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7620208 |
System and method for detecting features from images of vehicles
A method of detecting a feature of a vehicle in an image of a vehicle includes providing a digitized image of a vehicle, providing a first filter mask over a first subdomain of the image, where the...
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7616781 |
Driver assistance system for vehicle
A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an imaging device and an image processor operable to process image data captured by the imaging device. The driver assistance system may display...
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7613327 |
Vehicle automatic exterior light control
A system and method of automatically controlling vehicle headlamps including an image sensor and a controller to generate headlamp control signals.
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7613326 |
Method and apparatus for discriminating the colour of road markings
A method of discriminating between road markings of at least two colors, comprises: capturing an image of a road and at least one road marking with a monochrome camera having a first color response...
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7612797 |
Vehicle display apparatus for displaying information of a forward view of the vehicle
The present invention is to provide a vehicle display apparatus having a clear view. When a vehicle runs on a flat road, a standard FOE (focus of expansion) is set so as that a horizon line is...
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7609857 |
Method and device for recognizing obstruction of view in image sensor systems
A method and a device for recognizing visual obstructions in image sensor systems are provided. A signal is produced, based on the analysis of the recorded image from the image sensor, which...
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7606411 |
Robotic gesture recognition system
A gesture recognition system enabling control of a robotic device through gesture command by a user is provided, comprising a robotic unit, a video or infrared camera affixed to the robotic unit,...
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7602945 |
Driving support apparatus
Disclosed is an apparatus which, even when it becomes impossible to take an image of a mobile object due to existence of an obstacle to hide the mobile object, is capable of making a simulatory...
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7599894 |
Object recognition using a cognitive swarm vision framework with attention mechanisms
An object recognition system is described that incorporates swarming classifiers with attention mechanisms. The object recognition system includes a cognitive map having a one-to-one relationship...
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7599546 |
Image information processing system, image information processing method, image information processing program, and automobile
A system and the like capable of stably displaying image information according to an object shot by infrared cameras by offsetting disadvantages of two-dimensional image processing and...
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7599521 |
Vehicle vicinity monitoring apparatus
A right infrared camera produces a right gray-scale image by imaging aiming targets disposed in a right position, and a left infrared camera produces a left gray-scale image by imaging aiming...
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7596242 |
Image processing for vehicular applications
Method for obtaining information about an occupying item in a compartment in a vehicle includes obtaining a series of images of the compartment, each image being taken at a different time and at...
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7593573 |
Method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle
A method and device for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle, in particular for detecting and representing the traffic situation in front of a driver are provided. A night vision information...
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7593547 |
Video-based encroachment detection
A method and system for video-based encroachment detection are provided, the method including receiving first and second images, modeling a background from the first image, subtracting the...
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7590262 |
Visual tracking using depth data
Real-time visual tracking using depth sensing camera technology, results in illumination-invariant tracking performance. Depth sensing (time-of-flight) cameras provide real-time depth and color...
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7587081 |
Method for processing stereo vision data using image density
An image collection system collects stereo image data comprising left image data and right image data of a particular scene. An estimator estimates a reference three dimensional image density...
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7583818 |
Method and system for collecting traffic information using thermal sensing
A method and system for collecting traffic data are disclosed. From a satellite or aircraft located at an altitude above a geographic area, a thermal image of the geographic area is obtained. Using...
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7583817 |
Object determining apparatus
An object determining apparatus is disclosed which is structured such that right and left disparity images are acquired from different view points, disparity of corresponding points in the right...
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7583816 |
Device for detecting a road traveling lane using an edge histogram
A device for detecting a road traveling lane, which is capable of stably defining a position of a boundary of a traveling lane. The device has edge point detection means (ED) for detecting a...
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7580549 |
Method and system for vehicular guidance using a crop image
The method and system for vehicular guidance comprises an imaging device for collecting color image data. A definer defines a series of scan line segments generally perpendicular to a transverse...
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7580548 |
Abnormality detecting apparatus for imaging apparatus
An abnormality detecting apparatus for an imaging apparatus that detects the presence of abnormalities in an imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle to capture vehicle surroundings which includes: a...
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7580547 |
Electronic traffic monitor
A method of calibrating a video image to the scene imaged is provided for which a vehicle image transit can be associated with the transit of the real-world vehicle. A path is determined by a...
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7577274 |
System and method for counting cars at night
A vehicle identification system distinguishes vehicles in reduced visibility conditions based on the characteristic projection patterns associated with vehicle headlights and their reflections....
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7567687 |
Outside-vehicle monitoring system
The present invention includes a stereo camera for picking up a couple of images of outside a vehicle and a far-infrared sensor for detecting the temperature of an object outside the vehicle at...
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7565034 |
Determination of a navigation window in an optical navigation system
A technique for reducing navigation errors that are caused by uneven illumination involves using only the portion of the image data that is properly illuminated in the correlation process. The...
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7561732 |
Method and apparatus for three-dimensional shape estimation using constrained disparity propagation
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for three-dimensional shape estimation using constrained disparity propagation are presented. An act of receiving a stereoscopic pair of...
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7561721 |
System and method for range measurement of a preceding vehicle
A system for determining range and lateral position of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a camera and a processor. The camera is configured to view a region of interest including the...
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7561720 |
Single camera system and method for range and lateral position measurement of a preceding vehicle
A system for determining range and lateral position of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a camera and a processor. The camera is configured to view a region of interest including the...
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7551987 |
Illuminating apparatus, image capturing apparatus, and monitoring apparatus, for vehicle driver
A driver illuminating apparatus adapted for use in a vehicle includes a light emitting element mounted within a rear field of vision of a driver of the vehicle through a rear-view mirror, for...
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7548691 |
Camera module for combining distant image and close image into single image
A camera module is advantageously used in a vision system mounted on an automotive vehicle. The camera module includes a first optical system focused on distant objects such as a preceding vehicle...
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7548634 |
Pedestrian detection system and vehicle driving assist system with a pedestrian detection system
A stereo-image recognition unit detects a pedestrian from a solid body acquired from the image by a stereo camera and issues various warnings by outputting signals to an LED and a speaker according...
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7545957 |
Analyzing motion of characteristics in images
In calculating motion between two images, a single channel image may be generated for each image based on measurement of a desired characteristic of those images. Given a desired characteristic...
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7545949 |
Method for setting parameters of a vision detector using production line information
Disclosed are systems and methods for setting various operating parameters of a vision detector from production line information that can be supplied by a manufacturing technician who is not...
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7542589 |
Road position detection
A dynamic contour extracting means detects, using a dynamic contour extraction method generally known as SNAKE, a contour of a recognition object included on an image by the following steps: a...
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7532975 |
Imaging apparatus for vehicles
A vehicle is provided with a plurality of imaging cameras for imaging the front left side, front right side, rear left side, rear right side and rear side. Imaging conditions such as a position...
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7526103 |
Imaging system for vehicle
An imaging system for a vehicle includes an imaging device having a field of view exteriorly and forward of the vehicle in its direction of travel, and an image processor operable to process the...
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7522747 |
Vehicle detection apparatus and method
A front-going vehicle is recognized by using a camera image from a camera for monitoring the front of one's own vehicle and detection data from a radar for detecting position of an object in front...
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7515737 |
Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus
A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus that extracts a body present in the surroundings of a vehicle as an object, based on an image captured by an infrared imaging device including a...
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7512252 |
Image processing system and vehicle control system
The invention provides an image processing system capable of precisely locating the positions of the light spots covering near headlights through far tail lamps by using one camera. The invention,...
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7510038 |
Steering system with lane keeping integration
A system for steering a vehicle including: an actuator disposed in a vehicle to apply torque to a steerable wheel; a driver input device receptive to driver commands for directing the vehicle; and...
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7508956 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and tracking movement and location of shipping containers and vehicles using a vision based system
The invention provides for systems and methods for location-identification and monitoring of objects, such as shipping containers, at a transit terminal using an automated vision based tracking...
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7502048 |
Method for arranging cameras in a vehicle surroundings monitoring system
The invention provides a vehicle surroundings monitoring system for synthesizing and displaying images captured by a plurality of cameras to provide images that, near the border between partial...
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7499569 |
Hand pattern switching apparatus
A camera for taking an image of movement of a hand, and a hand pattern switching apparatus which operates an object equipment based on the result of the image taken by the camera, having a storage...
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7493202 |
Vehicle safety control system by image processing
An image processing system adapted to image an area around a vehicle includes an image processor adapted to receive information indicative of an image of an area proximate to the vehicle...
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7492923 |
Method and device for detecting the occupancy state of a seat
A method and a device for detecting the occupancy state of a seat, e.g., in a vehicle, and for use in activating a restraint mechanism allocated to the seat, as a function of the occupancy state,...
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7489802 |
Miniature autonomous agents for scene interpretation
A miniature autonomous apparatus for performing scene interpretation, comprising: image acquisition means, image processing means, memory means and communication means, the processing means...
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7486803 |
Method and apparatus for object tracking prior to imminent collision detection
A method and apparatus for performing collision detection is described. An object is detected within a first operational range of an object tracker. A classification of the object is determined...
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7486802 |
Adaptive template object classification system with a template generator
A method of performing object classification within a collision warning and countermeasure system ( 10 ) of a vehicle ( 12 ) includes the generation of an object detection signal in response to the...
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7486175 |
Vehicle drive assist system
A display unit displays supplied image information on or through a front glass of a vehicle. A system controller generates and supplies the image information to the display unit. The image...
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7482949 |
Parking assist method and a parking assist apparatus
A parking assist apparatus includes a CPU for generating recorded image data based on image data obtained from a camera which is mounted on a vehicle, the image data being related to at least an...
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