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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Applicants:
Masaru Kogure, Mitaka, JP;
Yutaka Hiwatashi, Mitaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masaru Kogure, Mitaka, JP;
Yutaka Hiwatashi, Mitaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle front-view monitoring system takes fail-safe measures when a fail-safe measure-interruption requirement using first parameter are met on a monitored image for a predetermined first period. The functions interrupted by the fail-safe measure is resumed when a fail-safe measure-release requirement using second parameter which is different from the first parameter is met within a predetermined second period after the fail-safe measure-interruption requirement has been met. The first period is variable in accordance with how accurately lane marking on a road in the monitored image is recognized.