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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:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Applicants:
Vijitha Senaka Kiridena, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory Hugh Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Samuel Edward Ebenstein, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vijitha Senaka Kiridena, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory Hugh Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Samuel Edward Ebenstein, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K009/00 ; G06K009/36 ; G01C021/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle data acquisition and display assemblywhich includes several cameraswhich selectively and cooperatively receive imagesfrom the environment or the ambient environmentin which a vehicleresides. The acquired imagesform a panoramic mosaic, at least a portion of which is selectively displayed by a display assemblywithin the vehicle