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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Soichiro Yokota, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Ishigaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyoshi Sekiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichiroh Saisho, Tokyo, JP;
Soichiro Yokota, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Ishigaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyoshi Sekiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichiroh Saisho, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A processing apparatus includes a distance image acquirer, a moving-object detector, and a danger-level determining unit. The distance image acquirer acquires a distance image containing distance information of each pixel. The moving-object detector detects a moving object from the distance image. The danger-level determining unit determines a danger level of the moving object by use of the distance image, and outputs the danger level to a controller that controls a controlled unit in accordance with the danger level.