Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Graphic manipulation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Wu, Xiao M (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Graphic manipulation
C382S190000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07982748
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus is provided herein which is capable of determining an object type, particularly capable of determining an animal other than a human being among objects. The vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus which monitors the surroundings of a vehicle by using an image captured by a camera (2R,2L) mounted on the vehicle, including an object extraction process unit which extracts an image area of the object from the captured image (steps1to6) and an object type determination process unit which determines the object type according to whether the image area of the object extracted by the object extraction process unit includes a first object area of an inverse triangular shape and a second object area located below the first object area and within a predetermined range from the first object area (steps31to36).
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Koike Hiroyuki
Saka Masakazu
Taniguchi Fuminori
Blackman William D.
Carrier Joseph P.
Carrier Blackman & Associates P.C.
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
McDowell, Jr. Maurice
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