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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryuji Fuchikami, Fukuoka, JP;
Tadanori Tezuka, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0044 (2013.01); G01C 3/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motion sensor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an image sensor and LED light sources. Using three images captured by the image sensor when only the LED light source is turned ON, when only the LED light source is turned ON, and when only the LED light source is turned ON, respectively, the motion sensor device estimates the distance to an object based on the luminance ratio of the object.