US Patent:
20060164412, Jul 27, 2006
Inventors:
Cedric Dupont - San Francisco CA, US
Carsten Bergmann - San Jose CA, US
Arne Stoschek - Palo Alto CA, US
Carlo Rummel - Palo Alto CA, US
International Classification:
G06T 15/00
G06T 1/00
G06F 17/00
Abstract:
A 3D navigation system for motor vehicles includes a set-up combining a first motor vehicle and an environment scanner to generate a three-dimensional image of an environment around the first motor vehicle or at least a part of the environment around the first motor vehicle as well as at least a second motor vehicle and a communications connection between the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle for transmitting the three-dimensional image of the environment around the first motor vehicle or at last a part of the environment around the first motor vehicle to the second motor vehicle.