Vehicular image capturing system and image capturing method
US11997402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/70
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a vehicular image capturing system capable of further improving characteristics such as a reduction in power consumption. The system includes: an event detection unit, installed in a vehicle, that outputs an event signal in accordance with an amount of change in an intensity of received light from a predetermined light receiving range; an image capturing unit, installed in the vehicle, that performs image capturing, the image capturing being an operation of generating and accumulating a charge in accordance with an intensity of received light from a predetermined image capturing range that at least partially overlaps with the predetermined light receiving range, and generating image information in accordance with an accumulation amount of the charge; and a control unit that outputs, to the image capturing unit, a control signal according to the event signal.
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