Environment monitoring apparatus and method for operating an environment monitoring apparatus

A method for operating an environment monitoring apparatus, said environment monitoring apparatus comprising:

• a stereo camera having two fisheye lenses;
• and
• an image sensor apparatus having at least two sensor regions for detecting optical signals of the fisheye lenses in a respective one of the sensor regions and for generating and outputting image data signals based on the respective optical signals, wherein the sensor regions each comprise at least a first part region, which corresponds to a first aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens, and a second part region that corresponds to a second aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens,
• wherein the method comprises the following steps:
• generating an application requirement based on an application currently executed by the environment monitoring apparatus wherein the application requirement defines whether image data signals with a large or a small aperture angle are required;
• receiving the image data signals output by the image sensor apparatus and processing the image data signals corresponding to only one of the part regions selectively in dependence on the application requirement;
• and
• providing the processed image data signals.

An apparatus for data processing comprising a device for performing a method for operating an environment monitoring apparatus, said environment monitoring apparatus comprising:

• a stereo camera having two fisheye lenses;
• and
• an image sensor apparatus having at least two sensor regions for detecting optical signals of the fisheye lenses in a respective one of the sensor regions and for generating and outputting image data signals based on the respective optical signals, wherein the sensor regions each comprise at least a first part region, which corresponds to a first aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens, and a second part region that corresponds to a second aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens,
• wherein the method comprises the following steps:
• generating an application requirement based on an application currently executed by the environment monitoring apparatus wherein the application requirement defines whether image data signals with a large or a small aperture angle are required;
• receiving the image data signals output by the image sensor apparatus and processing the image data signals corresponding to only one of the part regions selectively in dependence on the application requirement;
• and
• providing the processed image data signals.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising commands that, on the execution of the program by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for operating an environment monitoring apparatus, said environment monitoring apparatus comprising:

• a stereo camera having two fisheye lenses;
• and
• an image sensor apparatus having at least two sensor regions for detecting optical signals of the fisheye lenses in a respective one of the sensor regions and for generating and outputting image data signals based on the respective optical signals, wherein the sensor regions each comprise at least a first part region, which corresponds to a first aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens, and a second part region that corresponds to a second aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens,
• wherein the method comprises the following steps:
• generating an application requirement based on an application currently executed by the environment monitoring apparatus wherein the application requirement defines whether image data signals with a large or a small aperture angle are required;
• receiving the image data signals output by the image sensor apparatus and processing the image data signals corresponding to only one of the part regions selectively in dependence on the application requirement;
• and
• providing the processed image data signals.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising commands that, on the execution by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for operating an environment monitoring apparatus, said environment monitoring apparatus comprising:

• a stereo camera having two fisheye lenses;
• and
• an image sensor apparatus having at least two sensor regions for detecting optical signals of the fisheye lenses in a respective one of the sensor regions and for generating and outputting image data signals based on the respective optical signals, wherein the sensor regions each comprise at least a first part region, which corresponds to a first aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens, and a second part region that corresponds to a second aperture angle within the maximum aperture angle of the respective fisheye lens,
• wherein the method comprises the following steps:
• generating an application requirement based on an application currently executed by the environment monitoring apparatus wherein the application requirement defines whether image data signals with a large or a small aperture angle are required;
• receiving the image data signals output by the image sensor apparatus and processing the image data signals corresponding to only one of the part regions selectively in dependence on the application requirement;
• and
• providing the processed image data signals.