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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Clarion Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Kota Irie, Saitama, JP;
Shoji Muramatsu, Hitachi, JP;
Masayuki Takemura, Hitachi, JP;
Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Yokohama, JP;
Osamu Fukata, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Utagawa, Hitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Clarion Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/54 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); G06T 7/174 (2017.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B60S 1/48 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2013.01); B60S 1/0848 (2013.01); B60S 1/481 (2013.01); G06T 7/174 (2017.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01); H04N 5/2171 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbidity degree calculating unit calculates a degree of the white turbidity U on a surface of the lens based on a brightness gradient g of an image I (x, y), and a lens cleaning control unit sets a lens cleaning mode for spraying at least one of the cleaning fluid and the compressed air, which is performed by the lens cleaning unit, based on the calculated turbidity degree U.