Driver assistance apparatus and method for controlling the same
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1. A driver assistance apparatus comprising:
- a display unit;
a camera configured to capture an image of an interior of a vehicle; and
a processor configured to;
sense a direction of at least one of a gaze and a gesture of a driver based on images provided from the camera,detect a region corresponding to the direction from among a plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle, andcontrol the display unit to output information related to the detected region in response to an occurrence of an event related to the detected region among a plurality of predetermined events,wherein the processor is further configured to;
detect at least one part of an upper body of the driver in the images provided from the camera of the interior of the vehicle,determine whether the upper body of the driver has moved forward based on a change of a size of the upper body of the driver shown in the images provided from the camera,extract a partial image containing an object of interest from an image related to the detected region, andcontrol the display unit to display the partial image containing the object of interest based on whether the upper body of the driver has moved forward, andwherein the processor is further configured to;
control the display unit to display information about the object of interest along with the partial image, andadjust a size of the partial image displayed on the display unit according to a distance between the vehicle and the object of interest.
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Abstract
A driver assistance apparatus can include a display unit, a camera configured to capture an image of an interior of a vehicle, and a processor configured to sense a direction of at least one of a gaze and a gesture of a driver based on images provided from the camera, detect a region corresponding to the direction among a plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle, and control the display unit to output information related to the detected region in response to an occurrence of an event related to the detected region among a plurality of predetermined events.
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1. A driver assistance apparatus comprising:
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a display unit; a camera configured to capture an image of an interior of a vehicle; and a processor configured to; sense a direction of at least one of a gaze and a gesture of a driver based on images provided from the camera, detect a region corresponding to the direction from among a plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle, and control the display unit to output information related to the detected region in response to an occurrence of an event related to the detected region among a plurality of predetermined events, wherein the processor is further configured to; detect at least one part of an upper body of the driver in the images provided from the camera of the interior of the vehicle, determine whether the upper body of the driver has moved forward based on a change of a size of the upper body of the driver shown in the images provided from the camera, extract a partial image containing an object of interest from an image related to the detected region, and control the display unit to display the partial image containing the object of interest based on whether the upper body of the driver has moved forward, and wherein the processor is further configured to; control the display unit to display information about the object of interest along with the partial image, and adjust a size of the partial image displayed on the display unit according to a distance between the vehicle and the object of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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