Camera-based navigation system and method for its operation
US8649974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/302
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigation system for motor vehicles includes at least one display device for a pictorial representation of the vehicle surroundings, at least one data memory containing data that allow for a three-dimensional reconstruction of the vehicle surroundings, at least one camera capable of recording digital images of the vehicle surroundings, and at least one data processing unit, which is capable of generating a reconstruction of the vehicle surroundings representable on the display device from the data contained in the data memory, and which is capable of performing an at least partial integration of the digital images recorded by the camera into the reconstruction of the vehicle surroundings, which reconstruction is based on the data contained in the data memory.
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