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

US10387725B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
• AUDI AG · DE
• Porsche 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: Feb 20, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 20, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 20, 2039

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.