Object detecting system and method
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1. An object detecting system for detecting information about objects on vehicle seats, comprising:
- a camera for taking images from a single view point in a cabin of a vehicle toward a rear side of the vehicle; and
a processing mechanism for deriving information about the objects on the vehicle seats based on images taken by the camera,wherein the viewing field of the camera covers an area defined between a first sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a front-passenger-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in the driver seat and a second sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a door-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in the front passenger seat.
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Abstract
An object detecting system for detecting information about objects on vehicle seats utilizes a camera having a single view point, which is effective for conducting a rationalized setting for the viewing field of the camera. According to the setting for the viewing field of a camera in an object detecting system which is installed in a vehicle, an object on a front passenger seat is all covered by the viewing field of the camera while an object on a driver seat is completely covered by the viewing field of the camera.
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1. An object detecting system for detecting information about objects on vehicle seats, comprising:
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a camera for taking images from a single view point in a cabin of a vehicle toward a rear side of the vehicle; and a processing mechanism for deriving information about the objects on the vehicle seats based on images taken by the camera, wherein the viewing field of the camera covers an area defined between a first sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a front-passenger-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in the driver seat and a second sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a door-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in the front passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An operation device control system, comprising:
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an object detecting system; an operation device which is operated based on the information about the object on the vehicle seat derived by a processing mechanism of the object detecting system; and an actuation control mechanism for controlling the actuation of the operation device, wherein the object detecting system includes; a camera for taking images from a single view point in a cabin of a vehicle toward a rear side of the vehicle; and the processing mechanism for deriving information about the objects on the vehicle seats based on images taken by the camera, wherein the viewing field of the camera covers an area defined between a first sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a front-passenger-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in the driver seat and a second sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a door-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in the front passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle, comprising:
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an engine/running system; an electrical system; an actuation control device for conducting the actuation control of the engine/running system and the electrical system; and an object detecting mechanism for detecting information about objects on vehicle seats, wherein the object detecting mechanism comprises an object detecting system that includes; a camera for taking images from a single view point in a cabin of a vehicle toward a rear side of the vehicle; and the processing mechanism for deriving information about the objects on the vehicle seats based on images taken by the camera, wherein the viewing field of the camera covers an area defined between a first sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a front-passenger-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in the driver seat and a second sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a door-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in the front passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An object detecting method for detecting information about objects on vehicle seats, comprising:
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positioning a camera in a vehicle; setting a viewing field of the camera to cover an area defined between a first sight line extending from a single view point toward a rear side of the vehicle through a front-passenger-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in a driver seat and a second sight line extending from the single view point toward the rear side of the vehicle through a door-side shoulder area of an occupant sitting in a front passenger seat so that a larger part of the viewing field is allocated to an object on the front passenger seat than an object on the driver seat; and taking images with the camera from the single view point in a cabin of a vehicle toward a rear side of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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