquid crystal layer and configured to alter light that is introduced into the image sensor based on an arrangement of liquid crystal molecules included in the liquid crystal layer. The arrangement of the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer is dependent on an applied voltage.