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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2006
Hiroshi Takenaga, Toukai, JP;
Yuji Otsuka, Hitachi, JP;
Shoji Muramatsu, Hitachi, JP;
Tatsuhiko Monji, Hitachinaka, JP;
Ken Ohsumi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Isao Furusawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaaki Fukuhara, Mito, JP;
Hiroyuki Kasuya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroshi Takenaga, Toukai, JP;
Yuji Otsuka, Hitachi, JP;
Shoji Muramatsu, Hitachi, JP;
Tatsuhiko Monji, Hitachinaka, JP;
Ken Ohsumi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Isao Furusawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaaki Fukuhara, Mito, JP;
Hiroyuki Kasuya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing system includes a lamp which emits light to a glass, an imaging device which captures light which is emitted from the lamp and reflected by the glass, and an optical filter, located between the glass and the imaging device, which transmits rays with a specific wavelength of the reflected light. A lens is provided in front of the imaging device, and a focus of the lens is adjusted to a point beyond the glass, and an image processor is provided which processes an image captured by the imaging device and detects moisture on the glass.