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Camera system included in vehicle and control method therefor

US11689812B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2019
Grant dateJun 27, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/25
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a camera system included in a vehicle. The camera system comprises: a camera provided to a vehicle so as to capture the surroundings of the vehicle; and a processor for identifying an object present near the vehicle on the basis of an image captured by the camera, wherein the camera comprises a wide-angle lens, and a plurality of optical sensors for capturing a region within the viewing angle of the wide-angle lens, the wide-angle lens being designed so that the number of optical sensors for capturing a region corresponding to a predetermined angle range, among a plurality of angle ranges formed by dividing the viewing angle into predetermined angles, differs from the number of optical sensors for capturing a region corresponding to a different angle range.

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