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Vehicle side image recognition method and apparatus

US8019122B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC. · JP

Inventors

Bo Zou · Lo Wu, CN
Nan Wang · Ithaca, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2007
Grant date	Sep 13, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G1/16
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle side image recognition method and apparatus inputs images containing recognized vehicles captured by a camera apparatus; sorts images with the recognized vehicles located at left and right sides of the camera apparatus from the input images; performs vehicle side image recognition processing on the sorted images to acquire side image information of each of the recognized vehicles; and outputs the acquired side image information of each of the recognized vehicles. An assisted driving system may use the vehicle side image information to analyze the relative movement of an object vehicle and other vehicles more comprehensively, thus greatly improving the traveling security of a vehicle.

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