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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2007
David S. Breed, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Tie-qi Chen, Windsor, CA;
David S. Breed, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Tie-Qi Chen, Windsor, CA;
Automotive Technologies International Inc., Denville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Vehicle including a compartment receivable of an object and a system for tracking the object includes at least one imaging device each arranged to receive an image of a portion of the compartment containing the object and a control unit coupled to each imaging device and which controls the imaging device to obtain a first set of images without the object and at least one second image including the object. The control unit analyzes the second image(s) in consideration of the first set of images to derive information about the object. This information may be the type, size and/or position of the object or a part thereof. The information may be used to control vehicular components which have a variable use based on the type, size or position of the object or part thereof.