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US 11,897,388 B2Granted
Camera systems for vehicles
AssigneeAutosignal LLC
InventorsAnita Au, Gerald Chan
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Abstract
A car includes: a left side and a right side; a first light emitter coupled to the left side of the car; a second light emitter coupled to the right side of the car; a first camera coupled to the left side of the car, the first camera configured to generate a first image; a second camera coupled to the right side of the car, the second camera configured to generate a second image; wherein the first camera and the second camera are located closer to a front end of the car than a back end of the car.
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A car, comprising:
- a left side and a right side;
- a first light emitter coupled to the left side of the car;
- a second light emitter coupled to the right side of the car;
- a first camera coupled to the left side of the car, the first camera configured to generate a first image;
- a second camera coupled to the right side of the car, the second camera configured to generate a second image;
- a processing unit configured to receive the first image from the first camera and to process the first image, wherein the processing unit is also configured to receive the second image from the second camera and to process the second image;
- wherein an entirety of the first camera is lower than an elevation of a bottom side of a side window of the car;
- wherein the processing unit is configured to process the first image from the first camera, and/or the second image from the second camera in relation to a lane-change maneuver being performed by the car;
- and
- wherein the processing unit is configured to process the first image from the first camera before the first light emitter is activated.
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A car, comprising:
- a left side and a right side;
- a first light emitter coupled to the left side of the car;
- a second light emitter coupled to the right side of the car;
- a first camera coupled to the left side of the car, the first camera configured to generate a first image;
- a second camera coupled to the right side of the car, the second camera configured to generate a second image;
- and
- a processing unit;
- wherein the first camera and the second camera are located closer to a front end of the car than a back end of the car;
- and
- wherein the processing unit is operatively coupled to respective outputs of the first and second cameras, wherein the processing unit is configured to process the first image from the first camera before the first light emitter is activated.
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