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Occupant monitoring device, occupant monitoring method, and occupant monitoring program

US11501561B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 2019
Grant dateNov 15, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An occupant monitoring device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image obtained by imaging a region in which there is a probability that a face of an occupant is present in a vehicle; a determination unit that determines whether the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit corresponds to a first image including the face a part of which is hidden by an accessory or a second image including the face a part of which is hidden by a non-accessory object other than the accessory; and a processing unit that detects face information regarding the face of the occupant based on the captured image in different modes according to a determination result in the determination unit, and monitors a state change of the face of the occupant based on a detection result.

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