ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,493,980, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Yokohama, Japan).
"Image processing device and image processing method" was invented by Masaki Okamoto (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing device includes an acquisition unit, a detection unit, a calculation unit and a correction unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire an image including a person from an imaging device mounted on at least either one of the person or an article carried by the person. The detection unit is configured to detect an orientation of the person from the image. The calculation unit is configured to calcula...