Image analysis – Applications – Target tracking or detecting
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-21
2006-11-21
Ahmed, Samir (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Target tracking or detecting
C382S104000, C382S106000, C382S130000, C382S284000, C382S291000, C382S294000, C348S042000, C348S047000, C348S094000, C348S152000, C348S584000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07139410
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for protecting an occupant in a vehicle includes a pair of image sensors for taking images of an area on a seat in the vehicle. Transverse-direction shifts between corresponding portions of the images are calculated. Longitudinal-direction positions of objects whose images are in the portions of the images taken by the image sensors are measured in response to the calculated transverse-direction shifts. A longitudinal-direction position of an occupant on the seat is decided in response to the measured longitudinal-direction positions of the objects. Occupant protecting operation at a time of occurrence of a collision of the vehicle is changed in response to the decided longitudinal-direction position of the occupant. From the measured longitudinal-direction positions of the objects, one corresponding to a highest position with respect to the vehicle and being in front of the seat is selected as a longitudinal-direction position of a head of the occupant.
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Office Action and its translation from Japanese Patent Office dated Aug. 15, 2005.
Goto Tomoyuki
Imanishi Masayuki
Sato Hironori
Takagi Akira
Ahmed Samir
Nippon Soken Inc.
Posz Law Group , PLC
Seth Manav
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