Patents by Inventor Reinhard Schuler

Reinhard Schuler 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).

  • Detection of motor vehicle lights with a camera
    Patent number: 8254632
    Abstract: A method for detecting front headlights and tail lights of a motor vehicle uses a color camera sensor that has a plurality of red pixels, i.e. image points which are only sensitive in the red spectral range, and a plurality of pixels of other colors. In a first evaluation stage, only the intensity of the red pixels in the image is analyzed in order to select relevant points of light in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: ADC Automotive Distance Control Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Heinrich, Reinhard Schuler
  • DETECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHTS WITH A CAMERA
    Publication number: 20100061594
    Abstract: A method for detecting front headlights and tail lights of a motor vehicle with a colour camera sensor is presented. The colour camera sensor comprises a plurality of red pixels, i.e. image points which are only sensitive in the red spectral range, and a plurality of pixels of other colours. In a first evaluation stage, only the intensity of the red pixels in the image is analysed in order to select relevant points of light in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Stefan Heinrich, Reinhard Schuler