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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8446469 | Wireless microphone for use with an in-car video system An in-car video system and method is provided where a wireless microphone is configured with bi-directional communications capability. In response to a received RF activation signal, the wireless microphone is automatically switched on to capture (and transmit back ... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8446470 | Combined RGB and IR imaging sensor An imaging system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an imaging sensor having a two-dimensional array of photosensing elements, an image processor for processing image data captured by the imaging sensor, and a display for displaying images responsive to the ima... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8446471 | Method and system for generating surrounding seamless bird-view image with distance interface The present invention provides a method and system for generating a surrounding seamless bird-view image with distance assistance interface, which process a plurality of surrounding images associated with a carrier captured by different image sensing devices. After ... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8441535 | System and method for independent image sensor parameter control in regions of interest An image sensing systems supports independently setting sensor parameters in two or more different regions of interest. In one implementation resolution, exposure time, and gain are independently selectable in each region of interest. Independently setting exposure ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441536 | Vehicle periphery displaying apparatus A vehicle periphery displaying apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes: an imaging device for capturing a periphery image; a storage medium for storing history data comprising one of the periphery image and information on an object-in-periphery,... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8436902 | Method and system for weather condition detection with image-based road characterization A method for image-based weather condition detection, using image processing methods in moving vehicles, is described. The method includes detecting road weather conditions by identifying a group of bright pixels in video images produced by an image-based road chara... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8432447 | Stripe pattern detection system, stripe pattern detection method, and program for stripe pattern detection Disclosed is a detection system including a stripe pattern foreground filtering unit, a stripe pattern background filtering unit, a stripe pattern integration filtering unit, an isolated feature point removal unit, a stripe pattern area detection unit and a stripe p... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432446 | Camera assembly mounted on vehicle's number plate A monitoring camera assembly includes a camera portion, a rear housing, and two front housing. The camera portion for sensing image of a object behind a vehicle including a camera body, a camera lens, and two rotational axles. The rear housing is installed on the li... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8421864 | Operation management device to be mounted to a moving object, portable information terminal, operation management server, and computer program Provided is an operation management device that works in conjunction with a portable information terminal having an operation management function. A cradle (10) includes a holder (10a) formed with a concave shape for mounting a portable informat... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8421862 | Drive recorder A drive recorder for recording video information received from an image capturing unit on a recording medium includes an acceleration sensor which outputs acceleration information representing an acceleration applied to a vehicle, and a control unit which, determine... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8421863 | In-vehicle image display device Provided is an in-vehicle image display device capable of providing, from among images of the peripheral area of a vehicle that can change in accordance with the driving state, an image of a part needed by the driver at an appropriate timing so that the driver can r... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8421865 | Method for calibrating a vehicular camera system A method of calibrating a vehicular multi-camera system includes equipping a vehicle with a plurality of cameras wherein each camera of the plurality of cameras captures image data, equipping the vehicle with an image processor, inputting image data from each of the... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8411146 | Single camera color and infrared polarimetric imaging A single aperture polarimetric color imaging system includes a color filter array including a plurality of RGB filter elements in a path of received radiation that includes color band and near IR light. A linear polarizer array includes a plurality of polarization f... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8411145 | Vehicle periphery monitoring device, vehicle periphery monitoring program and vehicle periphery monitoring method A vehicle periphery monitoring device includes an image processing target area setting portion (21) configured to set an image processing target area in the captured image based on a distance detected by a radar between object and a vehicle; a directivity ext... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8405724 | Automobile camera module and method to indicate moving guide line The present invention relates to a camera module and a method to indicate a moving guide line using the same. The camera module includes a memory for storing guide line images for vehicle traveling traces divided according to a steering angle of the vehicle's handle... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8405726 | Vehicle accessory system An accessory system for a vehicle includes a mounting element and a module. The mounting element includes an attachment portion that is configured for attachment of the mounting element at a vehicle windshield. The mounting element may be configured for attachment o... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8405725 | Vehicular video processor module A video processor module suitable for use in a vehicle includes a video processor and a plurality of imaging sensor interfaces having at least a first imaging sensor interface configured for communication with a first imaging sensor of the equipped vehicle and a sec... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8384779 | Display device for vehicle A display device for a vehicle which includes: an image-taking unit which takes images of an area ahead of the vehicle at predetermined intervals; a display which displays the images taken by the image-taking unit; and a controller which divides a display area of th... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8384781 | Stereo camera device A stereo camera device includes: plural picture image taking sections, an image correction section which makes correction of picture images taken, a parallax calculating section which calculates parallax, an amount of dislocation between the left and right images, a... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8384780 | Infrared camera systems and methods for maritime applications Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for some embodiments infrared camera systems for maritime applications. For example in one embodiment, a watercraft includes a plurality of image capture components coupled to the watercraft to capture infrared images aro... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8384782 | Apparatus and method for displaying bird's eye view image of around vehicle to facilitate perception of three dimensional obstacles present on a seam of an image The present invention features an apparatus and method for displaying a bird's eye view image of around a vehicle in a relatively simple manner without causing a large amount of processing load, in which a driver can easily perceive a three-dimensional obstacle plac... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8379088 | Method and system for evaluating brightness values in sensor images of image-evaluating adaptive cruise control systems A method and a system for evaluating sensor images of an image-evaluating adaptive cruise control system on a moving support, especially a vehicle which moves on a roadway, are disclosed. Irregularities, especially tar strips or tar joints on the roadway are evaluat... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8373754 | Method and system for evaluating brightness values in sensor images of image-evaluating adaptive cruise control systems A method and an arrangement for evaluating sensor images of an image-evaluating surroundings-detection system on a moved carrier, preferably a vehicle (1), are proposed, wherein areas in the sensor images captured by a camera (4) which are dark in rela... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8368755 | Photographing apparatus, image signal choosing apparatus, driving assisting apparatus and automobile Considering the locations of a self-vehicle and other vehicles changing from moment to moment, an image signal is chosen in relation to the location, orientation, viewing angle, and moving speed of a camera mounted on each vehicle, and information on a region to be ... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8363103 | Drive assist display apparatus A drive assist display apparatus displays the backward or frontward of a vehicle. It is assumed that planes are perpendicular with the front-back direction, the downward, leftward and rightward directions being perpendicular with the front-back direction. Square sub... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8363102 | Dynamically load balancing date transmission using one or more access points Dynamic load balancing of network traffic is achieved using one or more access points by using a server-centric approach where rules are applied to attributes and characteristics observed by the server which form a profile of wireless clients accessing the network, ... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8358343 | Entry control point device, system and method The present invention provides an entry control device, system and method which can recognize a vehicle by its undercarriage image only. The present invention compares a new vehicle undercarriage image with those stored in a reference database to facilitate the auto... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8350910 | Optical device for motor vehicles, for detecting the condition of the road surface An optical device for motor vehicles, designed to detect the condition of the road surface, comprises a unit for the emission of electromagnetic radiation in the direction of the road surface to be detected, a receiving unit coupled to an optical element for focusin... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8350909 | Method and in-vehicle device for correcting alignment information representative of the alignment of an in-vehicle camera A process is repeated in which N state vectors each including, as elements, the position of a camera with respect to a vehicle, the posture of the camera, the width of a lane where the vehicle is driving, and the orientation of the vehicle with respect to the lane a... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8345098 | Displayed view modification in a vehicle-to-vehicle network In V2V or other networks in which multiple video cameras can share video data, a user may elect to modify a primary view by electronically “removing” obstructing objects from the primary view. The user begins by identifying the objects to be electronically remov... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8345099 | Optical path protection device and method for a railroad track inspection system A railroad track inspection system and method for facilitating inspection of a rail component while traveling on the railroad track. The railroad track inspection system includes an optical path protection device for a protective window for optical sensors of an opt... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8345100 | Shadow removal in an image captured by a vehicle-based camera using an optimized oriented linear axis A method is provided for removing an illumination generated shadow in a captured image. Each pixel of the captured input image is plotted on a two dimensional logarithmic graph. A linear axis for the plurality of color sets is determined that is substantially orthog... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8339453 | Apparatus for use in association with a vehicle An apparatus for use in association with a vehicle having a windshield (38) includes a module (30) having an end portion which pivotally engages a bracket (40) connected with the windshield. The module (30) is pivotal relative to the brac... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8334904 | Vehicle surroundings monitoring system and vehicle foot illuminating system A vehicle surroundings monitoring system includes: an image pick-up device (10) that picks up an image of an area on the passenger side of a vehicle (200); a display device (30) that displays the image of the area on the passenger side of the ve... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8330816 | Image processing device The present invention provides an image processing device capable of enabling accurate recognition of a solid object present near a vehicle and displaying the solid object. The image processing device includes a viewpoint conversion unit for receiving data of images... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8330818 | Image-based vehicle maneuvering assistant method and system An image-based vehicle maneuvering assistant method and system are provided in the present invention, in which images captured by a single image sensing device is processed to determine the changes with respect time by a controller having capability of image process... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8330815 | Vehicle-mounted camera system The present invention has an object to provide a vehicle-mounted camera system capable of preventing the occurrence of only a smear in an area without a mask image on a picked up image, and substantially reducing a ghost and stray light. The vehicle-mounted camera s... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8330817 | Camera installation for trailer A sting trailer has a camera scaffold concealing hidden cameras in a cargo compartment of the trailer. The camera scaffold conceals cameras and wiring so that the cameras are not visible from the interior of the trailer. ... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8325232 | Wireless camera surveillance system for an aircraft A wireless camera surveillance system for an aircraft is disclosed. The overhead video system comprises a wireless camera surveillance unit; and at least one mounting rail detachably coupled to the wireless camera surveillance unit. The mounting rail provides struct... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8321126 | Devices, methods, and systems for managing route-related information A method can include, for a predetermined route, automatically processing a first set of machine instructions to create a visual travel guide for the predetermined route, the visual travel guide comprising a second set of machine instructions adapted to cause an inf... | 11/27/2012 |
