Patents by Inventor Franz Matthias

Franz Matthias 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).

  • Method and device for image processing and a night vision system for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 7693344
    Abstract: A method and a device for image processing and for a night vision system for motor vehicles, in which a standard camera that is sensitive in the near infrared delivers images which are displayed on a display arrangement having a lower resolution than the camera. In addition, the image processing method improves the raw images of the sensor using image-sharpening methods and/or contrast-enhancing methods, so that display on a display arrangement is made possible for viewing by a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Seger, Franz Matthias
  • Method and device for image processing and a night vision system for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20090141128
    Abstract: A method and a device for image processing and for a night vision system for motor vehicles, in which a standard camera that is sensitive in the near infrared delivers images which are displayed on a display arrangement having a lower resolution than the camera. In addition, the image processing method improves the raw images of the sensor using image-sharpening methods and/or contrast-enhancing methods, so that display on a display arrangement is made possible for viewing by a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Ulrich Seger, Franz Matthias
  • Method and device for image processing, in addition to a night viewing system for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 7474798
    Abstract: A method and a device for image processing and for a night vision system for motor vehicles, in which a standard camera that is sensitive in the near infrared delivers images which are displayed on a display arrangement having a lower resolution than the camera. In addition, the image processing method improves the raw images of the sensor using image-sharpening methods and/or contrast-enhancing methods, so that display on a display arrangement is made possible for viewing by a viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Seger, Franz Matthias
  • Method and device for image processing, in addition to a night viewing system for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20040136605
    Abstract: A method and a device for image processing and for a night vision system for motor vehicles, in which a standard camera that is sensitive in the near infrared delivers images which are displayed on a display arrangement having a lower resolution than the camera. In addition, the image processing method improves the raw images of the sensor using image-sharpening methods and/or contrast-enhancing methods, so that display on a display arrangement is made possible for viewing by a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrich Seger, Franz Matthias