VEHICLE DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20140320320A1
• Filed: 09/26/2013
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WONG, SHIH-FANG, LU, XIN, WANG, FEI, ZHANG, HUAN-HUAN, CAO, DAN
• Granted Patent: US 9,076,340 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/935
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8093 for obstacle warning
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/58 Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection

Abstract

A vehicle detecting system, a vehicle detecting method adapted for a vehicle, and a computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program are disclosed. The system controls two cameras to capture images in the front of the vehicle and at the back of the vehicle respectively, according to a speed and a direction of the vehicle. The system further determines whether or not two images from each camera are the same, if the two images from each camera are different, the vehicle is in a dangerous driving condition, and when times of the dangerous driving condition within a preset time period reaches a preset value, the system outputs a warning to prompt a driver.

Claims

1. A vehicle detecting system for a vehicle, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a plurality of modules to be executed by the one or more processors, the modules comprising;

a speed detecting module to detect a speed of the vehicle at real time;

a direction detecting module to detect a direction of the vehicle when a change of the speed within a first predefined time period is greater than a preset value;

a capture control module to control a first camera to capture a first image in the front of the vehicle and a second camera to capture a second image at the back of the vehicle when a change of the direction is greater than a preset angle, and control the first camera to capture a third image in the front of the vehicle and the second camera to capture a fourth image at the back of the vehicle when the direction is adjusted to a direction in a safe driving condition, wherein the vehicle is regarded as in the safe driving condition before the change of the direction, and both the first camera and the second camera captures the first image and the second image in the safe driving condition;

a determination module to determine whether or not the two images from the first camera are the same and the two images from the second camera are the same;

a counting module to record a dangerous driving condition of the vehicle when the two images from both the first camera and the second camera are different, and count times of the dangerous driving condition within a second predefined time period; and

an output control module to output a warning to prompt a driver when the times of the dangerous driving condition of the vehicle with the second predefined time period reaches a preset times.

2. The vehicle detecting system of claim 1, wherein the image comprises a license number.

3. The vehicle detecting system of claim 1, wherein the safe driving condition comprises that the direction of the vehicle is not changed or a change of the direction is small all the time.

4. The vehicle detecting system of claim 1, wherein the system is applied in the vehicle, and both the first camera and the second camera are located in the vehicle.

5. The vehicle detecting system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle detecting system is applied in a mobile phone, the mobile phone comprises the first camera, and the second camera is located in the vehicle and sends the captured image to the mobile phone.

6. The vehicle detecting system of claim 1, wherein the dangerous driving condition comprises that the vehicle was overtaking other vehicles or changing lanes.

7. A vehicle detecting method adapted for a vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting a speed of the vehicle at real time;

when a change of the speed within a first predefined time period is greater than a preset value, detecting a direction of the vehicle;

when a change of the direction is greater than a preset angle, controlling a first camera to capture a first image in the front of the vehicle and a second camera to capture a second image at the back of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is regarded as in a safe driving before the change of the direction, and both the first camera and the second camera captures the first image and the second image in the safe driving condition;

when the direction is adjusted to a direction in the safe driving condition, controlling the first camera to capture a third image in the front of the vehicle and the second camera to capture a fourth image at the back of the vehicle;

determining whether or not the two images from the first camera are the same and the two images from the second camera are the same;

when the two images from both the first camera and the second camera are different, recording a dangerous driving condition of the vehicle and counting times of the dangerous driving condition within a second predefined time period; and

when the times of the dangerous driving condition of the vehicle with the second predefined time period reaches a preset times, outputting a warning to prompt a driver.

8. The vehicle detecting method of claim 7, wherein the image comprises a license number.

9. The vehicle detecting method of claim 7, wherein the safe driving condition comprises that the direction of the vehicle is not changed or a change of the direction is small all the time.

10. The vehicle detecting method of claim 7, wherein both the first camera and the second camera are located in the vehicle.

11. The vehicle detecting method of claim 7, wherein a mobile phone comprises the first camera, and the second camera is located in the vehicle and sends the captured image to the mobile phone.

12. The vehicle detecting method of claim 7, wherein the dangerous driving condition comprises that the vehicle was overtaking other vehicles or changing lanes.

13. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations for detecting a vehicle, the operations comprising:

detecting a speed of the vehicle at real time;

when a change of the speed within a first predefined time period is greater than a preset value, detecting a direction of the vehicle;

when a change of the direction is greater than a preset angle, controlling a first camera to capture a first image in the front of the vehicle and a second camera to capture a second image at the back of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is regarded as in a safe driving condition before the change of the direction, and both the first camera and the second camera captures the first image and the second image in the safe driving condition;

when the direction is adjusted to a direction in the safe driving condition, controlling the first camera to capture a third image in the front of the vehicle and the second camera to capture a fourth image at the back of the vehicle;

determining whether or not the two images from the first camera are the same and the two images from the second camera are the same;

when the two images from both the first camera and the second camera are different, recording a dangerous driving condition of the vehicle and counting times of the dangerous driving condition within a second predefined time period; and

when the times of the dangerous driving condition of the vehicle with the second predefined time period reaches a preset times, outputting a warning to prompt a driver.

14. The computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program of claim 13, wherein the image comprises a license number.

15. The computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program of claim 13, wherein the safe driving condition comprises that the direction of the vehicle is not changed or a change of the direction is small all the time.

16. The computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program of claim 13, wherein both the first camera and the second camera are located in the vehicle.

17. The computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program of claim 13, wherein a mobile phone comprises the first camera, and the second camera is located in the vehicle and sends the captured image to the mobile phone.

18. The computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program of claim 13, wherein the dangerous driving condition comprises that the vehicle was overtaking other vehicles or changing lanes.