US Patent Issued to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES on Jan. 13 for "Surround view monitor system, and work machine" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,143, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).

"Surround view monitor system, and work machine" was invented by Taira Matsuoka (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technique capable of more appropriately monitoring objects around a work machine is provided. A surround view monitor system includes: an excavator including a communication device; and an external surround view monitor sensor (for example, an imaging device or a distance sensor) configured to acquire data on objects around the excavator. The excavator acquires output data of the external surround view monitor sensor or process...