Abstract: An on-vehicle method for detecting and displaying parking spaces for a vehicle is disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes detecting ambient data and measuring at least one parking space from the ambient data, detecting image sections of a surrounding of the vehicle at different points in time, assembling an overall image from the image sections detected at different points in time, generating a superimposed image by superimposing a representation corresponding to the at least one parking space onto the overall image, and displaying the superimposed image in the vehicle. An on-vehicle device for detecting and displaying parking spaces for a vehicle is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured by means of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges (2) thereof at least partially overlapping each other and forming an overlap range (3), wherein an overall image is generated from the individual images captured by means of the image capturing units by means of an image processing unit, said overall image showing the vehicle and the environment thereof from a bird's-eye view. According to the invention, the image capturing units are designed as wafer-level cameras (1).

Abstract: A device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured via of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges (2) thereof at least partially overlapping each other and forming an overlap range (3). An overall image is generated from the individual images captured via the image capturing units using an image processing unit, the overall image showing the vehicle and the environment thereof from a bird's-eye view. The image capturing units are wafer-level cameras (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured by means of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges (2) thereof at least partially overlapping each other and forming an overlap range (3), wherein an overall image is generated from the individual images captured by means of the image capturing units by means of an image processing unit, said overall image showing the vehicle and the environment thereof from a bird's-eye view. According to the invention, the image capturing units are designed as wafer-level cameras (1).

Abstract: A method for monitoring an environment (U) of a vehicle (F), wherein the environment (U) and objects (O1, O2) present therein are detected by means of at least a first image detection unit (1) and a second image detection unit (2), of which the detection regions overlap at least partially and form an overlap region, wherein an overall image (G) is produced from individual images detected by means of the image detection units (1, 2) by means of an image processing unit, the overall image (G) showing the vehicle (F) and its environment (U) from a bird's eye view. There is a progression of at least one boundary line (L1 to L3) which extends from an origin to the image edge of the overall image in such a way that the boundary line (L1 to L3) extends away from the objects (O1, O2).

Abstract: A vehicle (1) with a device (2) for monitoring an environment of a vehicle. The device (2) comprises a plurality of image-capturing units (3 to 10), the capture ranges (E3 to E 10) at least partially overlapping each other and forming at least one overlap range, wherein an overall image (G) of the vehicle environment can be generated from the individual images (B3 to B10) captured by means of the image-capturing units (3 to 10) using an image-processing unit (11). The image-capturing units (3 to 10) are configured as wafer-level cameras and integrated in vehicle body components in a front zone, in a rear zone, and in side zones of the vehicle (1).

Abstract: Systems and methods for more precisely detecting a position of objects detected in the surroundings of a vehicle with regard to a schematic top view of the vehicle are provided. A driver assistance device for a vehicle includes a sensor device for detecting an object in the surroundings of the vehicle and a display unit for visually representing the object detected by the sensor device with regard to a schematic top view of the vehicle. Ground coordinates of the object as position data can be detected using the sensor device. The ground coordinates are used by the display unit to position a symbol, which symbolizes the object in the top view, in the representation.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an environment (U) of a vehicle (F), wherein the environment (U) and objects (O1, O2) present therein are detected by means of at least a first image detection unit (1) and a second image detection unit (2), of which the detection regions overlap at least partially and form an overlap region, wherein an overall image (G) is produced from individual images detected by means of the image detection units (1, 2) by means of an image processing unit, the overall image (G) showing the vehicle (F) and its environment (U) from a bird's eye view. There is a progression of at least one boundary line (L1 to L3) which extends from an origin to the image edge of the overall image in such a way that the boundary line (L1 to L3) extends away from the objects (O1, O2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for monitoring an environment of a vehicle, wherein the environment is captured by means of a plurality of image capturing units, the capture ranges (2) thereof at least partially overlapping each other and forming an overlap range (3), wherein an overall image is generated from the individual images captured by means of the image capturing units by means of an image processing unit, said overall image showing the vehicle and the environment thereof from a bird's-eye view. According to the invention, the image capturing units are designed as wafer-level cameras (1).

Abstract: A method for characterizing a pattern present as stored information, includes the steps of generating a characterizing proposal for the pattern using a server computer system, presenting the pattern and the characterizing proposal to a client computer using a computer program via the Internet so as to enable a user to perform an evaluation of the characterizing proposal, and receiving an evaluation input from the user at the server computer system. The evaluation input is one of an acceptance input of the characterizing proposal and a rejection input of the characterizing proposal. The rejection input includes an alternative characterizing proposal.

Abstract: A device for assisting in handling a vehicle having a sensing system for sensing the surroundings of the vehicle, a processing unit for processing the data collected by the sensing system, and a visual display device for displaying the collected data. In order to provide an auxiliary device for handling a vehicle with a sensing system, a processing unit and a visual display unit which makes the vehicle more comfortable to handle and reliably prevents collisions with obstacles, it is proposed that the sensing system senses both the surroundings of the vehicle and the vehicle itself and said vehicle is represented with the surroundings on the display device, it being possible to add additional lines for supporting the handling of the vehicle to the display device.

Abstract: During the combination of several adjacent images to a full image in the bird's eye view, points of discontinuity in addition to distortions can form in the overlapping regions of individual image portions, in which detected objects cannot be detected due to perspective differences. The aim of the invention is therefore to provide a method for combining several images to a full image in the bird's eye view, wherein at least two images of overlapping or adjacent surrounding regions are captured from different image recording positions (2, 3). The images are then transformed into the bird's eye view, the image portions of the transformed images being combined to form a full image in the bird's eye view. The image portions are combined in such a manner that shadings (5, 6) caused by moving objects are projected in the full image and during transition from a first image portion (7, 8) to a second image portion (8, 7) essentially in the same direction on a previously defined reference surface.

Abstract: In a device for the external monitoring of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one camera, it is envisaged that the camera is disposed in the region of a pivot axis of a rear window wiper of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for improving the view in vehicles, in particular at night, bad weather and fog. In the process images of actual traffic scenes are recorded by a camera (2), which is sensitive outside the visible spectrum, and these images are reproduced in the visible spectrum in the vehicle via a display optic (6). According to the invention the type of object which is contained in a traffic scene recorded by the camera (2) is automatically classified according to type, and depending upon the type of the recognized object it is reproduced on the display optic (6) in an intensity and/or color, which corresponds to the intensity and/or color which the associated object typically has by daylight. The process facilitates the recognition by the vehicle operator of images of traffic scenes recorded outside the visible spectrum.

Abstract: A method and a device for detecting road users and obstacles on the basis of camera images, in order to determine their distance from the observer and to classify them. In a two-step classification, potential other parties involved in a collision are detected and identified. In so doing, in a first step, potential other parties involved in a collision are marked in the image data of a mono-image camera; their distance and relative velocity are subsequently determined so that endangering objects can be selectively subjected to a type classification in real time. By breaking down the detection activity into a plurality of steps, the real-time capability of the system is also rendered possible using conventional sensors already present in the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the identification of templates, in the form of stored information. An identifying suggestion is automatically generated for the template. The generation of said suggestion can occur separately from the actual identification process, for example when the method for generation of the suggestion is time-consuming. A generation of the suggestion during the identification process is also possible, for example, when the method is in the position to generate the suggestion in real-time or almost in real-time. The identification suggestions for the observer, thus, are rapidly generated, permitting a representative object recognition.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for improving the view in vehicles, in particular at night, bad weather and fog. In the process images of actual traffic scenes are recorded by a camera (2), which is sensitive outside the visible spectrum, and these images are reproduced in the visible spectrum in the vehicle via a display optic (6). According to the invention the type of object which is contained in a traffic scene recorded by the camera (2) is automatically classified according to type, and depending upon the type of the recognized object it is reproduced on the display optic (6) in an intensity and/or color, which corresponds to the intensity and/or color which the associated object typically has by daylight. The process facilitates the recognition by the vehicle operator of images of traffic scenes recorded outside the visible spectrum.

Abstract: Described is a method of recognizing sequences of handwritten and/or joined-up numerals, in particular post codes, the method calling for the conversion of of feature vectors, thus enabling the sequence of numerals to be recognized using an HMM recognition device without the need for segmentation of the image. Also described are particularly relevant examples of feature extraction.

Abstract: A method and a device for detecting road users and obstacles on the basis of camera images, in order to determine their distance from the observer and to classify them. In a two-step classification, potential other parties involved in a collision are detected and identified. In so doing, in a first step, potential other parties involved in a collision are marked in the image data of a mono-image camera; their distance and relative velocity are subsequently determined so that endangering objects can be selectively subjected to a type classification in real time. By breaking down the detection activity into a plurality of steps, the real-time capability of the system is also rendered possible using conventional sensors already present in the vehicle.