Driver's aid using image processing
First Claim
1. A system for alerting a driver of an automobile to a traffic condition, the system comprising:
- a) at least one camera having a field of view and facing in the forward direction of the automobile and capturing images of the field of view in front of the automobile, b) a control unit that receives images of the field of view from the at least one camera and identifies objects therein of at least one predetermined type and analyzes the object images to determine whether any of the identified objects present a condition that requires the driver'"'"'s response, and c) a display that receives control signals from the control unit regarding one or more identified objects determined to present a condition that requires the driver'"'"'s response and displays an image of the one or more objects to the driver that is positioned and scaled so that it overlays the actual object as seen by the driver, the displayed image of the object enhancing a feature of the actual object to alert the driver.
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Abstract
A system and method for alerting a driver of an automobile to a traffic condition. The system comprises at least one camera having a field of view and facing in the forward direction of the automobile. The camera captures images of the field of view in front of the automobile. A control unit receives images of the field of view from the camera and identifies objects therein of a predetermined type. The control unit analyzes the object images of at least one predetermined type to determine whether one or more of the identified objects present a condition that requires the driver'"'"'s response. A display receives control signals from the control unit regarding the one or more of the objects that present a condition that requires the driver'"'"'s response. The display displays an image of the object to the driver that is positioned and scaled so that it overlays the actual object as seen by the driver, the displayed image of the object enhancing a feature of the actual object to alert the driver.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for alerting a driver of an automobile to a traffic condition, the system comprising:
- a) at least one camera having a field of view and facing in the forward direction of the automobile and capturing images of the field of view in front of the automobile, b) a control unit that receives images of the field of view from the at least one camera and identifies objects therein of at least one predetermined type and analyzes the object images to determine whether any of the identified objects present a condition that requires the driver'"'"'s response, and c) a display that receives control signals from the control unit regarding one or more identified objects determined to present a condition that requires the driver'"'"'s response and displays an image of the one or more objects to the driver that is positioned and scaled so that it overlays the actual object as seen by the driver, the displayed image of the object enhancing a feature of the actual object to alert the driver.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for alerting a driver of an automobile to a traffic condition, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) capturing images of the field of view in front of the automobile, b) identifying objects in the image of at least one predetermined type and analyzing the objects to determine whether one or more of the identified objects present a condition that requires the driver'"'"'s response, and c) displaying to the driver an image of at least one of the objects identified in the image that require the driver'"'"'s response, the displayed image being positioned and scaled so that it overlays the actual object as seen by the driver, the displayed image of the object enhancing a feature of the actual object to alert the driver.
- View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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