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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
May. 25, 2005
Applicant:
Mieko Matsuda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Mieko Matsuda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seating state of an occupant including a presence, absence, and posture of the occupant is accurately determined. The device includes a seat belt provided with marks whose image is to be taken, an imaging portion that takes an image of the marks provided on the seat belt, and a seating state determining portion that determines the seating state of the occupant based on the image of the marks taken by the imaging portion.