System and methodologies for occupant monitoring utilizing digital neuromorphic (NM) data and fovea tracking

US10235565B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
• AUDI AG · DE
• Posrche AG · DE

Inventors

• Edmund Dawes Zink · McKinney, US
• Douglas Allen Hauger · San Francisco, US
• Lutz Junge · San Mateo, US
• Luis Marcial Hernandez Gonzalez · Sunnyvale, US
• Jerramy Lee Gipson · Willits, US
• Anh Vu · Moreno Valley, US
• Martin HEMPEL · Mountain View, US
• Nikhil George · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 6, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 19, 2019
• Expiry date: Oct 6, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06V10/62
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and methodologies for neuromorphic vision simulate conventional analog NM system functionality and generate digital NM image data that facilitate improved object detection, classification, and tracking so as to detect and predict movement of a vehicle occupant.