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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Kazumitsu Kushida, Wako, JP;
Mutsumi Katayama, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Kazumitsu Kushida, Wako, JP;
Mutsumi Katayama, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle recognizing apparatus which does not require a sophisticated image processing function of a vehicle on a recognizing side and allows a recognized vehicle to be immediately and accurately recognized by a simple image processing system. A pair of first and second infrared markers on the left and right sides are, respectively, placed at a pair of left and right vehicle components. Furthermore, a third infrared marker is provided to form a virtual triangle which may be easily distinguished by a recognizing system from extraneous infrared light sources.