ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,547, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Image processing method" was invented by Naofumi Kobayashi (Gotemba, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing method is an image processing method for processing a color image imaged by an imager which images traffic conditions around a vehicle. The image processing method includes keeping a first image portion corresponding to a first range, which is smaller than a range imaged by the imager, of the color image in color, and converting a second image portion, which includes at least a second range other than the first range of the color image...