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| 20080231697 | PORTABLE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM COMBINING POSITION NAVIGATION INFORMATION AND IMAGE INFORMATION - Taught is a portable digital photographing system combining position navigation information and image information, wherein the position navigation information and the captured image information is combined and processed by a digital signal processing unit. The combined information then is stored in a register and displayed through an interface circuit. The portable digital photographing system can merge the location, time, and position information into the image or video. In addition, an electronic map corresponding to a position navigation information can be displayed on a display monitor. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080278577 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - An image processing system including an imaging unit mounted on a subject vehicle, and an image analysis unit that acquires images photographed by the imaging unit. The image analysis unit acquires plural images with different exposures that the imaging unit photographed, detects light spots emitted from the other vehicles from the plural images with different exposures, and detects positions of the other vehicles. The plural images are an image photographed with a first exposure, and an image photographed with a second exposure greater than the first exposure. The image analysis unit extracts a first area containing a first color component from the image photographed with the first exposure to determine the first area to be a first three-dimensional object, and extracts a second area containing a second color component from the image photographed with the second exposure to determine the second area to be a second three-dimensional object. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090096867 | Integrated marine search system - The invention relates to a marine recovery system comprising the following features:
| 04-16-2009 |
| 20090256906 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to display or generate a map image which is easy for a moving user to intuitively understand. In an image providing system, an image generation apparatus | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100259607 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING - Methods and apparatus for imaging according to various aspects of the present invention may generate an enhanced image of a target in an environment using image data from a sensor. The methods and apparatus may scale the image data to a higher resolution and register the image represented by the image data with other images of the same target. The enhanced image of the target is generated according to the registered images. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110001819 | Image Processing Apparatus - An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of cameras which are arranged at respectively different positions of a moving body moving on a reference surface, and output an object scene image representing a surrounding area of the moving body. A first creator creates a bird's-eye view image relative to the reference surface, based on the object scene images outputted from the plurality of cameras. A first displayer displays the bird's-eye view image created by the first creator, on a monitor screen. A detector detects a location of the moving body in parallel with a creating process of the first creator. A second creator creates navigation information based on a detection result of the detector and map information. A second displayer displays the navigation information created by the second creator on the monitor screen in association with a displaying process of the first displayer. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110013014 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASCERTAINING A TARGET POSITION - A method of determining a target geographic location, using an electronic device including a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a digital camera, and a display for presenting images and functioning as a viewfinder for the digital camera, is provided. The method includes creating, by one or more components of the electronic device, an image of a physical map; comparing, by the one or more components, at least a portion of the image of the physical map with map data stored in a database associated with the electronic device; identifying, based on the comparing, particular map data that substantially corresponds to the map picture; indicating, by a user of the electronic device, a position on the physical map, the image of the physical map as presented via the display, or the identified map data as presented via the display; and corresponding the indicated position to a particular location in the identified map data, the particular location being information usable by the GPS receiver as the target geographic location. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110050883 | MACHINE VISION BASED OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - Machine vision based obstacle avoidance system is provided. The system utilizes a CCD camera to capture an image. A normalized image and dynamic masking is used in object detection | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110109737 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING IMAGE DATA - A navigation apparatus includes an image recording device for recording image data and a processing resource configured to receive an incident signal indicative of the occurrence of an incident and to perform an image data processing operation in response to the incident signal. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110122244 | Real-Time Remote-Viewing Digital Compass - Vehicle-mounted video cameras, if and when wirelessly connected via a hybrid transceiver of satellite and terrestrial links and either through a randomly-formed vehicle-to-vehicle network, or via mobile web links, may enable motorists behind the wheel to remotely see either on a navigator screen, or on a screen of mobile equipment, inclusive of handsets and tablet PCs, any real-time video images of traffic and/or street scenes, far beyond physical limits of human eyesight. In pursuing the said peer-to-peer advantages, the real-time street views targeted in any directions can be picked at the discretion of motorists, by transmitting the location-based inquiry to the targeted on-vehicle cameras, by tapping on an in-vehicle touchscreen or a mobile device screen and also by activating voice commands, if necessary. The viewable range and directions are only affected or limited by the signal strength based on the density of moving vehicles in between and the availability of interconnected roadside stationary surveillance fixtures as well as the availability of target vehicles equipped with video cameras. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110228078 | REAL-TIME AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE, REAL-TIME AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - A real-time augmented reality device, a real-time augmented reality method and a computer storage medium are provided. The real-time augmented reality device may work with a navigation device and an image capture device. The navigation device is configured to generate navigation information according to the current location of the navigation device. The image capture device is configured to capture the real-time image which comprises an object. The real-time augmented reality device is configured to generate the navigation image according to the real time image and the navigation information. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110228079 | METHOD FOR THE SELECTIVE DISPLAY OF INFORMATION FROM A CAMERA SYSTEM IN A DISPLAY DEVICE OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WITH A CAMERA SYSTEM - A method is provided for the selective display of information from a camera system in a display device of a vehicle and vehicle with a camera system. The method includes, but is not limited to selecting an operating mode of the camera system, determining at least one quantity characterizing a possible reversing of the vehicle, and displaying information from at least one camera of the camera system in the display device as a function of the selected operating mode of the camera system if the at least one determined quantity characterizes an imminent reversing of the vehicle. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110261187 | Extracting and Mapping Three Dimensional Features from Geo-Referenced Images - Mobile Internet devices may be used to generate Mirror World depictions. The mobile Internet devices may use inertial navigation system sensor data, combined with camera images, to develop three dimensional models. The con of an input geometric model may be aligned with edge features of the input camera images instead of using point features of images or laser scan data. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120176491 | CAMERA-BASED POSITION LOCATION AND NAVIGATION BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING - An apparatus and method for estimating a position of a mobile device based on one or more images is disclosed. Positioning information is derived from an image containing an SAS (self-addressing source such as a QR code), thereby setting a first vector V | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120249774 | IMAGING BASED STABILIZATION - An image-based sensor system for a mobile unit makes use of light emitters and imagers to acquire illumination patterns of emitted light impinging on the floor and/or walls surrounding the unit. The illumination pattern is used to estimate location and/or orientation of the unit. These estimates are used for one or more functions of stabilization, calibration, localization, and mapping of or with respect to the unit. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120287262 | IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION APPARATUS - An in-vehicle information apparatus according to the invention includes a main unit having a display device, and a navigation unit providing a navigation function to the main unit. The navigation unit includes a navigation processing unit which executes a process concerning the navigation function, a sub unit providing an addition function to the navigation unit, and a navigation unit screen generating unit which generates a navigation unit screen for displaying information concerning a function which the navigation unit provides. The main unit includes an operation unit which receives an input for selecting a function from a user, a main unit screen generating unit which generates a main unit screen for displaying information concerning a function which the main unit provides, and a video selector which selects one of the navigation unit screen and the main unit screen and provides the selected one to the display device. The addition function provided by the sub unit is executed by an interruption process, and the video selector selects one of the navigation unit screen and the main unit screen based on the function inputted to the operation unit and the addition function executed by the interruption process. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130329038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TRACKING A CURVILINEAR OBJECT IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A system for detecting and tracking a curvilinear object in a three-dimensional space includes an image acquisition system including a video camera arranged to acquire a video image of the curvilinear object and output a corresponding video signal, the video image comprising a plurality n of image frames each at a respective time t | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140022378 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an imaging device disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle. With the imaging device disposed at the exterior portion of the vehicle, the imaging device has a field of view at least one of rearward of the vehicle and sideward of the vehicle. A control utilizes edge detection in processing image data captured by the imaging device. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data by the control, the control determines that an object is present in the field of view of the imaging device. The control is operable to determine that the imaging device is misaligned. The control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of the imaging array sensor, is operable to at least partially compensate for the determined misalignment of the imaging device. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140043465 | ANGULAR FILTER FOR VEHICLE MOUNTED CAMERAS - A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a windshield of a vehicle and having a field of view forward of the vehicle and through the windshield of the vehicle. A processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera. An angular filter is disposed at or near the windshield forward of the camera. The angular filter includes a substantially transparent film that limits reflection of light through an angular range that generally corresponds to the stray light that reflects off of the vehicle dashboard and would otherwise impinge a lens aperture of the camera. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140118532 | Process and Arrangement for Operating a Vehicle Having a Camera Arranged on an Outside Mirror - In a process for operating a vehicle having an outside mirror on which a camera is arranged and which is swivelable by a swiveling device between a first end position and a second end position, first picture data and second picture data of a first picture and of a second picture captured by the camera are provided. As a function of the first and second picture data, it is determined whether an object is imaged in both pictures. If an object is imaged in both pictures, as a function of the first and second picture data, a distance from the object relative to a reference point with respect to the camera is determined. As a function of the determined distance, the swiveling device is triggered such that it contributes to the fact that the distance is greater than or equal to a predefined minimum distance value. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140125794 | VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING DEVICE - A method and system for detecting objects in an environment of a vehicle. The method and system includes calculating an index value indicating a level of received near infrared light based on a difference between gradient values of color pixels and clear pixels in an original image and generating a color image by allocating corrected color gradient values allocated to each clear pixel and color pixel in the original image. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140160274 | Omnidirectional Camera - An omnidirectional camera comprises a camera mounting frame | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140184785 | VEHICLE STANDSTILL RECOGNITION - A method of determining “true” standstill in a vehicle. The method includes detecting an object outside of the vehicle via a camera, saving first data on the detected object in a memory, detecting the same object after a delay, saving, after the delay, second data on the detected object in a memory, analyzing, by a controller, the first and second data, and determining “true” standstill has occurred based on the analysis. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140204201 | External Vehicle Projection System - An external projection system for an automobile includes a mounting framework coupled to an exterior portion of an automobile. The projection system includes first and second projectors mounted to the mounting framework and each configured to project an image forwardly away from the automobile. A driver input member is mounted in the passenger area of the automobile and is electrically connected to the projectors, the input member configured to control movement and operation of the projectors. The system includes a processor in data communication with the input member and the projectors, the system including programming by which the processor selectively controls the projectors. The projectors may project indicia such as directional arrows so as to simulate driving toward and overtaking a distant arrow. The system may also include a video player for projecting movies in front of the automobile. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140218506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING A HORIZONTAL CAMERA TO TARGET DISTANCE - A system and method for calculating a horizontal camera to target distance is provided. A camera on board a vehicle is configured to image a target on a trailer that is aligned with the vehicle. A controller is in communication with the camera and is supplied a user-obtained measurement. The controller is configured to calculate a first horizontal distance and a second horizontal distance, and to sum the first and second horizontal distances to calculate a horizontal camera to target distance. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140267686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING A GNSS/INS NAVIGATION SYSTEM OF A LOW DYNAMIC VESSEL USING A VISION SYSTEM - A system and method for augmenting a GNSS/INS system by using a vision system is provided. The GNSS system generates GNSS location information and the INS system generates inertial location information. The vision system further generates vision system location information based on pitch, roll, heading and velocity of the vessel. A Kalman filter de-weights the inertial location information in response to the vessel entering a low dynamic environment, while the weighting of the vision system location information is increased. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267687 | VEHICULAR IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Vehicular image projection systems and methods of using the same. In an exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure, the system comprises one or more input devices coupled to a vehicle and configured to obtain one or more images outside of or adjacent to a vehicle, and one or more display mechanisms positioned at least partially within the vehicle and configured to display or project the one or more images obtained from the one or more input devices. In an additional embodiment, the one or more input devices and/or the one or more display mechanisms are further configured to obtain and/or display the one or more images using a personal focus relating to a driver of the vehicle. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267688 | DISPLAY SYSTEM UTILIZING VEHICLE AND TRAILER DYNAMICS - A vehicle and trailer display system is disclosed. The display system includes a plurality of imaging devices disposed on the vehicle, each having a field of view. The display system further includes a screen disposed in the vehicle operable to display images from the imaging devices. A controller is in communication with the imaging devices and the screen and is operable to receive a hitch angle corresponding to the angle between the vehicle and the trailer. Based on the hitch angle, the controller is operable to select a field of view of an imaging device to display on the screen. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN IMAGE CAPTURE SETTING - An imaging system and method of a trailer backup assist system is provided and includes a camera having an image sensor. The camera is mounted on the rear of a vehicle and images a target provided on a trailer. A controller is included for adjusting an image capture setting of the camera based on a status input from a vehicle lighting system, image data from the camera, and locational input from a positioning device. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140313318 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A feature extracting unit obtains sensor data from a plurality of sensors to calculate each feature. When an event determining unit determines the occurrence of an event based on each feature, a display data constructor generates remote-controller display data for displaying the event, and controls a remote-controller display device to display the remote-controller display data. When a user decision is input from a user input IF based on this display, a control unit controls the sensors to be turned ON or OFF. When an infrared sensor detects an abnormality, a microwave sensor whose power consumption is small after the infrared sensor is turned ON. When the microwave sensor detects an abnormality, a video camera and a microphone are turned ON, and the microwave sensor is turned OFF. A communication unit wirelessly transmits an image signal captured by the video camera and an audio signal processed by the microphone. Then, if the infrared sensor does not detect an abnormality, the video camera and the microphone are turned OFF. With this arrangement, power consumption can be suppressed. The present invention is applied to, for example, a security system, for example, for monitoring outside a vehicle by a video camera disposed in the vehicle when the vehicle is parked. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140320636 | REAR VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WITH DUAL PURPOSE SIGNAL LINES - A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera is operable to capture image data. The camera includes a circuit board and an imager disposed at the circuit board. An image processor is disposed at the circuit board, which has circuitry disposed thereat. The image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera. Signals to and from the image processor are provided on at least one shared line connected between an electrical connector of the camera and a vehicle control of the vehicle. The at least one shared line includes at least one combined camera control and camera programming line. Signals carried on the combined camera control and camera programming line (i) control operation of the camera and (ii) program the camera. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140333757 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CAMERA ASSEMBLY, CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for operating a camera assembly, in which a first camera and a second camera capture images ( | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140354798 | Controlling Automotive Rear-View Mirror Based on Eye Movement - An approach is provided in which a rear view system provides a rear view video feed to a vehicle operator. The rear view system determines that an eye focus point of a vehicle operator is positioned in a camera angle change region for a predetermined amount of time and performs adjustments based upon the vehicle operator's eye focus point accordingly. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140362209 | COAXIAL CABLE WITH BIDIRECTIONAL DATA TRANSMISSION - A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera and a control. The camera is disposed at a vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera is operable to capture image data. The control includes an image processor. A single coaxial cable connects the camera with the control. The single coaxial cable carries (i) image data from the camera to the control, (ii) control data from the control to the camera and (iii) electrical voltage for powering the camera. The image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera and carried to the control by the single coaxial cable. The single coaxial cable carries at least one FBAS signal. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150049184 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING VEHICLE SYSTEM INTEGRATED REMOTE WIRELESS IMAGE CAPTURE - A method for using an integrated wireless image capture system on a vehicle and a tow object is provided. The method connects to an image capture device over a vehicle-based wireless network, wherein the image capture device is positioned on the tow object; configures operational parameters for the image capture device; and receives, at a computer system onboard the vehicle, image data from the image capture device, wherein the image data is captured by the image capture device in accordance with the configured operational parameters. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20160006992 | MOBILE WORKSTATION HAVING NAVIGATION CAMERA - A mobile computer workstation includes a base assembly including a plurality of wheels, an adjustable column assembly mounted to the base assembly and adapted to support a computer monitor, and a camera configured to communicate a video signal, the camera being mounted on the workstation such that a line of sight of the camera is directed rearward from the computer monitor. The workstation further includes a computing device stored within the workstation operatively coupled to the camera and the computer monitor. The computing device is configured to determine whether the workstation is moving based on a comparison of a sensed motion of the workstation and a predetermined motion threshold and, in response to the comparison, initiate the camera, receive the video signal from the camera, and display the video signal on the computer monitor. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160188977 | Mobile Security Robot - A method of operating a mobile robot includes receiving a layout map corresponding to a patrolling environment at a computing device and maneuvering the robot in the patrolling environment based on the received layout map. The method further includes receiving imaging data of a scene about the robot when the robot maneuvers in the patrolling environment at the computing device. The imaging data is received from one or more imaging sensors disposed on the robot and in communication with the computing device. The method further includes identifying a person in the scene based on the received imaging data and aiming a field of view of at least one imaging sensor to continuously perceive the identified person in the field of view. The method further includes capturing a human recognizable image of the identified person using the at least one imaging sensor. | 06-30-2016 |
