Method for graphically representing the surroundings of a motor vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8797351
APP PUB NO 20080100614A1
SERIAL NO

11926572

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In a method for graphically representing the surroundings of a motor vehicle, whereby graphical elements, which serve to assist the driver in interpreting the spatial information, contained in the scene image, are superimposed on a scene image, which represents a three dimensional surrounding scene of the surroundings of the motor vehicle and which is out two dimensionally or three dimensionally to the driver of the motor vehicle, the graphical elements are at least partially configured and arranged in the scene image such that they embody in the surrounding scene at least one virtual boundary object, which has a three dimensional spatial shape and which exhibits at least one reference surface that delimits a free space, which can be attained by the motor vehicle without the risk of a collision, from an obstacle space, which can be attained only with the risk of a collision.

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  • BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Augst, Alexander Munich, DE 43 441

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