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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2009
Ulrich Seger, Leonberg-Warmbronn, DE;
Gerald Franz, Backnang, DE;
Ulrich Seger, Leonberg-Warmbronn, DE;
Gerald Franz, Backnang, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A camera system for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle through a vehicle window pane (), having a camera () having an image sensor (), a first optical radiation () generated by the vehicle surroundings detectable by a sensor surface () of the image sensor (), and a radiation source () for emitting a second optical radiation (). At least a portion of the emitted second optical radiation () is detectable by the sensor surface () of the image sensor (), and the portion of the second optical radiation () detected by the sensor surface () is a function of a state of window pane (). The first and second optical radiation () are jointly detectable via at least one partial area () of the sensor surface (). A method is also provided for detecting the surroundings of a vehicle employing the camera system.