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US 12,485,818 · App. 18/294,899 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Vehicle surround view system and method thereof

Inventors: Markus Friebe (Gefrees, DE); Chetan Gotur (Bangalore, IN); Pavan Nag Prabhakar (Bangalore, IN); Abhishek Ranjan (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
B60R1/23G06V20/56B60R2300/105B60R2300/302B60R2300/304
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Patent No.
US 12,485,818
App. No.
18/294,899
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for displaying surround view in a vehicle. A first image is captured at a first time instant and a second image is captured at a second time instant, from a camera mounted on the vehicle. The first image is different from the second image. While capturing the first and second images, one or more vehicle motion parameters from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle are received. Further, a corrected image is composed using the first image, the second image and the one or more vehicle motion parameters. Thereafter, the corrected image is displayed on a display unit of the vehicle.

Claims (26)

1 . A method of displaying surround view in a vehicle, the method comprises:

receiving a first image captured at a first time instant and a second image captured at a second time instant, from a camera mounted on the vehicle, wherein the first image is different from the second image;

receiving one or more vehicle motion parameters from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle;

composing a corrected image using the first image, the second image and the one or more vehicle motion parameters;

displaying the corrected image on a display unit of the vehicle;

wherein composing the corrected image comprises:

identifying a first slice having an undistorted view in the first image wherein the first slice corresponds to a second slice having a distorted view in the second image, wherein identifying the first slice and the second slice are based on the one or more vehicle motion parameters, wherein the first slice is a first portion of the first image and the second slice is a portion of the second image; and

composing the corrected image such that the first slice replaces the second slice in the corrected image.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first image and the second image are radially distorted.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second image is captured after the vehicle has moved from a position where the first image was captured.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more vehicle motion parameters comprises at least one of a speed of the vehicle or a steering angle of the vehicle.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrected image is processed to represent a view selected from a group comprising at least one of a top view of the vehicle, a front view of the vehicle, a rear view of the vehicle, or a side view of the vehicle, wherein the view of the vehicle is displayed on the display unit.

6 . A system for displaying surround view in a vehicle, the system comprises:

a memory; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured for:

receiving a first image captured at a first time instant and a second image captured at a second time instant, from a camera mounted on the vehicle, wherein the first image is different from the second image;

receiving one or more vehicle motion parameters from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle;

composing a corrected image using the first image, the second image and the one or more vehicle motion parameters;

displaying the corrected image on a display unit of the vehicle;

wherein composing the corrected image comprises:

identifying a first slice having an undistorted view in the first image wherein the first slice corresponds to a second slice having a distorted view in the second image, wherein identifying the first slice and the second slice are based on the one or more vehicle motion parameters, wherein the first slice is a first portion of the first image and the second slice is a portion of the second image; and

composing the corrected image such that the first slice replaces the second slice in the corrected image.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor receives first image and the second image comprising radial distortions.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor controls the camera to capture the second image after the vehicle has moved from a position where the camera captured the first image.

9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein one or more sensors are configured to measure at least one of a speed of the vehicle and a steering angle of the vehicle.

10 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor processes the corrected image to represent a view from a group comprising at least one of a top view of the vehicle, a front view of the vehicle, a rear view of the vehicle, or a side view of the vehicle, wherein the view of the vehicle is displayed on the display unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2024
From: FRIEBE, MARKUS; GOTUR, CHETAN; PRABHAKAR, PAVAN NAG; RANJAN, ABHISHEK
To: CONTINENTAL AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 066340/0191 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 2111143 · Aug 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240336198A1 · Oct 10, 2024
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