Method of operating a night-view system in a vehicle and corresponding night-view system

A night vision and vehicle technology, applied in the traffic control system of road vehicles, vehicle components, traffic control systems, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2008-03-05
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYST
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This requires reliable course direction detection in night vision images, which is difficult to achieve with existing technologies

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[0011] In the following, embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of non-limiting examples.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a night vision system in a vehicle, which comprises providing a video image of the vehicle environment, in particular the environment in front of the vehicle, by means of a night vision sensor, i.e. providing a night vision image, retrieved from a navigation device information on the route of the vehicle traveling on the road, and process the video image considering the information retrieved from the navigation device to detect the route of the road, and display the video image and the detected route on the display device. For example, the detected route can be superimposed on the video image, thereby highlighting the road route in the video image.

[0013] The method described above offers significant advantages in terms of displayed night vision images of the vehi...

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A method of operating a night-view system and a corresponding night-view system are provided, in which a video image of the vehicle environment is provided using a night-view sensor, the video image is processed so as to detect the course of the road (5) on which the vehicle moves taking into account information on the course of the road (5) received from a navigation device (15), and the video image and the detected course of the road (5) are displayed on a display device (20).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method of operating a night vision system in a vehicle and to a corresponding night vision system. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing enhanced display quality. Background technique [0002] In the field of motor vehicles, such as automobiles, it is known to provide motor vehicles with so-called night vision systems in order to enhance the night vision of the driver. With this approach, safety can be increased by reducing the number of accidents due to low light conditions. Further, the night vision system may increase the driver's comfort in driving at night since the night vision system allows the driver to monitor the environment of the vehicle in a more relaxed manner. Night vision systems are usually based on specific night vision sensors, such as infrared cameras, which are able to provide images even when there is no visible light. [0003] However, images provided by ...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01C21/34
CPCB60R2300/804B60R2300/8053B60R1/00B60R2300/106B60R2300/302B60R2300/207B60R2300/305B60R1/24B60R1/30G08G1/0969
InventorR·埃布纳
OwnerHARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYST