Patents by Inventor Yi-Jheng Wu

Yi-Jheng Wu 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 apparatus for processing surrounding images of vehicle
    Patent number: 9992481
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing surrounding images of a vehicle are provided. In the method, plural cameras disposed on the vehicle are used to capture images of plural perspective views surrounding the vehicle. The images of the perspective views are transformed into images of a top view. An interval consisted of at least a preset number of consecutive empty pixels is found from one column of pixels in each image of the top view, and the images of the perspective views and the top view are divided into floor side images and wall side images according to the height of the interval in the image. The divided floor side images and wall side images are stitched to generate a synthetic image surrounding the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ting Lin, Yi-Jheng Wu
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SURROUNDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170324948
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing surrounding images of a vehicle are provided. In the method, plural cameras disposed on the vehicle are used to capture images of plural perspective views surrounding the vehicle. The images of the perspective views are transformed into images of a top view. An interval consisted of at least a preset number of consecutive empty pixels is found from one column of pixels in each image of the top view, and the images of the perspective views and the top view are divided into floor side images and wall side images according to the height of the interval in the image. The divided floor side images and wall side images are stitched to generate a synthetic image surrounding the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kuan-Ting Lin, Yi-Jheng Wu