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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Bradley Scott Kriel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Daniel Morris, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Hong Chang, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
An image processing system has a plurality of cameras and a display that are mounted on a machine. The plurality of cameras are configured to generate image data for an environment of the machine. The image processing system also has a processor connected to the plurality of cameras and the display. The processor is configured to access the image data from the plurality of cameras, access parameters associated with the plurality of cameras, generate a unified image by combining the image data from the plurality of cameras based at least in part on the parameters, access state data associated with the machine, select a portion of the unified image based at least in part on the state data, and render the portion of the unified image on the display.