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Patent No.:

US 9332231 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:

Zijilai Innovative Services Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;

Inventors:

Hou-Hsien Lee, New Taipei, TW;

Chang-Jung Lee, New Taipei, TW;

Chih-Ping Lo, New Taipei, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2300/308 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a method for monitoring safe driving of a vehicle, the method obtains a current image captured by an image capturing device positioned on an outside sideview mirror of the vehicle, determines a horizontal distance and a vertical distance between each pixel point in the current image and the lens of image capturing device, and selects a reference point from first specified pixel points whose horizontal distances are less than a first preset value. The method further determines second specified pixel points whose vertical distances are less than or equal to a second preset value based on the reference point, to obtains a processed image based on the second specified pixel points, and displays the processed image on an inside rearview mirror of the vehicle.


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