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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:

Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Vallabha Vasant Hampiholi, Bangalore, IN;

Ravi Lakkundi, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0085 (2013.01); G06T 7/0042 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30268 (2013.01);
Abstract

A user location system (ULS) can use images, such as video or still images, captured from at least one camera of an electronic device, such as a mobile device, to determine, via at least edge detection and image uniformity analysis, location of a user in an environment, such as in a cabin of a vehicle. The determined location of the user can then be used as an input to control at least one aspect of the environment. In the case of a vehicle, such input may be used to facilitate control of speed, safety features, climate, and/or audio playback, for example.


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