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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1988
Arisa Fujioka, Kawaguchi, JP;
Sadakazu Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring a moving object comprises an image memory for storing a reference monitor image of a designated monitor region, a distance map memory for storing a distance map, the monitor image of the designated monitor region and the distance map comprising a plurality of blocks having distance data from a predetermined reference point in the monitor region to points corresponding to the blocks, an object image detector for detecting an object image based on an input monitor image of the designated monitor region and the reference monitor image read out from the image memory, and a distance detector for detecting a distance from the reference point to the moving object in accordance with the detected object image and the distance map read out from the distance map memory.