18789895. DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
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DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Kenichiroh Hara of Yokohama-shi (JP)
DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18789895 titled 'DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
There is provided a driver monitoring system configured to perform face recognition of a driver from a face image of the driver of a vehicle, the system including: an infrared image capturing unit configured to capture an infrared image of a face of the driver using an infrared light emitting unit and an infrared light receiving unit; a visible light image capturing unit configured to capture a visible light image of the face of the driver using a visible light receiving unit; a color recognition unit configured to recognize a color of the driver's face based on the visible light image; and a face recognition unit configured to perform the face recognition of the driver based on the color of the driver's face and the infrared image.
