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公开(公告)号：US10414339B2
公开(公告)日：2019-09-17
申请号：US15524806
申请日：2015-11-04
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： Martin Oliver Coleman , Arthur Asodisen , Paul Burke
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a camera system (2) of a motor vehicle (1), in which a first camera (3, 5, 6) captures a first environmental region (14, 16, 17) of the motor vehicle (1), and a second camera (4) captures a second environmental region (15) extending behind the motor vehicle (1), wherein the cameras (3, 4, 5, 6) are electrically connected to a control unit (7) and are controlled by the control unit (7), and the control unit (7) is connected to a communication bus (28) of the motor vehicle (1), wherein upon an interruption of a communication connection (27) between the communication bus (28) and the control unit (7), a rearview image at least partially including the second environmental region (15) is displayed on a display device (18) of the motor vehicle (1) by the control unit (7).
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公开(公告)号：US20190255998A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-22
申请号：US16333805
申请日：2017-08-08
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： Brian Finan , Alan Hanniffy
Abstract: The operation of combinations of a vehicle and a trailer is to be rendered safer. For this purpose a method for reproducing images from backward cameras of a combination of a vehicle and a trailer is suggested. A first image (RV) from a first backward camera, which is arranged on the vehicle, and a second image (TR) from a second backward camera are simultaneously reproduced on a display unit in the vehicle. For the reproduction a predeterminable window (F) of the display unit is used in order to represent exclusively the second image (TR) from the second camera of the trailer.
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公开(公告)号：US20190197321A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-27
申请号：US16322333
申请日：2017-07-27
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： Ciaran Hughes , Duong-Van Nguyen , Jonathan Horgan , Jan Thomanek
IPC: G06K9/00 , B60W30/095 , G06T7/70 , B60R11/04
CPC classification number: G06K9/00805 , B60R11/04 , B60W30/0956 , B60W2550/10 , G06K9/00362 , G06T7/70 , G06T2207/30261
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for capturing an object (9) in an environmental region (8) of a motor vehicle (1) based on a sequence of images (10, 11) of the environmental region (8), which are provided by means of a camera (4) of the motor vehicle (1), including the steps of: recognizing a first object feature (24) in a first image (10) of the sequence, wherein the first object feature (24) describes at least a part of the object (9) in the environmental region (8), estimating a position of the object (9) in the environmental region (8) based on a predetermined movement model, which describes a movement of the object (9) in the environmental region (8), determining a prediction feature (26) in a second image (11) following the first image (10) in the sequence based on the first object feature (24) and based on the estimated position, determining a second object feature (25) in the second image (11), associating the second object feature (25) with the prediction feature (26) in the second image (11) if a predetermined association criterion is satisfied, and confirming the second object feature (25) as originating from the object (9) if the second object feature (25) is associated with the prediction feature (26).
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公开(公告)号：US20180370455A1
公开(公告)日：2018-12-27
申请号：US15632891
申请日：2017-06-26
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： Tomas Daujotas
Abstract: A mirror camera system includes a camera fixed to a top of a convertible roof of a vehicle and positioned to capture image data of a scene rear of the vehicle, and a rearview mirror with an integrated display connected to the camera. The mirror camera system is switchable between a camera mode, which shows the image data captured by the camera on the integrated display, and a standard mirror mode, which shows an environment behind the vehicle on a semitransparent reflective surface of the rearview mirror. The rearview mirror includes an electronic control unit that is configured to analyze the image data output from the camera to determine a luminance value of the scene, and further configured to send a signal to switch the mirror camera system from the camera mode to the standard mirror mode when the luminance value of the scene is within a predetermined threshold range.
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公开(公告)号：US20180324386A1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-08
申请号：US15588023
申请日：2017-05-05
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： Mutlu Aydin , Ganapathi Ramachandra , Mohammed Nasr
Abstract: A camera system for a vehicle that includes a camera unit having a serializer and a control unit having a deserializer connected to the serializer is provided. The deserializer includes a plurality of data contacts for parallel data output. One or more of the data contacts are data contact general purpose inputs/outputs (GPIO) pins that communicates with GPIO pins of a data processing unit of the control unit.
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公开(公告)号：US20180287306A1
公开(公告)日：2018-10-04
申请号：US16061223
申请日：2016-12-01
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： Carol Grimes , Colin Patrick Hehir
IPC: H01R13/6597 , H01R24/50 , H05K9/00 , H04N5/225 , B60R11/04
CPC classification number: H04N5/22521 , B60R11/04 , B60R2011/004 , G03B17/02 , H01R9/0512 , H01R9/0515 , H01R13/6596 , H01R13/6597 , H01R24/50 , H01R2201/18 , H01R2201/26 , H04N5/2252 , H04N5/2257 , H05K9/0058
Abstract: The invention relates to a camera (2) for a motor vehicle (1) including a housing (5) configured to shield electromagnetic radiation at least in certain areas, including a circuit board (16) disposed in the housing (5), and including an interface device (11) for connecting the camera (2) to the motor vehicle (1), wherein the interface device (11) is electrically connected to the circuit board (16), wherein the interface device (11) includes a coaxial plug (12) with an inner conductor (13) and an outer conductor (14) and the camera (2) has a connecting device (17) for electrically connecting the outer conductor (14) to the housing (5).
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公开(公告)号：US09973670B2
公开(公告)日：2018-05-15
申请号：US15102752
申请日：2014-10-15
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： Shane Trout
CPC classification number: H04N5/2257 , B60R11/04 , H01R12/724 , H01R12/91 , H01R2201/26
Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic apparatus (1) for a camera system of a motor vehicle, including a housing (2), including a circuit board (15) disposed in the housing (2), and including an electrical connecting unit (7) for electrically connecting the electronic apparatus (1) to an external apparatus, wherein the connecting unit (7) has a base body (12) and a plurality of electrical connecting elements (14) projecting from the base body (12) and electrically connected to the circuit board (15), and wherein the base body (12) has a connecting area (13) disposed outside of the housing (2) for connecting a cable, wherein the base body (12) of the connecting unit (7) is supported on the housing (2) with a clearance (26) at least in one translational degree of freedom.
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公开(公告)号：US09934428B2
公开(公告)日：2018-04-03
申请号：US14907744
申请日：2014-07-30
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： James McDonald , John McDonald
CPC classification number: G06K9/00369 , G06K9/00348 , G06K9/00805 , G06T7/136 , G06T7/215 , G06T2207/30196 , G06T2207/30241 , G06T2207/30261
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a pedestrian (27) moving in an environmental region of a motor vehicle relatively to the motor vehicle based on a temporal sequence of images (18) of the environmental region, which are provided by means of a camera of the motor vehicle (1), wherein characteristic features are extracted from the images (18) and a plurality of optical flow vectors is determined to the characteristic features of at least two consecutively captured images of the sequence by means of an image processing device of the motor vehicle, which indicate a movement of the respective characteristic features over the sequence, wherein for detecting the pedestrian (27), several confidence metrics are determined based on the characteristic features and the optical flow vectors, and based on the confidence metrics, it is examined if a preset plausibility check criterion required for the detection of the pedestrian (27) is satisfied, wherein the pedestrian (27) is supposed to be detected if the plausibility check criterion with respect to the confidence metrics is satisfied.
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公开(公告)号：US20170347008A1
公开(公告)日：2017-11-30
申请号：US15534302
申请日：2015-12-07
Applicant: CONNAUGHT ELECTRONICS LTD.
Inventor： Mark Patrick GRIFFIN , Brian Michael Thomas DEEGAN , Naveen KURUBA
CPC classification number: H04N5/2355 , B60R1/00 , B60R2300/30 , G06T5/008 , G06T5/40 , G06T5/50 , G06T2207/10004 , G06T2207/10024 , G06T2207/20208 , G06T2207/30252 , H04N5/23238 , H04N5/2351 , H04N5/2353 , H04N5/247 , H04N5/35545
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adapting a brightness (28) of a high-contrast image (20, 22) of an environmental region (9) of a motor vehicle (1) including the following steps of: a) capturing a first image with a first camera parameter of a camera system (2) of the motor vehicle (1) and a second image with a second camera parameter of the camera system (2) by means of the camera system (2), b) generating a first high-contrast image (20) of the environmental region (9) with the first image and the second image, c) determining a high-contrast brightness value (23) of the first high-contrast image (20), d) comparing the high-contrast brightness value (23) to a predetermined high-contrast target brightness value, e) adapting the first high-contrast image (20) depending on the comparison according to step d), f) determining a first brightness value of the first image and/or a second brightness value of the second image, g) comparing the first brightness value to a first target brightness value (26) and/or the second brightness value to a second target brightness value (27), h) adapting the first camera parameter and/or the second camera parameter depending on the comparison according to step g), i) capturing a third image of the environmental region (9) with the adapted first camera parameter and a fourth image of the environmental region (9) with the adapted second camera parameter by means of the camera system (2), j) generating a second high-contrast image (22) of the environmental region (9) with the third image and the fourth image, k) providing the second high-contrast image (22) as a high-contrast image (20, 22) adapted in brightness for representing the environmental region (9) of the motor vehicle (1).
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公开(公告)号：US20170243337A1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-24
申请号：US15515801
申请日：2015-10-02
Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
Inventor： Mark Patrick Griffin
Abstract: The invention relates to methods for operating a camera device (4) for a motor vehicle (3). An image sensor (5) of the camera device (4) provides a raw image (R) of an environment (8) of the camera device (4). An image processing device (6) generates an output image (I) from the raw image (R) by means of a spreading function (13) of a histogram spreading (12). The spreading function (13) generates from a respective input pixel value (Li) of each pixel of the raw image (R) each one output pixel value (Lo) of a corresponding pixel of the output image (I). It is the object of the invention to adapt the histogram spreading (12) to the capturing situation. At least one parameter value (S, G) of the camera device (4) depending on a brightness (B1, B2) of the environment (8) is acquired and a limit value (L) for the output pixel values (Lo) is set in the spreading function (13) depending on the at least one acquired parameter value (S, G).
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