Patent · US Active

Image processing for vehicle collision avoidance system

US10872531B2 · kind B2 · utility

40Cited by
1References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 28, 2018
Grant dateDec 22, 2020
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 16, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30261
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A collision warning system determines probabilities of potential collisions between a vehicle and other objects such as other vehicles. In an embodiment, sensors of a client device capture sensor data including motion data and image frames from a forward-facing view of the vehicle. An orientation of the client device relative to the vehicle may be determined using the motion data. The collision warning system determines cropped portions of the image frames and detects an object captured the image frames by processing the cropped portions. The collision warning system determines a probability of a potential collision between the vehicle and the object by tracking motion of the object. Responsive to determining that the probability is greater than a threshold value, the collision warning system may provide a notification of the potential collision to a driver of the vehicle.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.