US 2022/0024384 A1 · VEHICLE MONITORING DEVICE, VEHICLE MONITORING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY MEMORY MEDIUM

Abstract

A vehicle monitoring device for installment in a vehicle in which a cargo bed is provided at a rear side of a cabin and a tailgate is provided at a rear end portion of the cargo bed. The vehicle monitoring device includes a memory and a processor connected to the memory. The processor is configured to cause a first imaging unit installed at a rear face portion of the tailgate to capture an image rearward of the vehicle, cause a second imaging unit installed at a cabin rear end portion side of an upper portion of the vehicle to capture an image of the cargo bed and rearward of the vehicle, cause an open or closed state acquisition section to acquire an open or closed state of the tailgate, and when a state in which the tailgate is in a closed state is acquired by the open or closed state acquisition section, use images captured by the first imaging unit to assist monitoring rearward of the vehicle, and when a state in which the tailgate is in an open state is acquired by the open or closed state acquisition section, use images captured by the second imaging unit to assist monitoring rearward of the vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle monitoring device for installment in a vehicle in which a cargo bed is provided at a rear side of a cabin and a tailgate is provided at a rear end portion of the cargo bed, the vehicle monitoring device comprising:

a memory;
and
a processor connected to the memory, the processor being configured to:
cause a first imaging unit installed at a rear face portion of the tailgate to capture an image rearward of the vehicle;
cause a second imaging unit installed at a cabin rear end portion side of an upper portion of the vehicle to capture an image of the cargo bed and rearward of the vehicle;
cause an open or closed state acquisition section to acquire an open or closed state of the tailgate;
and
when a state in which the tailgate is in a closed state is acquired by the open or closed state acquisition section, use images captured by the first imaging unit to assist monitoring rearward of the vehicle, and when a state in which the tailgate is in an open state is acquired by the open or closed state acquisition section, use images captured by the second imaging unit to assist monitoring rearward of the vehicle.

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A vehicle monitoring method performed by a processor, for a vehicle monitoring device installed in a vehicle in which a cargo bed is provided at a rear side of a cabin and a tailgate is provided at a rear end portion of the cargo bed, the vehicle monitoring device including a memory and the processor, which is connected to the memory, and the vehicle monitoring method comprising:

causing a first imaging unit installed at a rear face portion of the tailgate to capture an image rearward of the vehicle;
causing a second imaging unit installed at a cabin rear end portion side of an upper portion of the vehicle to capture an image of the cargo bed and rearward of the vehicle;
causing an open or closed state acquisition section to acquire an open or closed state of the tailgate;
and
when a state in which the tailgate is in a closed state is acquired by the open or closed state acquisition section, using images captured by the first imaging unit to assist monitoring rearward of the vehicle, and when a state in which the tailgate is in an open state is acquired by the open or closed state acquisition section, using images captured by the second imaging unit to assist monitoring rearward of the vehicle.

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A non-transitory memory medium storing a program executable by a processor to perform vehicle monitoring processing at a vehicle monitoring device installed in a vehicle in which a cargo bed is provided at a rear side of a cabin and a tailgate is provided at a rear end portion of the cargo bed, the vehicle monitoring device including a memory and the processor, which is connected to the memory, and the vehicle monitoring processing comprising:

causing a first imaging unit installed at a rear face portion of the tailgate to capture an image rearward of the vehicle;
causing a second imaging unit installed at a cabin rear end portion side of an upper portion of the vehicle to capture an image of the cargo bed and rearward of the vehicle;
causing an open or closed state acquisition section to acquire an open or closed state of the tailgate;
and
when a state in which the tailgate is in a closed state is acquired by the open or closed state acquisition section, using images captured by the first imaging unit to assist monitoring rearward of the vehicle, and when a state in which the tailgate is in an open state is acquired by the open or closed state acquisition section, using images captured by the second imaging unit to assist monitoring rearward of the vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Vehicle monitoring device, vehicle monitoring method and non-transitory memory medium

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Vehicle monitoring device, vehicle monitoring method and non-transitory memory medium

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