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Image recognition device for vehicle and vehicle head lamp controller and method of controlling head lamps

  • US 7,936,904 B2
  • Filed: 12/17/2007
  • Issued: 05/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image processing device for a vehicle comprising:

  • an input unit for inputting an imaging signal sent from a camera for imaging an area around a vehicle;

    a coordinate area extracting unit for extracting predetermined continuous coordinate areas from the imaging signal inputted by the input unit;

    a feature quantity calculating unit for calculating feature quantities of the coordinate areas extracted by the coordinate area extracting unit;

    a pairing unit for pairing the coordinate areas having the same or closer feature quantities calculated by the feature quantity calculating unit, the coordinate areas being included in the coordinate areas extracted by the coordinate area extracting unit, with each other; and

    an output unit for outputting a signal that designates a distance between and a direction of the coordinate areas paired by the pairing unit;

    wherein the image to be inputted by the input unit is an image inputted as changing the sampling period.

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