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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7023333 | Automatic activation of an in-car video recorder using a vehicle speed sensor signal An in-car video system and method are provided where a vehicle speed derived from a vehicle speed sensor (“VSS”) signal is compared against a user-settable threshold value. If the vehicle speed exceeds the threshold value, an alarm is generated. The alarm is use... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024286 | Parking assisting device Disclosed is a parking assisting device, including: a camera for capturing an image behind a vehicle; a display provided to a dashboard of the vehicle; passage width measurement device that measures a width of a passage; and a controller for displaying the image cap... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024292 | Active night vision control system A vision system (10) for a vehicle (14) includes a light source (46) that generates an illumination beam (20). A receiver (92) generates an image signal in response to a reflected portion of the illumination beam (20). A tra... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023475 | System and method for identifying an object with captured images One embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for identifying objects with captured images. One embodiment of the present invention is a method comprising the steps of actuating a controller configured to cause an image capture device to opera... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020890 | Millimeter wave transmitter, millimeter wave receiver and millimeter wave communication system enabling simplification of wiring and improvement in degree of freedom for setting receiver in receiving system for terrestrial broadcasting and satellite broadcasting In order to receive satellite broadcasting (BS and CS) and terrestrial broadcasting (VHF and UHF), complicated wiring is required in a personal residence for transmitting broadcasting signals to a plurality of TV receivers while new distributors must be additionally... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015828 | Vehicle monitoring apparatus To display road situations on front left and front right sides of a vehicle, and so on without fail as a camera video image in an interior of the vehicle. In the case that a running speed of the vehicle is changed along an almost U-shaped line I as indicated by arro... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015944 | Device for improving visibility in vehicles The present invention relates to a device for improving visibility in a vehicle, especially in darkness, bad weather and fog, including one or more laser headlights radiating laser light of a wavelength outside the visible spectrum into a predetermined solid angle a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012632 | Data storage with overwrite A method stores a plurality of sequentially ordered data samples in a plurality of sequential storage segments such that one of the plurality of sequentially ordered data samples is stored at one of the plurality of sequential storage segments which is non-sequentia... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012507 | Voice acquisition system for a vehicle A voice acquisition system for a vehicle includes a module attached at an inner surface portion of the windshield of the vehicle. The module includes at least one microphone for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the vehicle and generating an output signal in... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012510 | Device and method for adjusting view range of vehicular monitoring device A device for adjusting a view range of a vehicular monitoring device includes a vehicle status detector mounted on a turning portion of a vehicle for detecting a turning degree of the turning portion, and outputting an adjusting signal associated with the turning de... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012543 | Rearview mirror assembly incorporating accessories An interior rearview mirror system for use in a vehicle includes a mirror support assembly for attachment to the interior of a vehicle. The mirror support assembly comprises a first electronic accessory such as an imaging sensor. A reflective mirror element is dispo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012548 | Driving operation assisting method and system In a driving operation assisting technique, the burden on a user is reduced. The user is allowed to specify, on an image representing the surrounding conditions around a vehicle, the end position of the vehicle at the end of a predetermined driving operation by usin... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012560 | Object sensing apparatus An object sensing apparatus for driver assistance systems in motor vehicles, including at least two sensor systems which measure data concerning the location and/or motion status of objects in the vicinity of the vehicle, and whose detection regions overlap one anot... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012727 | Rearview mirror assembly with utility functions An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a reflective element, a housing or casing supporting the reflective element, and the casing including a storage space. The storage space provides storage for at least one accessory and for storing the acces... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009356 | Wiper control apparatus and method for automatic vehicular wiping The wiper control apparatus comprises a precipitation detector, a surrounding state detector and a wiper controller. The precipitation detector detects a precipitation condition at a position where the vehicle is. The surrounding state detector detects an exit of th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007269 | Method of providing open access to application profiling data A data structure for exchanging profiling data in the form of trace elements between collection agents and analysis agents in a profiling tool, wherein the data structure comprises elements for identifying fragments, and attributes defining a logical hierarchy betwe... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7007243 | Method and apparatus for producing digital images with embedded image capture location icons A digital image production and display method and apparatus produce digital images (102) that include at least one iconic region (104) having one or more location icons (106) with a likeness corresponding to the geographic location at which a di... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006667 | Apparatus and method for detecting road white line for automotive vehicle In road white line detecting apparatus and method, a CCD camera is installed to photograph a road surface, an edge image is generated from a road surface image photographed and outputted by the CCD camera, edge positions of a smear are detected from a region of the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006303 | Camera device A light incident on one side surface of a prism is reflected twice between an inner surface of the other side surfaced of the prism and an inner surface of the one side surface of the prism. The reflected light is emitted from the rear surface of the prism to form a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006131 | Image pickup apparatus, navigation apparatus and IC card An image pickup apparatus including location information acquiring means for acquiring current location information and image pickup means for capturing an image of a desired object and outputting the captured image. The image pickup apparatus further includes assoc... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006129 | Rear-view display system for vehicle with obstructed rear view The present invention is generally directed to a a rear-view display system for a vehicle comprising a camera that is disposed near the rear of the vehicle and being generally rearwardly directed. The invention also includes a display that is in the general form and... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005974 | Vehicle imaging system A vehicle imaging system includes an imaging sensor having a field of view exterior of a vehicle, an image processor and a display. The imaging sensor generates a signal indicative of an image representative of a scene occurring within the field of view. The image p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004606 | Automatic headlamp control An automatic headlamp control system includes an image sensor, such as an imaging array sensor, and a control. The image sensor is operable to capture an image of a scene forwardly of the vehicle and the control is operable to process the image to determine if any l... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004593 | Interior rearview mirror system with compass An interior rearview mirror system includes a compass system and a display. The compass system is operable to display information indicative of a directional heading of the vehicle to a driver of the vehicle. The display comprises a plurality of ports formed in a re... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006127 | Driving aiding system A driving aiding system includes a displaying section arranged at a position that can be looked at from a driver's seat of a vehicle, an image picking-up section for picking up an image of a rear portion of the vehicle containing at least a part of a hitch that is p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003384 | Method and apparatus for self-diagnostics of a vision system A method and apparatus (20) for recognizing and determining a location of an object (40) in an area of interest (31) comprises an imaging device (61) for obtaining an image of the area of interest. At least three identifying marks (104... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003795 | Webcam-based interface for initiating two-way video communication A plurality of user-selectable video streams are displayed on a first terminal, each video stream being generated by a video camera associated with a different terminal in a network. By selecting one of the displayed video streams, a user may establish two-way video... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998776 | Glass package that is hermetically sealed with a frit and method of fabrication A hermetically sealed glass package and method for manufacturing the hermetically sealed glass package are described herein using an OLED display as an example. Basically, the hermetically sealed OLED display is manufactured by providing a first substrate plate and ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999602 | Image generation for assistance of drivers of vehicles In a rendering device Urnd1, a CPU 7 receives a captured image each from two image capture devices 1 and 2. The CPU 7 then receives a steering angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle from a steering angle sensor 3. Based on t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995687 | Parking aid for use in a motor vehicle A maneuvering aid for a vehicle is provided which has a detector and an information provider in wireless communication with each other. The detector and the information provider are synchronized upon the start of the vehicle, a reversing operation or the like to mon... | 02/07/2006 |
| RE38967 | Video monitor and housing assembly A portable video cassette camera or minicam, preferably a palmcorder, is placed within a vehicle so as to monitor the activity within the passenger compartment. The minicam is contained in a box fastened to a wall within the vehicle so as to prevent the theft of the... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6990681 | Enhancing broadcast of an event with synthetic scene using a depth map A broadcast of an event is enhanced with synthetic scenes generated from audio visual and supplemental data received in the broadcast. A synthetic scene is integrated into the broadcast in accordance with a depth map that contains depth information for the synthetic... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6985075 | Obstacle detection apparatus and method A stereo camera inputs a first image and a second image each including a predetermined plane. An image conversion unit projects each pixel of the predetermined plane from the first image onto a corresponding pixel of the second image as a third image. A feature conv... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6985171 | Image conversion device for vehicle rearward-monitoring device An image transformation apparatus for a vehicle rear monitoring device uses a transformation table to transform an image of the rear of a vehicle captured by a camera mounted on the vehicle for capturing the rear of the vehicle into an output image assumed to be obt... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982654 | Automated license plate recognition system for use in law enforcement vehicles The present invention is directed to a law enforcement vehicle 100 having a camera 210 mounted to a portion of the vehicle 100. Camera 210 is configured to identify a license plate 260 on a vehicle that is viewed, and provides an o... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980092 | Vehicle rearview mirror assembly incorporating a communication system A vehicle communication and control system is provided that may be more readily installed in a vehicle and that utilizes minimal additional wiring. According to some of the disclosed embodiments, the electrical components of the “brick” of a communication and co... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977584 | Vehicle back up alarm with associated back up light A vehicle-in-motion warning apparatus having one or more warning device and a light source in a housing. The warning device may be an audible, visual, or objecting-sensing device, and is mounted behind a grill which is integrally formed with the housing face. The li... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976659 | Adjustment apparatus capable of remembering screen viewing angle An adjustment apparatus capable of remembering screen viewing angle mainly includes an adjustment device on a device body that equips with a screen. The adjustment device includes a body for housing a screw bar and an adjustment wheel. The adjustment wheel may be ad... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975347 | Method and apparatus for acquiring and displaying images An image acquisition and display assembly 12 for use upon a vehicle 10 and which includes a pair of substantially identical cameras 14, 16 which are adapted to receive images of objects 50, 52 or portions of the vehicular ambient environm... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6975346 | Method for suspect identification using scanning of surveillance media A method, program and apparatus for criminal suspect identification are provided. Monitoring and video recording are used to collect information at a given location. In response to specific events, such as a criminal act, the system uses real time analysis of the vi... | 12/13/2005 |
