Patents by Inventor Andreas PANAKOS

Andreas PANAKOS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210256278
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driver assistance system (100) for a vehicle (105) for detecting light conditions in the vehicle (105), having a sensor arrangement (102, 103, 104) designed to capture sensor data, and having a control device (101) designed to ascertain if the sight of a driver of the vehicle (105) is negatively influenced by a source of stray light external to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Charlotte GLOGER, Martin BUERKER, Andreas PANAKOS, Markus FRIEBE
  • Publication number: 20210225023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for estimating position coordinates and the type of light sources in images of the surrounding environment, in particular in images of the surrounding environment of a surround-view camera in vehicles. The type of light source (120, 125, 128) can be a spot light source or a direction light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas PANAKOS, Martin BUERKER, Charlotte GLOGER, Frank KITTMANN, Moritz MEYERS, Markus FRIEBE
  • Publication number: 20210004614
    Abstract: The invention relates to a surround view system (1) for a vehicle (2). The surround view system (1) comprises a detection unit (20) and an evaluation unit (10). The detection unit (20) is designed to detect data relating to the surroundings. The evaluation unit (10) is designed to identify an object (3) in the detected data relating to the surroundings and to determine the 3D shape of this object. The evaluation unit (10) is additionally designed to add the determined 3D shape to a projection surface (15) of the surround view system (1) for the detected data relating to the surroundings such that an adapted projection surface (16) results. The evaluation unit (10) is designed to project the data relating to the surroundings onto the adapted projection surface (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Martin BUERKER, Charlotte GLOGER, Andreas PANAKOS, Frank KITTMANN
  • Publication number: 20160280135
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an animal detection system (11) includes a surround view system (12), a location determination system (13) and a processing module (14). The processing module (14) is configured to receive data from the surround view system (12) and receive data regarding the location of the vehicle (10) from the location determination system (13). The processing module (14) is configured to determine if the location of the vehicle (10) is within an animal zone, and if the location of the vehicle (10) is within an animal zone, to process data received from the surround view system (12). If the data from the surround view system (12) indicates the presence of an animal, the processing module (14) activates an alert (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Louis-Marie AUBERT, Paul FLANAGAN, Rui GUERREIRO, Clifford LAWSON, Andreas PANAKOS, John POWELL, Carlos SILVA, Greg WINGFIELD