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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/28 (2022.01); B60W 2540/01 (2020.02); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02);
Abstract
A vehicle occupant monitoring apparatus includes an operation determination unit and an output unit. The operation determination unit is configured to process a captured image obtained by an imaging device configured to capture an image of an occupant in a vehicle. The operation determination unit is further configured to determine a non-contact operation provided by the occupant. The output unit is configured to output a control signal associated beforehand with the non-contact operation that is provided by the occupant and that is determined by the operation determination unit.