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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Tobias Ehlgen, Ravensburg, DE;
Daniel Lipinski, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tobias Ehlgen, Ravensburg, DE;
Daniel Lipinski, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/60 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/605 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for checking the visibility of a camera for surroundings of an automobile is proposed which includes receiving a camera image and a step of dividing the camera image into a plurality of partial images. A visibility value is determined based on a number of objects detected in the particular partial image. A visibility probability is subsequently determined for each of the partial images based on the blindness values and the visibility values of the particular partial images.