Apparatus and method for normalizing face image used for detecting drowsy driving

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8055016
APP PUB NO 20060188130A1
SERIAL NO

11335216

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Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for normalizing an image of a driver's face in a predetermined size on the center of a monitor by automatically controlling a lens when the image of the driver's face is detected. The apparatus includes a lens for photographing a driver's face, a first motor for moving the lens in a forward or rearward direction in order to adjust a zoom parameter, a second motor for moving the lens in a horizontal or vertical direction in order to adjust a pan parameter or a tilt parameter, and a controller for extracting an initial face area from a photographed image and controlling operations of the first motor and the second motor according to the extracted initial face area.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDSUWON-SI GYEONGGI-DO 16677

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kim, Kwang-Soo Seoul, KR 140 1508
Park, Kyong-Ha Suwon-si, KR 34 400
Park, Sang-Cheol Seoul, KR 76 496

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