VEHICLE ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle assistance device comprising:
- a storage system;
a processor;
one or more programs stored in the storage system, executable by the processor, the one or more programs comprising;
an image obtaining module operable to obtain a surroundings image captured by at least one camera, each of the at least one surroundings image comprising a distance information indicating distances between the corresponding camera and each object captured by the corresponding camera;
a converting module operable to control a converting unit to convert the obtained surroundings image captured by each of the at least one camera into a birds-eye view corresponding to each of the at least one camera;
a detecting module operable to determine whether or not a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker appears in at least one birds-eye view;
an object determining module operable to determine a panorama area according to at least the rightmost road marker or the leftmost road marker when a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker appears in at least one birds-eye view, determine a detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view according to whether or not one or more road markers exclusive the rightmost road marker and the leftmost road marker appear in the panorama area, compare the distance information of each two adjacent pixels of the detection area, determine a distance difference between the distances indicated by the two adjacent pixels is more than a preset range, and further determine whether or not the number of the determined two adjacent pixels is more than a preset value, to determine whether or not one or more objects appear in the detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view;
a humidity obtaining module operable to obtain the humidity of air detected by a humidity sensor when one or more objects appear in the detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view; and
an executing module operable to determine the at least one birds-eye view when the obtained humidity of air is greater than the preset humidity value, determine at least one camera corresponding to the at least one birds-eye view, and control a driving device to turn on at least one pair of lights corresponding to the determined at least one camera.
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Abstract
An example of a vehicle assistance method includes obtaining a surroundings image captured by at least one camera. The method then controls a converting unit to convert the obtained surroundings image into a birds-eye view. Next, the method determines a panorama area according to a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker, determines a detection area according to whether or not one or more road markers exclusive the rightmost road marker and the leftmost road marker appear in the panorama area, and further determine whether one or more objects appear in the detection area. If yes, the method then obtains the humidity of air detected by a humidity sensor. Next, the method determines a camera corresponding to the birds-eye view when the obtained humidity of air is greater than the preset humidity value, and controls a driving device to turn on a pair of lights.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A vehicle assistance device comprising:
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a storage system; a processor; one or more programs stored in the storage system, executable by the processor, the one or more programs comprising; an image obtaining module operable to obtain a surroundings image captured by at least one camera, each of the at least one surroundings image comprising a distance information indicating distances between the corresponding camera and each object captured by the corresponding camera; a converting module operable to control a converting unit to convert the obtained surroundings image captured by each of the at least one camera into a birds-eye view corresponding to each of the at least one camera; a detecting module operable to determine whether or not a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker appears in at least one birds-eye view; an object determining module operable to determine a panorama area according to at least the rightmost road marker or the leftmost road marker when a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker appears in at least one birds-eye view, determine a detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view according to whether or not one or more road markers exclusive the rightmost road marker and the leftmost road marker appear in the panorama area, compare the distance information of each two adjacent pixels of the detection area, determine a distance difference between the distances indicated by the two adjacent pixels is more than a preset range, and further determine whether or not the number of the determined two adjacent pixels is more than a preset value, to determine whether or not one or more objects appear in the detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view; a humidity obtaining module operable to obtain the humidity of air detected by a humidity sensor when one or more objects appear in the detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view; and an executing module operable to determine the at least one birds-eye view when the obtained humidity of air is greater than the preset humidity value, determine at least one camera corresponding to the at least one birds-eye view, and control a driving device to turn on at least one pair of lights corresponding to the determined at least one camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle assistance method comprising:
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obtaining a surroundings image captured by at least one camera, each of the at least one surroundings image comprising a distance information indicating distances between the corresponding camera and each object captured by the corresponding camera; controlling a converting unit to convert the obtained surroundings image captured by each of the at least one camera into a birds-eye view corresponding to each of the at least one camera; determining whether or not a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker appears in at least one birds-eye view; determining a panorama area according to at least the rightmost road marker or the leftmost road marker when a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker appears in at least one birds-eye view, determining a detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view according to whether or not one or more road markers exclusive the rightmost road marker and the leftmost road marker appear in the panorama area;
comparing the distance information of each two adjacent pixels of the detection area, determining a distance difference between the distances indicated by the two adjacent pixels is more than a preset range, and further determining whether or not the number of the determined two adjacent pixels is more than a preset value, to determine whether or not one or more objects appear in the detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view;obtaining the humidity of air detected by a humidity sensor when one or more objects appear in the detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view; and determining the at least one birds-eye view when the obtained humidity of air is greater than the preset humidity value, determine at least one camera corresponding to the at least one birds-eye view, and controlling a driving device to turn on at least one pair of lights corresponding to the determined at least one camera. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor of a vehicle assistance device, cause the vehicle assistance device to perform a vehicle assistance method, the method comprising:
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obtaining a surroundings image captured by at least one camera, each of the at least one surroundings image comprising a distance information indicating distances between the corresponding camera and each object captured by the corresponding camera; controlling a converting unit to convert the obtained surroundings image captured by each of the at least one camera into a birds-eye view corresponding to each of the at least one camera; determining whether or not a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker appears in at least one birds-eye view; determining a panorama area according to at least the rightmost road marker or the leftmost road marker when a rightmost road marker or a leftmost road marker appears in at least one birds-eye view, determining a detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view according to whether or not one or more road markers exclusive the rightmost road marker and the leftmost road marker appear in the panorama area;
comparing the distance information of each two adjacent pixels of the detection area, determining a distance difference between the distances indicated by the two adjacent pixels is more than a preset range, and further determining whether or not the number of the determined two adjacent pixels is more than a preset value, to determine whether or not one or more objects appear in the detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view;obtaining the humidity of air detected by a humidity sensor when one or more objects appear in the detection area of the at lest one birds-eye view; and determining the at least one birds-eye view when the obtained humidity of air is greater than the preset humidity value, determine at least one camera corresponding to the at least one birds-eye view, and controlling a driving device to turn on at least one pair of lights corresponding to the determined at least one camera. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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