MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611000714 A) filed by Dr Sonu Dua; Dr Sakshi Dua; and Dr Pawanpreet Kaur, Jalandhar, Punjab, on Jan. 4, for 'an ai-enabled front and rear vehicle camera system for multi-condition visibility enhancement and driving risk mitigation.'
Inventor(s) include Dr Sonu Dua; Dr Sakshi Dua; and Dr Pawanpreet Kaur.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The current invention refers to artificial intelligence-based front and rear vehicle camera system which is intended to increase the visibility and reduce the driving risks in a variety of unfavorable environmental conditions. The system records live video feeds of vehicle mounted cameras and automatically processes visual data to identify low-visibility conditions such as fog, rain, smoke, dust, glare and night-time lights. Each of these conditions is distinguished by an adaptive environmental classification module and a Visibility Confidence Index (VCI) is computed with respect to contrast degradation, edge continuity, depth uncertainty and temporal stability through successive frames. Depending on the identified visibility status, confidence index and vehicle parameters like speed, steering angle, and motion vectors, an AI-based decision engine dynamically chooses and combines appropriate enhancement and predictive reconstruction models. The system uses real-time image improvement but it prevents over-improvement or illusion of clear vision by monitoring the level of confidence. Optimized visual displays are also availed to the driver with confidence signals and contextual safety warnings. Moreover, the system reports visibility confidence and risk cues to vehicle subsystems such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), braking control, cruise control and adaptive headlight modules so that they can respond to risks in a coordinated and proactive way. The suggested invention runs with a low-priced camera equipment and does not need to use expensive camera sensors, also it can be applied to front-facing cameras and rear-view cameras. The invention offers considerable enhancements to the safety and situational awareness of driving in unfavorable conditions, as it combines the adaptive enhancement, confidence-aware processing, and vehicle-level coordination."
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