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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2019
Applicant:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, GB;

Inventors:

Jeremy Greenwood, Coventry, GB;

Giovanni Strano, Coventry, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44504 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); H04N 5/232939 (2018.08); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01); B60R 2300/406 (2013.01); B60R 2300/806 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8066 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display system () for generating a composite view of a region behind a vehicle (V) towing a trailer (T). A first camera (C) is provided for outputting first image data corresponding to a first image (IMG), the first camera (C) being configured to be mounted in a rear-facing orientation to the vehicle (V). A second camera (C) is provided for outputting second image data corresponding to a second image (IMG), the second camera (C) being configured to be mounted in a rear-facing orientation to the trailer (T). An image processor () receives the first image data and said second image data. The image processor () is configured to combine said first image data and said second image data to generate composite image data corresponding to a composite image (IMG). The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding method of generating a composite image (IMG), and to a rig made up of a vehicle (V) and a trailer (T).


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