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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2006
Applicant:
Nereo Pallaro, Orbassano, IT;
Inventor:
Nereo Pallaro, Orbassano, IT;
Assignee:
C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni, Orbassano (Turin), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical sensor device that can be installed on board a motor vehicle for aid to driving and/or for automatic activation of one or more on-board systems according to the environmental conditions detected comprises a sensor module including an array of the CCD or CMOS type, the sensitive area of which is split into sub-areas dedicated to different functions, which are separate from one another and set at a distance apart, and located adjacent to the four vertices of the sensitive area of the array.