ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,819, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Camera-monitor system for a vehicle, and method for controlling such a camera-monitor system" was invented by Philipp Hoffmann (Hannover, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a display system for a vehicle, comprising: a camera with a specified scanning region for scanning a first image of the surroundings of the vehicle; a processing device for providing a second image on the basis of the first image; a graphical display for displaying the second image; and an optical element for inserting the display into the scanning re...