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US 2006/0151223 A1Published application
Device and method for improving visibility in a motor vehicle
OwnerPeter Knollinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are proposed for improving the visibility in a motor vehicle having an infrared-sensitive image sensor system. Via a signaling arrangement, for example, a monitor or a head-up display, items of driver information concerning the course of the roadway and/or objects in the surrounding area of the motor vehicle are displayed to the driver of the motor vehicle. The displaying of the items of driver information takes place as a function of the course of the roadway.
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An apparatus for improving a visibility in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one infrared-sensitive image sensor system for acquiring an optical signal from a surrounding environment of the motor vehicle;
- at least one signaling arrangement for producing an item of driver information;
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- at least one processing unit for controlling the at least one signaling arrangement as a function of the acquired optical signal, wherein:
- the at least one processing unit includes an arrangement for recognizing a course of a roadway from at least the optical signal, and for controlling the at least one signaling arrangement for producing the item of driver information as a function of the recognized course of the roadway.
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A method for improving a visibility in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- acquiring, by at least one infrared-sensitive image sensor system, an optical signal from a surrounding environment of the motor vehicle;
- controlling, by at least one processing unit, at least one signaling arrangement in order to produce an item of driver information as a function of the acquired optical signal;
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- recognizing, by the at least one processing unit, a course of a roadway from at least the optical signal, wherein the item of driver information is produced as a function of the recognized course of the roadway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.