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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
May. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 ;
Abstract
In the interior of a vehicle markings ( ) are positioned on vehicle elements ( ) that are detected by a stereo camera ( ). Said markings are configured as reflectors or as light emitters. The stereo camera ( ) detects brightness differences between the respective marking and the immediate surroundings of the marking and detects the position of the marking. An evaluation unit ( ) mounted downstream of the stereo camera ( ) calculates the surface structure of the respective vehicle element on the basis of the predetermined dimensions of the vehicle elements.