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Deposit detection device and deposit detection method

US11288882B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2020
Grant dateMar 29, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30252
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection module, a determination module, and an identification module. The detection module detects a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to an imaging device, based on brightness information of an image captured by the imaging device. The determination module determines whether variation in brightness information in a predetermined region of the image is within a predetermined range, in a period after a vehicle is stopped in a state in which the deposit region is detected by the detection module. The identification module identifies brightness information serving as a determination criterion of the deposit region when the determination module determines that the variation in brightness information is within a predetermined range.

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