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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hayeon Lee, Gwacheon-Si, KR;
Deuk Hyeon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and method for determining a mask region for a side field of view of a vehicle. A vehicle may include an image capturing device configured to acquire a plurality of images associated with a side field of view of the vehicle. The vehicle may generate, based on accumulated edge values, a first map and generate, based on accumulated brightness difference values, a second map, wherein the accumulated edge values and the accumulated brightness difference values are obtained by processing the plurality of images; determine a boundary between a vehicle region and a detection region in the side field of view based on: at least one first value for at least one pixel of the first map; and at least one second value for at least one pixel of the second map; and determine, based on the determined boundary, a mask region of the side field of view.