Apparatus and method for recognizing images
First Claim
1. An apparatus for recognizing images including a plurality of primary image-capturing devices arranged to capture images from a first direction;
- and a processing device operatively connected to the image-capturing devices for processing the image characterized in that each of the primary image-capturing device has a capturing setting different from each other.
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Abstract
One of the major courses of travel accidents is due to drivers'"'"' fatigue or drowsiness. One approach to resolve this issue is to detect the motion or face expression of the drivers. Such methods heavily rely on the images captured for processing. However, the driving environment may change rapidly when the vehicle moves and may severely affect quality of the images captured. This invention provides a plurality of primary image-capturing devices for capturing images of the driver. Each of the individual primary image-capturing device is adjusted to have a different value in a particular capturing setting, particularly the exposure, to increase the chance in capturing at least one image having suitable quality for further processing.
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1. An apparatus for recognizing images including
a plurality of primary image-capturing devices arranged to capture images from a first direction; - and
a processing device operatively connected to the image-capturing devices for processing the image characterized in that each of the primary image-capturing device has a capturing setting different from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of recognizing images including the steps of:
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capturing said images by a plurality of primary image-capturing devices arranged to capture said images from a first direction; and
processing and recognizing the captured images by a processing device characterized in that each of the primary image-capturing device has an exposure setting different from each other. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for capturing images including a plurality of image-capturing devices arranged to capture images from a first direction
characterized in that each of the image-capturing device has a capturing setting different from each other.
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