In-vehicle device, control method, program, and vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideo Hasegawa, Keiko Kameda, Misa Ejiri, Shintaro Naruse, Tadahiro Kashiwai, Naoya Oka, Kensuke Koike, Hiroyuki Monji
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Abstract
An in-vehicle device includes a control unit, a storage unit configured to store features of each subject that is a person, and an image capturing unit. The control unit obtains an image captured by the image capturing unit, detects a subject in the obtained image based on the features stored in the storage unit, recognizes a behavior of the detected subject from the obtained image, and stores the detected subject and the recognized behavior in association with each other.
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An in-vehicle device, comprising:
- a control unit;
- a storage unit configured to store features of each subject that is a person;
- and
- an image capturing unit, wherein
- the control unit is configured to:
- obtain an image captured by the image capturing unit;
- detect a subject in the obtained image based on the features stored in the storage unit;
- recognize a behavior of the detected subject from the obtained image;
- and
- store the detected subject and the recognized behavior in association with each other,
- the storage unit is configured to store one or more subjects and addresses in association with each other,
- the control unit is configured to, when it is determined that at least one of one or more designated subjects has not been detected, instruct a vehicle to move to an address of at least one undetected subject, and
- after the vehicle moves to the address of the at least one undetected subject, the control unit is configured to obtain the image captured by the image capturing unit and detect the undetected subject in the obtained image.
A control method in an in-vehicle device including a control unit, a storage unit configured to store features of each subject that is a person, and an image capturing unit, the method comprising:
- storing one or more subjects and addresses in association with each other in the storage unit;
- obtaining an image captured by the image capturing unit;
- detecting a subject in the obtained image based on the features stored in the storage unit;
- recognizing a behavior of the detected subject from the obtained image;
- storing the detected subject and the recognized behavior in association with each other;
- when it is determined that at least one of one or more designated subjects has not been detected, instructing a vehicle to move to an address of at least one undetected subject;
- and
- after the vehicle moves to the address of the at least one undetected subject, obtaining the image captured by the image capturing unit and detecting the undetected subject in the obtained image.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for an in-vehicle device including a control unit, a storage unit configured to store features of each subject that is a person, and an image capturing unit, the program, when executed, causing the in-vehicle device to:
- store one or more subjects and addresses in association with each other in the storage unit;
- obtain an image captured by the image capturing unit;
- detect a subject in the obtained image based on the features stored in the storage unit;
- recognize a behavior of the detected subject from the obtained image;
- store the detected subject and the recognized behavior in association with each other;
- when it is determined that at least one of one or more designated subjects has not been detected, instruct a vehicle to move to an address of at least one undetected subject;
- and
- after the vehicle moves to the address of the at least one undetected subject, obtain the image captured by the image capturing unit and detect the undetected subject in the obtained image.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a control unit;
- a storage unit configured to store subjects that are one or more persons in association with features and an address for each of the subjects;
- and
- an image capturing unit, wherein:
- the control unit is configured to:
- obtain an image captured by the image capturing unit;
- detect a subject in the obtained image based on the features stored in the storage unit;
- recognize a behavior of the detected subject from the obtained image;
- and
- store the detected subject and the recognized behavior in association with each other;
- when it is determined that at least one of one or more designated subjects has not been detected, instruct the vehicle to move to an address of at least one undetected subject;
- and
- after the vehicle moves to the address of the at least one undetected subject, obtain the image captured by the image capturing unit and detect the undetected subject in the obtained image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.