Patents by Inventor Julien Moizard

Julien Moizard 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: 8738236
    Abstract: A method and system for adjustment of headlamps for motor vehicles, comprising a step for calculating a headlamp angle. The method furthermore comprises the steps of detecting a target vehicle, calculating a lateral position of the target vehicle with respect to the motor vehicle, calculating a lateral angular offset with respect to the said lateral position of the target vehicle and adjusting the headlamps as a function of the headlamp angle and of the lateral angular offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Julien Moizard, Gregoire Sadoux, Jonathan Blandin
  • Patent number: 8659659
    Abstract: A system and process of gauging a camera suitable for equipping a vehicle. The system and process determines at least one value of at least one geometrical parameter of the camera, at least in accordance with an item of information that represents a parameter associated with an object detected by the camera, compares the determined value to a value of reference (?pitching_ref, ?rolling_ref, ?twisting_ref) of the geometrical parameter of the camera, and controls the geometrical parameter of the camera in accordance with the comparison, particularly by modifying the value of reference in such a way as to gauge the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Benazouz Bradai, Julien Moizard, Julien Rebut
  • Patent number: 8465184
    Abstract: An automatic headlight switching procedure for motor vehicles, designed to emit a beam of light from one lighting mode to another lighting mode. The process features the steps of when the headlights are in a first lighting mode, detecting the backscatter of the headlight beam onto a phenomenon of visibility disturbance; increasing the lighting range of the headlight beam in relation to a maximum authorized range in accordance with the detected backscatter; and switching the headlights to a second lighting mode when the backscatter is below a first determined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: David Hue, Julien Moizard, Patrice Reilhac
  • Publication number: 20120221230
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating and supplying traffic-relevant information, wherein each of a plurality of road users (10.1, 10.2) is provided with a mobile communications unit with which individual movement data (10.5) is wirelessly transmitted to a central processing system (20). The individual movement data (10.5) of the plurality of road users (10.1, 10.2) is collected and processed to location-specific and/or route-specific traffic-relevant information (30.1, 30.2), which relates to individual route sections or a road network (5). Upon request (10.7), the location-specific and/or route-specific traffic-relevant information (30.1, 30.2) is transmitted from the central processing system (20) to the mobile communications units. In order to increase and improve the information content of the traffic-relevant information that has been generated and supplied, the individual movement data (10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Patrice Reilhac, Adrien Charpentier, Julien Moizard, Siav-Kuong Kuoch, Patrick Bonhoure, Lowik Chanussot
  • Patent number: 8189870
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the automatic determination of the coefficient of a slope from a motor vehicle fitted with a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Benoist Fleury, Julien Moizard, Adrien Charpentier
  • Publication number: 20120123648
    Abstract: A method and system for adjustment of headlamps for motor vehicles, comprising a step for calculating a headlamp angle. The method furthermore comprises the steps of detecting a target vehicle; calculating a lateral position of the target vehicle with respect to the motor vehicle; calculating a lateral angular offset with respect to the said lateral position of the target vehicle and adjusting the headlamps as a function of the headlamp angle and of the lateral angular offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Julien Moizard, Grégoire Sadoux, Jonathan Blandin
  • Publication number: 20110102592
    Abstract: A system and process of gauging a camera suitable for equipping a vehicle. The system and process determines at least one value of at least one geometrical parameter of the camera, at least in accordance with an item of information that represents a parameter associated with an object detected by the camera, compares the determined value to a value of reference (?pitching_ref, ?rolling_ref, ?twisting_ref) of the geometrical parameter of the camera, and controls the geometrical parameter of the camera in accordance with the comparison, particularly by modifying the value of reference in such a way as to gauge the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Benazouz BRADAI, Julien MOIZARD, Julien REBUT
  • Publication number: 20100157614
    Abstract: An automatic headlight switching procedure for motor vehicles, designed to emit a beam of light from one lighting mode to another lighting mode. The process features the steps of when the headlights are in a first lighting mode, detecting the backscatter of the headlight beam onto a phenomenon of visibility disturbance; increasing the lighting range of the headlight beam in relation to a maximum authorized range in accordance with the detected backscatter; and switching the headlights to a second lighting mode when the backscatter is below a first determined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: David HUE, Julien MOIZARD, Patrice REILHAC
  • Patent number: 7708434
    Abstract: A proposed method to illuminate optimally, or at least in an improved fashion compared with existing solutions, a road taken by a vehicle in question implementing the method whilst ensuring that other vehicles are not dazzled. To this end, it is not proposed in the invention to detect the distance between the vehicle in question and the first vehicle liable to be dazzled by the vehicle in question, and to generate accordingly a light beam optimized in terms of range on the road, and advantageously light intensity; according to the invention, the optimization of the light beam produced is achieved by the use of the motorway function available on the vehicle in question. The use of this function in this context also ensures a gradual transition between the function of the dipped type and the function of the main-beam type in the context of automatic switching operations between these functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Julien Moizard, Benoît Reiss, Pierre Albou, David Bourdin
  • Publication number: 20090103781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the automatic determination of the coefficient of a slope from a motor vehicle fitted with a camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Benoist FLEURY, Julien MOIZARD, Adrien CHARPENTIER
  • Publication number: 20080117642
    Abstract: A proposed method to illuminate optimally, or at least in an improved fashion compared with existing solutions, a road taken by a vehicle in question implementing the method whilst ensuring that other vehicles are not dazzled. To this end, it is not proposed in the invention to detect the distance between the vehicle in question and the first vehicle liable to be dazzled by the vehicle in question, and to generate accordingly a light beam optimized in terms of range on the road, and advantageously light intensity; according to the invention, the optimization of the light beam produced is achieved by the use of the motorway function available on the vehicle in question. The use of this function in this context also ensures a gradual transition between the function of the dipped type and the function of the main-beam type in the context of automatic switching operations between these functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Julien MOIZARD, Benoit REISS, Pierre ALBOU, David BOURDIN
  • Patent number: 6926430
    Abstract: In the invention, a comparison is carried out within a computer of an item of information relating to a direction of a light beam of a lamp, this item of information being obtained by means of a position sensor, and an item of information relating to an instruction for horizontal displacement of the light beam. If there is not agreement between the two items of information, the computer can then have a degraded operating mode of the lamp adopted by compelling it to orient the light beam downwards in order to remove any risk of dazzling an oncoming driver. To that end, the computer controls a range correction motor in order to bring about a downwards vertical deviation of the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Alain Dari, Grégoire Sadoux, Julien Moizard
  • Publication number: 20040032743
    Abstract: In the invention, a comparison is carried out within a computer (217) of an item of information (300) relating to a direction of a light beam of a lamp (200), this item of information being obtained by means of a position sensor (216), and an item of information (301) relating to an instruction for horizontal displacement of the light beam. If there is not agreement between the two items of information, the computer (216) can then have a degraded operating mode of the lamp (200) adopted by compelling it to orient the light beam downwards in order to remove any risk of dazzling an oncoming driver. To that end, the computer (217) controls a range correction motor (209) in order to bring about a downwards vertical deviation of the light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Alain Dari, Gregoire Sadoux, Julien Moizard