US 12,437,362 B2
Systems and methods for vehicle-based imaging
Dmitry Ogorodnikov, Amherstburg (CA); Omar Iftikhar, Dearborn, MI (US); Ricardo Walker, Southfield, MI (US); and Steven Anthony Chapekis, Escanaba, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/659,856.
Prior Publication US 2023/0342880 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 3/40 (2024.01); B60R 1/22 (2022.01); B60R 1/29 (2022.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G06T 3/4038 (2024.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 3/4038 (2013.01) [B60R 1/22 (2022.01); B60R 1/29 (2022.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06T 13/40 (2013.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); B60R 2300/102 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8006 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30268 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a first preview image based on a first field of view of objects located in a cabin area of a first vehicle and a second preview image based on a second field of view of objects located outside of the first vehicle;
evaluating, by the processor, the first preview image and the second preview image for suitability for generating a desired image;
receiving, by the processor, a first image based on the first field of view of objects located in the cabin area of the first vehicle and a second image based on the second field of view of objects located outside the first vehicle;
receiving, by the processor, a third image based on a third field of view of objects located outside of a second vehicle; and
generating, by the processor, a first composite image based on the first image, the second image, and the third image.