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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryota Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Kenshi Eda, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Onishi, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Marubashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00832 (2013.01); G06K 9/00087 (2013.01); G06K 9/2027 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01);
Abstract
An occupant monitoring device for a vehicle in which an occupant sits on a seat provided in an occupant compartment includes an imaging device and a plurality of light projectors. The imaging device is configured to capture an image of a plurality of occupants sitting side-by-side in a vehicle width direction. The plurality of light projectors are provided in correspondence with a plurality of seat positions of the seat and are configured to project light toward the seated occupants.