Patents by Inventor Caroline Robert-Landry

Caroline Robert-Landry 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).

  • Patent number: 10079979
    Abstract: The invention relates to a camera arrangement for a vehicle, comprising a camera (12), wherein by means of the camera arrangement a brightness of the surroundings of the camera is determinable. The camera arrangement comprises a storage device (38) in which is stored at least one brightness reference value (34) capturable by the camera. This reference value (34) is correlated with a corresponding value (36) indicative of a photometric quantity measurable by means of a photometer (14) at this brightness. An evaluation unit of the camera arrangement is designed for comparing a brightness value determined by the camera with the brightness reference value (34). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for calibrating a camera (12) and for operating a camera arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Brouk Wedajo, Yan Quelquejay, Samia Ahiad, Julia Petit, Caroline Robert-Landry
  • Patent number: 9649973
    Abstract: A method and system for correcting an inclination of headlights of a motor vehicle based on measurements of accelerations of the vehicle supplied by a sensor borne by the motor vehicle. The method and system comprises a step of computing a variation of inclination of the vehicle between a first distinct instant and a second distinct instant defining a duration during which the motor vehicle registers a single stoppage followed by a restart, as a function of the measurements of accelerations, and a step of controlling the inclination of the headlights as a function of a computed variation of inclination of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Caroline Robert-Landry
  • Publication number: 20150367771
    Abstract: A method and system for correcting an inclination of headlights of a motor vehicle based on measurements of accelerations of the vehicle supplied by a sensor borne by the motor vehicle. The method and system comprises a step of computing a variation of inclination of the vehicle between a first distinct instant and a second distinct instant defining a duration during which the motor vehicle registers a single stoppage followed by a restart, as a function of the measurements of accelerations, and a step of controlling the inclination of the headlights as a function of a computed variation of inclination of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Caroline Robert-Landry
  • Publication number: 20150109445
    Abstract: The invention relates to a camera arrangement for a vehicle, comprising a camera (12), wherein by means of the camera arrangement a brightness of the surroundings of the camera is determinable. The camera arrangement comprises a storage device (38) in which is stored at least one brightness reference value (34) capturable by the camera. This reference value (34) is correlated with a corresponding value (36) indicative of a photometric quantity measurable by means of a photometer (14) at this brightness. An evaluation unit of the camera arrangement is designed for comparing a brightness value determined by the camera with the brightness reference value (34). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for calibrating a camera (12) and for operating a camera arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Brouk Wedajo, Yan Quelquejay, Samia Ahiad, Julia Petit, Caroline Robert-Landry
  • Publication number: 20150085118
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for detecting raindrops on a windscreen of a vehicle, in which an image of at least an area of the windscreen is captured, wherein at least one object its extracted from the captured image, and wherein ambient light conditions are determined (S12). At least one of at least two ways of object extraction (S14, S18) is performed in dependence on the ambient light conditions. Moreover, the invention concerns a camera assembly for detecting raindrops on a windscreen of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Samia Ahiad, Caroline Robert-Landry
  • Publication number: 20150015711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting raindrops (26) on a windscreen of a vehicle, in which at least one image (30, 32, 34) is captured by a camera. An object extracted from the at least one image (30, 32, 34) captured by the camera is identified as a raindrop (26), if a confidence value assigned (S20) to the extracted object is above a predetermined threshold value. The threshold value is modified (S22) in dependence of the presence of an item (16) within the vehicle path. Moreover the invention relates to a camera assembly for detecting raindrops (26) on a windscreen of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Samia Ahiad, Caroline Robert-Landry