Detection, counting and identification of occupants in vehicles
US11538257B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of detecting occupants in a vehicle includes detecting an oncoming vehicle and acquiring a plurality of images of occupants in the vehicle in response to detection of the vehicle. The method includes performing automated facial detection on the plurality of images and adding a facial image for each face detected to a gallery of facial images for the occupants of the vehicle. The method includes performing automated facial recognition on the gallery of facial images to group the facial images into groups based on which occupant is in the respective facial images, and counting the final group of unique facial images to determine how many occupants are in the vehicle.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.