Methods and apparatus for capturing and using images in a system including wipers

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PATENT NO 12135418
APP PUB NO 20220080925A1
SERIAL NO

17532910

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A wiper is controlled to sweep a surface area, e.g., a portion of a windshield, in front of a camera, e.g., a camera mounted inside a vehicle. An image captured from the camera after the wiper completes, e.g., immediately completes, the sweep of the surface area in front of the camera is used in generating a depth map. In some embodiments a first wiper is controlled to clear a surface area in front of a first camera while a second wiper is controlled to clear a surface area in front of second camera at the same time, and the first and second cameras are synchronized to initiate image capture at the same time, capturing images through recently cleared area, and the captured images are used to generate a depth map. A vehicle control operation, e.g., a direction, braking or speed control operation is performed based on the depth map.

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LGT (ABC) LLC1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anigstein, Pablo A Palo Alto, US 9 130
Laroia, Rajiv Far Hills, US 436 18170
Maharshi, Atul South Orange, US 17 100

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