141 |
Trailer hitching aid system for vehicle |
US15161707 |
2016-05-23 |
US09694749B2 |
2017-07-04 |
Niall R. Lynam; John O. Lindahl |
A tow hitching aid system for a vehicle having a hitching ball for connecting to a hitching receiver of a trailer includes a camera disposed at the vehicle and having a field of view that encompasses the hitching ball of the vehicle. The system also includes a plurality of distance measuring sensors disposed at the vehicle. A display screen is disposed in the vehicle and is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle. A control receives input from the camera and input from the distance measuring sensors. During a tow hitching maneuver, the display screen displays video images captured by the camera, and at least one graphic overlay is superimposed over the displayed video images to assist the driver during the tow hitching maneuver to connect the hitching ball of the vehicle with the hitching receiver of the trailer. |
142 |
Panorama projection unit for a motor vehicle |
US14458060 |
2014-08-12 |
US09676332B2 |
2017-06-13 |
David Leary; Borris Ilse; Boris Jacob; Jong Won Kim; Lionel Silva Santos; Ivo van Hulten; Martin Schaufler; Martin Golly |
A panorama projection unit is disclosed which concentrates the projected images in a front area of the motor vehicle and temporarily or locally shades the projection beams between projection units and the display surfaces. The panorama projection unit includes a three-dimensional panoramic screen, a plurality of projectors which project images onto a rear side of the panoramic screen, and a central control unit which controls the projectors in such a way that the projected images are mapped without distortion on the three-dimensional panoramic screen. |
143 |
CAPTURING DEVICE, CAPTURING SYSTEM AND CAPTURING METHOD |
US15426099 |
2017-02-07 |
US20170150086A1 |
2017-05-25 |
Eiji OBA; Frederic Maire |
A capturing device includes an image sensor that generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion for light from a subject, a control unit that generates a setting value for setting a range where an image resulting from the image signal is cut, based on a first instruction input from a user, a setting value storage unit that stores the setting value generated by the control unit, an image conversion unit that reads the setting value from the setting value storage unit, and cuts a specific region specified by the setting value from the image and enlarges the cut region, when there is a second instruction input from the user, and an output unit that converts a signal of the image cut and enlarged by the image conversion unit into an image signal of a predetermined format and outputs the converted image signal. |
144 |
VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED NIGHT VISION |
US15334364 |
2016-10-26 |
US20170113613A1 |
2017-04-27 |
Christopher L. Van Dan Elzen; Yuesheng Lu; Ove Salomonsson; William J. Chundrlik, JR.; Tom H. Toma; Umer Shahid |
A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera module configured to be disposed at and behind a vehicle windshield, with the camera module including a first camera and a second camera. The first camera includes a first imager and a first lens having a wide angle field of view greater than 100 degrees. The first camera is operable to capture image data for processing by an image processor. The second camera includes a second imager and a second lens having a narrow angle field of view less than 40 degrees. The second camera is operable to capture image data for displaying color images at a display screen. During nighttime driving conditions, video images derived from image data captured by the second camera are displayed by the display screen and image data captured by the first camera is processed by an image processor for object detection. |
145 |
WORKING MACHINE DISPLAY SYSTEM, WORKING MACHINE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND WORKING MACHINE DISPLAY METHOD |
US15111267 |
2015-07-31 |
US20170030054A1 |
2017-02-02 |
Yosuke Okumura; Takehiro Shibata |
A working machine display system includes: a monitor including a display unit; a first monitor control unit connected to the monitor and configured to generate a screen for displaying various kinds of information of a working machine and output the screen as a signal to the monitor; a second monitor control unit connected to the monitor and configured to generate a screen for displaying special information of the working machine and output the screen as a signal to the monitor; and a return switch. The monitor displays the various kinds of information in accordance with a signal output from the first monitor control unit and displays the special information in accordance with a signal output from the second monitor control unit, and the return switch causes a transition from a display screen of the special information to a display screen of the various kinds of information. |
146 |
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD |
US14968485 |
2015-12-14 |
US20160240169A1 |
2016-08-18 |
Shizuka TAMURA; Yoshitaka HIRASHIMA; Toshio KITAHARA; Toshihiro MURATA; Minoru MAEHATA |
An information processing system according to the embodiments includes an in-vehicle device (electronic device), a portable communication terminal, a terminal position computing unit (computing unit), and a specific process executing unit (executing unit). The in-vehicle device is provided in a vehicle (predetermined facility). The portable communication terminal is capable of mutual communication with the in-vehicle device. The terminal position computing unit computes a position of the portable communication terminal based upon a motion of the portable communication terminal. The specific process executing unit, when the position of the portable communication terminal computed by the terminal position computing unit is a predetermined position that is predefined in the facility, executes a specific process corresponding to the predetermined position. |
147 |
Door-Mounted Side View Camera System For A Vehicle |
US14805053 |
2015-07-21 |
US20160214536A1 |
2016-07-28 |
Glenn S. Burdge |
A door-mounted side view camera system for use with a vehicle having an interior cabin and a pair of side doors selectively providing access to the interior cabin includes a first video camera mounted to an exterior surface of one of the side doors, the first video camera being directed rearwardly of the vehicle and configured to capture video footage when energized. The side view camera system includes a first visual display positioned in the interior cabin of the vehicle and in data communication with the first video camera, the first video camera configured to display the video footage captured by the first video camera. In an embodiment, the side view camera includes a second side view camera mounted proximate the other side door and a second visual display mounted to a dashboard within the interior cabin of the vehicle. |
148 |
Instruments 3D Display System |
US14915095 |
2014-09-02 |
US20160202891A1 |
2016-07-14 |
Elvir Hasedzic; Lee Skrypchuk |
The present invention relates to an instrument display system. The display system includes an instrument display panel (2) and a programmable electronic control unit (3). The instrument display panel (2) is a 3-D instrument display panel configured to display infographics (4-13) associated with parameters of a motor vehicle. The electronic control unit (3) is programmed to position each of the infographics (4-13) at an apparent depth within the 3-D instrument display panel (2) dependent on their priority. |
149 |
Vision-controlled interaction for data spectacles |
US14294743 |
2014-06-03 |
US09283893B2 |
2016-03-15 |
Jochen Pfannstiel; Felix Lauber; Wolfgang Spiessl |
A display system is disclosed, including data spectacles which have a spectacles frame and a display which is mounted at the spectacles frame such that it is situated in the field of vision of the wearer of the spectacles frame. The display system further includes an image-taking unit, particularly at least one camera set up for providing an image of an eye of the wearer of the data spectacles; a processing unit configured to: receive the image; determine the viewing direction of the eye in the image; determine the display area in the display in which an activating element is displayed; determine whether the viewing direction of the eye is directed at the display area of the activating element; and in response to a meeting of a condition: display assigned contents on the display, which are assigned to the activating element, on a display area that is larger than the display area of the activating element The condition is that the viewing direction of the eye is aimed at the display area of the activating element. |
150 |
DISPLAY FOR DISPLAYING A VIRTUAL IMAGE IN THE FIELD OF VISION OF A DRIVER, AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING IMAGES FOR SAID DISPLAY |
US14652860 |
2013-12-18 |
US20150331235A1 |
2015-11-19 |
Stéphane Dalmayrac |
A display device for displaying a virtual image within the visual field of a driver, said display device including an image generation device, and at least one light sensor, said image generation device being configured for producing with said light sensor a measurement of the ambient light intensity within an area, referred to as ambient background, located in the direction where said image is formed in order to allow the brightness of said image to be adapted to said ambient background. An image generation device for such a display device, said device comprising said sensor are also disclosed. |
151 |
Vehicle surroundings monitoring device |
US13582494 |
2011-03-08 |
US09142129B2 |
2015-09-22 |
Noriyuki Satoh |
A virtual-screen setup unit sets up a virtual screen in a seam of images captured by an image capturing unit, the virtual screen being orthogonal to a road surface and extending in a direction from a near side to a far side of the vehicle. A virtual-screen projection image generation unit performs conversion of the images captured by the image capturing unit for projection onto the virtual screen, and thereby generates a virtual-screen projection image. The virtual-screen projection image is displayed on the image display unit. |
152 |
Method, system, and computer program product for image capture positioning using a pattern of invisible light |
US13316728 |
2011-12-12 |
US09108571B2 |
2015-08-18 |
David Bort |
Systems, methods, computer programs, and user interfaces are provided to project, by a projection device, a pattern of invisible light onto a surface; position a vehicle at an image capture position on the surface, the vehicle including an image capture device oriented to capture an image of a view at the image capture position; capture, by an invisible light sensor connected to the vehicle, a pattern image at the image capture position, the pattern image including at least a portion of the pattern of invisible light projected onto the surface; and send the pattern image to an application server, the application server determining the image capture position relative to the projection device based on the portion of the pattern of invisible light. |
153 |
Method, System, And Computer Program Product For Image Capture Positioning Using A Pattern Of Invisible Light |
US13316728 |
2011-12-12 |
US20150158429A1 |
2015-06-11 |
David Bort |
Systems, methods, computer programs, and user interfaces are provided to project, by a projection device, a pattern of invisible light onto a surface; position a vehicle at an image capture position on the surface, the vehicle including an image capture device oriented to capture an image of a view at the image capture position; capture, by an invisible light sensor connected to the vehicle, a pattern image at the image capture position, the pattern image including at least a portion of the pattern of invisible light projected onto the surface; and send the pattern image to an application server, the application server determining the image capture position relative to the projection device based on the portion of the pattern of invisible light. |
154 |
DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE |
US14381469 |
2013-02-06 |
US20150130853A1 |
2015-05-14 |
Makoto Hada |
Provided is a display device for a vehicle such that the life of display elements can be made long even when used in a high temperature environment and, further, unpleasant sensations due to changes in brightness of display images can be prevented. A control unit (90) provides a display period (Fa) in which an illumination control unit (91) turns on light sources (11), and a display control unit (92) generates a display image (M) in display elements (30) within a frame (F) that constitutes the display image (M) on the basis of a display image signal and a non-display period (Fb) in which the illumination control unit (91) turns off all light sources (11). When the display control unit (92) changes the display period proportions (A) for mirrors (E) for the display elements (30) according to prescribed conditions, drive currents (I) and drive periods (H) for the light sources (11) are changed simultaneously such that brightness is not changed. |
155 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC IN-VEHICLE VIRTUAL REALITY |
US14177841 |
2014-02-11 |
US20150097860A1 |
2015-04-09 |
Arthur Alaniz; Joseph Whinnery; Robert Murrish; Michael Eamonn Gleeson-May |
A method for in-vehicle dynamic virtual reality includes receiving vehicle data from one or more vehicle systems of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle dynamics data and receiving user data from a virtual reality device. The method includes generating a virtual view based on the vehicle data, the user data and a virtual world model, the virtual world model including one or more components that define the virtual view, wherein generating the virtual view includes augmenting one or more components of the virtual world model according to at least one of the vehicle data and the user data and rendering the virtual view to an output device by controlling the output device to update display of the virtual view according to the vehicle dynamics data. |
156 |
CAPTURING DEVICE, CAPTURING SYSTEM AND CAPTURING METHOD |
US14547218 |
2014-11-19 |
US20150070515A1 |
2015-03-12 |
Eiji Oba; Frederic Maire |
A capturing device includes an image sensor that generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion for light from a subject, a control unit that generates a setting value for setting a range where an image resulting from the image signal is cut, based on a first instruction input from a user, a setting value storage unit that stores the setting value generated by the control unit, an image conversion unit that reads the setting value from the setting value storage unit, and cuts a specific region specified by the setting value from the image and enlarges the cut region, when there is a second instruction input from the user, and an output unit that converts a signal of the image cut and enlarged by the image conversion unit into an image signal of a predetermined format and outputs the converted image signal. |
157 |
CAPTURING DEVICE, CAPTURING SYSTEM AND CAPTURING METHOD |
US14547198 |
2014-11-19 |
US20150070514A1 |
2015-03-12 |
Eiji Oba; Frederic Maire |
A capturing device includes an image sensor that generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion for light from a subject, a control unit that generates a setting value for setting a range where an image resulting from the image signal is cut, based on a first instruction input from a user, a setting value storage unit that stores the setting value generated by the control unit, an image conversion unit that reads the setting value from the setting value storage unit, and cuts a specific region specified by the setting value from the image and enlarges the cut region, when there is a second instruction input from the user, and an output unit that converts a signal of the image cut and enlarged by the image conversion unit into an image signal of a predetermined format and outputs the converted image signal. |
158 |
CAPTURING DEVICE, CAPTURING SYSTEM AND CAPTURING METHOD |
US14547185 |
2014-11-19 |
US20150070505A1 |
2015-03-12 |
Eiji Oba; Frederic Maire |
A capturing device includes an image sensor that generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion for light from a subject, a control unit that generates a setting value for setting a range where an image resulting from the image signal is cut, based on a first instruction input from a user, a setting value storage unit that stores the setting value generated by the control unit, an image conversion unit that reads the setting value from the setting value storage unit, and cuts a specific region specified by the setting value from the image and enlarges the cut region, when there is a second instruction input from the user, and an output unit that converts a signal of the image cut and enlarged by the image conversion unit into an image signal of a predetermined format and outputs the converted image signal. |
159 |
Capturing device, capturing system and capturing method |
US13231338 |
2011-09-13 |
US08947561B2 |
2015-02-03 |
Eiji Oba; Frédéric Maire |
A capturing device includes an image sensor that generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion for light from a subject, a control unit that generates a setting value for setting a range where an image resulting from the image signal is cut, based on a first instruction input from a user, a setting value storage unit that stores the setting value generated by the control unit, an image conversion unit that reads the setting value from the setting value storage unit, and cuts a specific region specified by the setting value from the image and enlarges the cut region, when there is a second instruction input from the user, and an output unit that converts a signal of the image cut and enlarged by the image conversion unit into an image signal of a predetermined format and outputs the converted image signal. |
160 |
Vision-Controlled Interaction for Data Spectacles |
US14294743 |
2014-06-03 |
US20140354516A1 |
2014-12-04 |
Jochen PFANNSTIEL; Felix LAUBER; Wolfgang SPIESSL |
A display system is disclosed, including data spectacles which have a spectacles frame and a display which is mounted at the spectacles frame such that it is situated in the field of vision of the wearer of the spectacles frame. The display system further includes an image-taking unit, particularly at least one camera set up for providing an image of an eye of the wearer of the data spectacles; a processing unit configured to: receive the image; determine the viewing direction of the eye in the image; determine the display area in the display in which an activating element is displayed; determine whether the viewing direction of the eye is directed at the display area of the activating element; and in response to a meeting of a condition: display assigned contents on the display, which are assigned to the activating element, on a display area that is larger than the display area of the activating element The condition is that the viewing direction of the eye is aimed at the display area of the activating element. |