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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2023
Mercedes-benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, DE;
Volker Entenmann, Affalterbach, DE;
Sven Fleck, Sindelfingen, DE;
Thomas Albert Föhn, Lichtenstein, DE;
Stefan Kalchmair, Aidlingen, DE;
Benjamin May, Lübs, DE;
MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A camera module is controlled in order to expose the image sensor with a first exposure duration during at least one first recording process to generate a first RGB image. The An infrared light source is controlled to additionally illuminate the scene with infrared light during at least one second recording process and simultaneously the camera module exposes an image sensor during the second recording process with a second exposure duration deviating from the first exposure duration to generate a second RGB image and an IR image. The at least one first RGB image and the at least one second RGB image are merged to form an HDR image.