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Monitoring unit and assistance system for motor vehicles

US9524439B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

23Claims

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Henryk Frenzel · Regensburg, DE
Thorsten Köhler · Deuerling, DE
Stephan Voltz · Happurg, DE
Ulrich Wagner · Bernburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 6, 2005
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N25/135
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A monitoring unit for the exterior in the direction of travel of a motor vehicle includes at least one camera system with an image recording sensor. The sensor has color encoding in some regions and, otherwise, monochrome encoding. An assist system is also provided with such a monitoring unit, in particular a traffic sign and/or lane recognition assist system.

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