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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Nobuharu Nagaoka, Nasukarasuyama, JP;
Fuminori Taniguchi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Masahito Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Nobuharu Nagaoka, Nasukarasuyama, JP;
Fuminori Taniguchi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Masahito Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The luminance signal of a reference image obtained by an infrared camera is adjusted such that the luminance signal of the reference image obtained is greater at all times than the luminance signal of a searching image obtained by an infrared camera. Correlative calculations are performed on the reference image and the searching image to detect one object in the reference image and the searching image without detecting the background of the images in error.