(19)
(11) EP 1 818 685 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/39

(43) Date of publication:
15.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/33

(21) Application number: 07000705.9

(22) Date of filing: 15.01.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01S 17/02(2006.01)
B60R 21/015(2006.01)
 G01S 17/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 14.02.2006 JP 2006036760

(71) Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8510 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Aoki, Hiroshi
    Tokyo 106-8510 (JP)
  • Yokoo, Masato
    Tokyo 106-8510 (JP)
  • Hakomori, Yuu
    Tokyo 106-8510 (JP)

(74) Representative: Banzer, Hans-Jörg et al
Kraus & Weisert, Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München
80539 München (DE)

   


(54) Optical detection system for deriving information on an object occupying a vehicle seat


(57) In order to provide a technology which is effective for precisely detecting information about an object (C) occupying a vehicle seat, an object detecting system (100) which is installed in a vehicle uses a camera (112) comprising an optical lens (114), a distance measuring image chip (116), and an illumination device (130) to detect information about the object (C) occupying the vehicle seat, the illumination device (130) is sectioned into a plurality of illuminants such as a first illuminant (131) and a second illuminant (132) so that the light emitting modes of the illuminants are controlled to be changed individually.