Device and method for improving visibility in a motor vehicle
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are proposed for improving the visibility in a motor vehicle having an infrared-sensitive image sensor system. Via a signaling arrangement, for example, a monitor or a head-up display, items of driver information concerning the course of the roadway and/or objects in the surrounding area of the motor vehicle are displayed to the driver of the motor vehicle. The displaying of the items of driver information takes place as a function of the course of the roadway.
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24 Claims
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12. An apparatus for improving a visibility in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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at least one infrared-sensitive image sensor system for acquiring an optical signal from a surrounding environment of the motor vehicle;
at least one signaling arrangement for producing an item of driver information; and
at least one processing unit for controlling the at least one signaling arrangement as a function of the acquired optical signal, wherein;
the at least one processing unit includes an arrangement for recognizing a course of a roadway from at least the optical signal, and for controlling the at least one signaling arrangement for producing the item of driver information as a function of the recognized course of the roadway. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for improving a visibility in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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acquiring, by at least one infrared-sensitive image sensor system, an optical signal from a surrounding environment of the motor vehicle;
controlling, by at least one processing unit, at least one signaling arrangement in order to produce an item of driver information as a function of the acquired optical signal; and
recognizing, by the at least one processing unit, a course of a roadway from at least the optical signal, wherein the item of driver information is produced as a function of the recognized course of the roadway. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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