Method for monitoring an occupant and a device therefor
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorMinsick PARK
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an occupant monitoring method and apparatus therefor. A monitoring apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention may include a camera obtaining an image in a vehicle and a processor processing the image. Moreover, the processor may include a detecting module separating each region in which an object exists from the image, a classifying module classifying the object existing in the each separated region and a recognizing module recognizing a pose of an occupant if the object corresponds to the occupant.
Claims12
An apparatus for monitoring an occupant, the apparatus comprising:
- a camera obtaining an image in a vehicle;
- and
- a processor processing the image,
- wherein the processor comprises a detecting module separating each region in which an object exists from the image, a classifying module classifying the object existing in the each separated region and a recognizing module recognizing a pose of the occupant if the object corresponds to the occupant.
A method of monitoring an occupant, the method comprising:
- obtaining an image in a vehicle through a camera;
- separating each region in which an object exists from the image;
- classifying the object existing in the each separated region;
- and
- recognizing a pose of the occupant if the object corresponds to the occupant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.