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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:
Jun. 25, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2021
Applicant:

Perkins Engines Company Limited, Peterborough, GB;

Inventors:

Michael Flatman, Stamford, GB;

Samuel Alec Roberts, Stamford, GB;

Thomas Henry Abel, Gateshead, GB;

Raymond Alan Wise, Metamora, IL (US);

Peter Joseph Petrany, Dunlap, IL (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/26 (2022.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/56 (2022.01); B60Q 1/14 (2013.01); B60Q 1/30 (2013.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01); B60Q 2300/30 (2013.01); B60R 2300/10 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01); B60R 2300/80 (2013.01);
Abstract

Changes in ambient light intensity are detected by processing image data from an image capture device to determine, iteratively, a signal-to-noise ratio of the image data. The signal-to-noise ratio is a ratio of average to variance of pixel values for some of the pixels forming the image. A control output is generated, based on the signal-to-noise ratio, that is responsive to changes in ambient light intensity. The control output is used control a light source of a vehicle.


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