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Surround view system

US10076997B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Johannes Quast · Karlsruhe, DE
Kay-Ulrich Scholl · Malsch, DE
Bernd Gassmann · Neuenbürg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2012
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2300/607
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system operable to generate a surround view based on image data, where the image data may include image data associated with surroundings of an object, such as a vehicle. The system may also be operable to project the surround view inversely onto a bowl-shaped projection surrounding the object. Further, the system may be operable to generate a virtual user view via a virtual camera position, where the virtual camera position is on a first horizontal ellipse that is about the bowl-shaped projection at a first height. Also, the system is operable to determine a viewing direction from the virtual camera position that points at a location on a second horizontal ellipse that is about the bowl-shaped projection at a second height. The second height may be lower than the first height and the second horizontal ellipse may be smaller than the first horizontal ellipse.

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