US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on June 24 for "Image processing device and image processing method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,340,599, issued on June 24, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Image processing device and image processing method" was invented by Makoto Kawaharada (Susono, Japan) and Kohtaroh Nagaoka (Susono, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The image processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires a front image obtained by capturing the front of the vehicle with an in-vehicle front camera and acquires an in-vehicle image obtained by capturing the driver with an in-vehicle camera, a line of sight detection unit that detects a line of sight direction of the driver based on the in-vehicle image, a setting unit that s...