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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Shin Osuga, Nagoya, JP;
Tetsuya Hattori, Kariya, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yamada, Kariya, JP;
Takeshi Matsumura, Toyota, JP;
AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An occupant monitoring device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a captured image obtained by imaging a region in which there is a probability that a face of an occupant is present in a vehicle; a determination unit that determines whether the captured image acquired by the acquisition unit corresponds to a first image including the face a part of which is hidden by an accessory or a second image including the face a part of which is hidden by a non-accessory object other than the accessory; and a processing unit that detects face information regarding the face of the occupant based on the captured image in different modes according to a determination result in the determination unit, and monitors a state change of the face of the occupant based on a detection result.