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Patent No.:

US 11648876 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2020

System and method for visibility enhancement

Applicant:

Smr Patents S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;

Inventors:

Ahed Alahmar, Stuttgart, DE;

Matthias Koller, Stuttgart, DE;

Assignee:

SMR Patents S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;

Attorney:

Jones Day

Primary Examiner:

Katrina R Fujita

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2022.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G06T 5/009 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01); B60R 11/0229 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2300/106 (2013.01); B60R 2300/307 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8066 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for visibility enhancement for a motor vehicle assistant system for warning the driver of hazardous situations due to at least one object being located within a critical range defined relative to the motor vehicle includes at least a first sensor means comprising a camera installed in a rear view equipment of the motor vehicle adapted to record at least one image, and an image processing means adapted to receive a first input signal from the first sensor means containing the at least one image and a second input signal containing at least one position profile of the at least one object located within the critical range, and manipulate the at least one image to generate a contrast manipulated image. A corresponding method of visibility enhancement is also described.

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