Control apparatus, control method, and program
US10793149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/107
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control apparatus includes an input unit and a control unit. To the input unit, a pickup image of a camera provided to an own vehicle is input. The control unit detects a mirror provided to a different vehicle that exists in front of the own vehicle from the input pickup image, detects a person from a mirror image of the detected mirror, and recognizes a state of the person from an image of the detected person. Further, the control unit performs an alerting process or a control process for the own vehicle to prevent an accident of the own vehicle or the different vehicle in accordance with the recognized state of the person.
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