Patents by Inventor Liam Kilmartin

Liam Kilmartin 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 for tracking a target vehicle approaching a motor vehicle by means of a camera system of the motor vehicle, camera system and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10276040
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for tracking a target vehicle (9) approaching a motor vehicle (1) by means of a camera system (2) of the motor vehicle (1). A temporal sequence of images (10) of an environmental region of the motor vehicle (1) is provided by means of at least one camera (3) of the camera system (2). The target vehicle (9) is detected in an image (10) of the sequence by means of an image processing device (5) of the camera system (5) based on a feature of a front (11) or of a rear of the target vehicle (9) and then the target vehicle (9) is tracked over subsequent images (10) of the sequence based on the detected feature. Wherein at least a predetermined feature of a lateral flank (14) of the target vehicle (9) is detected in one of the subsequent images (10) of the sequence by the image processing device (5), and after detection of the feature of the lateral flank (14), the target vehicle (9) is tracked over further images (10) of the sequence based on the feature of the lateral flank (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Damien Dooley, Martin Glavin, Edward Jones, Liam Kilmartin
  • METHOD FOR TRACKING A TARGET VEHICLE APPROACHING A MOTOR VEHICLE BY MEANS OF A CAMERA SYSTEM OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE, CAMERA SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170162042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for tracking a target vehicle (9) approaching a motor vehicle (1) by means of a camera system (2) of the motor vehicle (1). A temporal sequence of images (10) of an environmental region of the motor vehicle (1) is provided by means of at least one camera (3) of the camera system (2). The target vehicle (9) is detected in an image (10) of the sequence by means of an image processing device (5) of the camera system (5) based on a feature of a front (11) or of a rear of the target vehicle (9) and then the target vehicle (9) is tracked over subsequent images (10) of the sequence based on the detected feature. Wherein at least a predetermined feature of a lateral flank (14) of the target vehicle (9) is detected in one of the subsequent images (10) of the sequence by the image processing device (5), and after detection of the feature of the lateral flank (14), the target vehicle (9) is tracked over further images (10) of the sequence based on the feature of the lateral flank (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Damien Dooley, Martin Glavin, Edward Jones, Liam Kilmartin