Abstract: A system using an in-vehicle camera mounted on a vehicle for an image pickup object of the face of the driver, for: continuously taking an image of the image pickup object; performing manipulation, such as enlargement of an area including the image pickup object with a reference point being the center, for a second image based on image pickup after a first image, on the basis of the range of the image pickup object detected from the first image, the width of the facial contour of the driver, for example, and also a reference point such as the center of the face to be decided based on the location of the eyes and nose of the driver; and performing image processing, such as detection of the range of the image pickup object and decision of the reference point, for the manipulated second image.

Abstract: A lamination status inspecting apparatus inspects a lamination status of adjacent sheets, and includes a first illumination unit that irradiates a portion where sheets are adjacent to each other with light from a predetermined direction, a second illumination unit that irradiates with light from a direction opposite to a direction of the first illumination unit, an imaging unit that picks up an image of the portion, and an imaging control unit that controls the imaging unit to pick up a first image of the portion by lighting the first illumination unit, and controls the imaging unit to pick up a second image of the portion by lighting the second illumination unit.

Abstract: A lamination status inspecting apparatus inspects a lamination status of adjacent sheets, and includes a first illumination unit that irradiates a portion where sheets are adjacent to each other with light from a predetermined direction, a second illumination unit that irradiates with light from a direction opposite to a direction of the first illumination unit, an imaging unit that picks up an image of the portion, and an imaging control unit that controls the imaging unit to pick up a first image of the portion by lighting the first illumination unit, and controls the imaging unit to pick up a second image of the portion by lighting the second illumination unit.

Abstract: It is intended to accurately calculate the distance between a movable body and a subject on the basis of various quantities of state, such as the azimuth angle between the movable body and the subject, velocity, and yaw rate. A calculation device includes a unit for calculating the azimuth angle between movable body and a subject, a unit for calculating the distance traveled by the movable body between two points of time, a unit for calculating a change in angle in the direction of movement, and a unit for calculating the linear distance from the movable body to the subject by using the unit.

Abstract: A system using an in-vehicle camera mounted on a vehicle for an image pickup object of the face of the driver, for: continuously taking an image of the image pickup object; performing manipulation, such as enlargement of an area including the image pickup object with a reference point being the center, for a second image based on image pickup after a first image, on the basis of the range of the image pickup object detected from the first image, the width of the facial contour of the driver, for example, and also a reference point such as the center of the face to be decided based on the location of the eyes and nose of the driver; and performing image processing, such as detection of the range of the image pickup object and decision of the reference point, for the manipulated second image.

Abstract: An alarm system includes a miniature camera (10), a loudspeaker (20), a vehicle speed sensor (30), a longitudinal G sensor (40), a lateral G sensor (50) and an on-vehicle unit (60). A CPU (60a) of the on-vehicle unit (60) executes respective programs (61)–(64) in a ROM (60h), thereby outputting, if a traveling distance during a period for which a driver D continues to take an abnormal behavior exceeds a predetermined value when a traveling state of an automobile is kept stable, an alarm corresponding to a magnitude of the excess over the predetermined value from the loudspeaker (20). The alarm system is thus configured and is therefore capable of exactly outputting the alarm when a danger actually rises.

Abstract: Obtaining an image frame picked up by a camera 2 through a cable C, a CPU 10 of a computer 1 identifies an eye area in the image frame and stores a template indicating the identified area as a tracking template. Moreover, the CPU 10 identifies an eye area in an image frame to be obtained subsequently on the basis of the tracking template, and calculates a correlation value between the template of the identified area and the tracking template. Furthermore, when the calculated correlation value is larger than a threshold stored in an HD 11 in advance, the CPU 10 stores the template indicating the identified area in the RAM 12 as a tracking template, so as to update an eye area in a series of two image frames in chronological order.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted image processor in which image analysis for judging the possibility of a danger, e.g., crash, can be carried out accurately even when the speed of a vehicle is high. The vehicle-mounted image processor comprises a means for storing a specified volume of image data delivered from a vehicle-mounted camera, a means performing image analysis only of the image data in a specified range of the latest image data stored in the image data storage means, and a processing object control means for allowing the image analysis means to grasp the moving speed of the vehicle, to specify an object being processed such that the size and the position thereof has a negative correlation with the moving speed of the vehicle in the image data stored in the image data storage means, and to perform image analysis on the image data in the specified range.

Abstract: It is intended to accurately calculate the distance between a movable body and a subject on the basis of various quantities of state, such as the azimuth angle between the movable body and the subject, velocity, and yaw rate. A calculation device comprises a unit for calculating the azimuth angle between movable body and a subject, a unit for calculating the distance traveled by the movable body between two points of time, a unit for calculating a change in angle in the direction of movement, and a unit for calculating the linear distance from the movable body to the subject by using the unit.

Abstract: An alarm system includes a miniature camera (10), a loudspeaker (20), a vehicle speed sensor (30), a longitudinal G sensor (40), a lateral G sensor (50) and an on-vehicle unit (60). A CPU (60a) of the on-vehicle unit (60) executes respective programs (61)-(64) in a ROM (60h), thereby outputting, if a traveling distance during a period for which a driver D continues to take an abnormal behavior exceeds a predetermined value when a traveling state of an automobile is kept stable, an alarm corresponding to a magnitude of the excess over the predetermined value from the loudspeaker (20). The alarm system is thus configured and is therefore capable of exactly outputting the alarm when a danger actually rises.

Abstract: A white line detector detects two white lines from predetermined regions of an image, and a region dividing unit uses the two white lines detected by the white line detector to divide the image into multiple regions. A luminance information acquiring unit calculates the luminance mean value of the respective regions divided into three by the region dividing unit, and the lane determining unit determines the driving lane by using the luminance mean value calculated by the luminance information acquiring unit.

Abstract: An image sensor section and a millimeter-wave sensor section separately detect objects. A sensor matching section determines whether the objects detected by the image sensor section and the millimeter-wave sensor section are one and the same object. If the objects are one and the same object, the sensor matching section estimates a position of the obstacle after a certain period. A collision prediction section determined whether there is going to be a collision between the vehicle and the object 50 from the position estimated by the sensor matching section.

Abstract: An image sensor section and a millimeter-wave sensor section separately detect objects. A sensor matching section determines whether the objects detected by the image sensor section and the millimeter-wave sensor section are one and the same object. If the objects are one and the same object, the sensor matching section estimates a position of the obstacle after a certain period. A collision prediction section determined whether there is going to be a collision between the vehicle and the object 50 from the position estimated by the sensor matching section.

Abstract: Obtaining an image frame picked up by a camera 2 through a cable C, a CPU 10 of a computer 1 identifies an eye area in the image frame and stores a template indicating the identified area as a tracking template. Moreover, the CPU 10 identifies an eye area in an image frame to be obtained subsequently on the basis of the tracking template, and calculates a correlation value between the template of the identified area and the tracking template. Furthermore, when the calculated correlation value is larger than a threshold stored in an HD 11 in advance, the CPU 10 stores the template indicating the identified area in the RAM 12 as a tracking template, so as to update an eye area in a series of two image frames in chronological order.

Abstract: A cell multiplexing apparatus comprising call monitors and multiplexers. The call monitors monitor a plurality of channels for their call setting status and select at least two channels for which the same cell may be assembled, i.e., for which the destination of the calls is the same. The multiplexers receive audio information or information already assembled in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells from the channels selected by the call monitors, and disassemble and multiplex the received information for assembly into the payload of a new ATM cell.

Abstract: A cell multiplexing apparatus including call monitors and multiplexers. The call monitors monitor a plurality of channels for their call setting status and select at least two channels for which the same cell may be assembled, i.e., for which the destination of the calls is the same. The multiplexers receive audio information or information already assembled in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells from the channels selected by the call monitors, and disassemble and multiplex the received information for assembly into the payload of a new ATM cell.

Abstract: Information about a driver of a vehicle is received from the vehicle. A driving response estimating section estimates any one or both of driving response and behavior recommendable to the driver. The estimated information for driving response and behavior is transmitted to the vehicle. Another information about the driver after transmission of the estimated driving response and behavior information to the driver is received. A comparing section compares the received information with the estimated driving response and behavior information. An insurance premium setting section sets a premium to the driver.

Abstract: A cell multiplexing apparatus including call monitors and multiplexers. The call monitors monitor a plurality of channels for their call setting status and select at least two channels for their call setting status and select at least two channels for which the same cell may be assembled, i.e., for which the destination of the calls is the same. The multiplexers receive audio information or information already assembled in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells from the channels selected by the call monitors, and disassemble and multiplex the received information for assembly into the payload of a new ATM cell.

Abstract: A cell multiplexing apparatus including call monitors and multiplexers. The call monitors monitor a plurality of channels for their call setting status and select at least two channels for which the same cell may be assembled, i.e., for which the destination of the calls is the same. The multiplexers receive audio information or information already assembled in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells from the channels selected by the call monitors, and disassemble and multiplex the received information for assembly into the payload of a new ATM cell.

Abstract: A vehicle traveling control system and a vehicle control device whereby markers are detected with reliability and information about a local vehicle is transmitted to a succeeding vehicle. Information collecting unit of a preceding vehicle acquires information about the traveling state of the local vehicle associated therewith and supplies the acquired information to modulating unit. The modulating unit modulates the information supplied thereto and supplies the modulated information to blinking unit. The blinking unit causes the markers to blink in accordance with the information supplied thereto. Imaging unit of the succeeding vehicle acquires images of the markers and supplies the acquired images to specifying unit. The specifying unit specifies the marker images from within the image data output from the imaging unit. Validity determining unit determines validity of the specified marker images. Using the marker images, distance measuring unit measures a distance to the preceding vehicle.