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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:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Carlos Almedia, Reinheim, DE;
Martin Randler, Immenstaad, DE;
Jochen Bauer, Lindau, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); B60Q 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2013.01); B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); B60Q 1/20 (2013.01); B60S 1/0844 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/312 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver in driving a vehicle by detecting weather-related visibility limitations, wherein image data of the surroundings of the vehicle and of the windshield are generated by a camera that is directed toward the windshield.