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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Norifumi Matsukawa, Nagoya, JP;
Muneaki Matsumoto, Okazaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Yokota, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting an object approaching a vehicle by performing image recognition processing on an image captured by a camera that is mounted on the vehicle to cover a predetermined area around the vehicle includes a signal receiver, a selector, and a detector. The signal receiver obtains a vehicle signal indicative of an operating condition of the vehicle. The selector selects a predetermined region of the captured image, according to the vehicle signal, as an object detection region. The detector detects the object approaching the vehicle by performing the image recognition processing on only the object detection region of the captured image.