Patent ID: 11935156
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A vehicle that is configured to generate a virtual view of a scene, the vehicle comprising
a plurality of cameras configured to capture an input image of a scene of an environment of the vehicle; and
a controller;
wherein the controller is configured to:
obtain image data including a plurality of images captured by a plurality of cameras of the vehicle;
obtain steering angle data captured by a sensor of the vehicle;
detect, by a processor, a shadow in at least one image of the plurality of images based on solar position data;
determine, by the processor, auto-white balance data for each image of the plurality of images;
selectively combine, by the processor, the auto-white balance data of the images based on the detected shadow, and the steering angle data, wherein the selectively combining comprises: prioritizing the images based on the detected shadow and the steering angle; and assigning a weight to each image based on the priority; and computing a weighted average of the auto-white balance data based on the assigned weights; and
generate, by the processor, output image data to provide the virtual view of the scene on a display of the vehicle based on the combined auto-white balance data and the image data.