Patent · US Active

Camera with radar system

US10721384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Andreas Schwager · Stuttgart, DE
Markus Kamm · Karlsruhe, DE
Dietmar Schill · Winnenden, DE
Daniel Schneider · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 2015
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/72
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A camera includes an optical system configured to record images based on light entering the optical system from an optical field of view, a radar system configured to obtain radar information of targets within a radar field of view that is overlapping with the optical field of view, the radar information including one or more of a distance information indicating the distance of targets with respect to the camera, a speed information indicating the speed of targets with respect to the camera and dimension information indicating a dimension of targets, and a control unit configured to control at least one parameter of the optical system based on the obtained radar information.

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