A fingerprint identification module includes a lens, an optical sensor, and a light filtering component located between the lens and the optical sensor, where a thickness of an edge area of the light filtering component is greater than a thickness of a central area of the light filtering component, and a thickness of the light filtering component decreases gradually along a direction from the edge area to the central area.

Method and system for reading and validating identity documents that involves acquiring an image of a first and/or a second side of an identity document using a camera of a portable device; recognizing whether MRZ characters exist or are readable in the acquired image; if said MRZ characters are readable or do exist reading them obtaining a pre-identified document, or otherwise, detecting a series of local points of interests and their positions on the image calculating descriptors or vectors; and identifying the type or model of said identity document, starting by correcting perspective distortions caused by a bad relative position of the identity document with respect to the camera for obtaining a corrected and substantially rectangular image of the first and/or second side of the document at a predetermined scale which is used to perform, automatically, said identification of the identity document type or model and to automatically read and identify text and non-text information included in said corrected and substantially rectangular image.

An image processing method includes: detecting a position of a facial feature point of a person from the image data; detecting a center position of a pupil of an eye of the person from the image data; detecting a horizontal component and a vertical component of an orientation of the face based on the position of the feature point; estimating a horizontal component of an eye gaze direction of the person with respect to an optical axis of the imaging device based on the horizontal component of the orientation of the face and a distance between the center position of the pupil and the position of the feature point; estimating a vertical component of the eye gaze direction based on at least the vertical component of the orientation of the face; and outputting eye gaze information including the horizontal component and the vertical component of the eye gaze direction.

An image processing method includes: detecting a position of a facial feature point of a person from the image data; detecting a center position of a pupil of an eye of the person from the image data; detecting a horizontal component and a vertical component of an orientation of the face based on the position of the feature point; estimating a horizontal component of an eye gaze direction of the person with respect to an optical axis of the imaging device based on the horizontal component of the orientation of the face and a distance between the center position of the pupil and the position of the feature point; estimating a vertical component of the eye gaze direction based on at least the vertical component of the orientation of the face; and outputting eye gaze information including the horizontal component and the vertical component of the eye gaze direction.

The invention relates to a thermal management system (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one sensor (13, 113) capable of measuring at least one quantity that can be used to determine at least one thermal comfort data item (TS), a predefined number of actuators (A101, A102, A103, A104), configured, respectively, for adjusting at least one parameter of an associated piece of equipment (3, 5, 7, 9) of said vehicle, and a control device (12) for controlling the actuators (A101, A102, A103, A104) on the basis of the measurements of said at least one sensor (13, 113).
According to the invention, the control device (12) comprises at least one processing means (14) for: identifying at least a first and a second piece of equipment for acting on a first and a second part of the occupant's body, respectively, if thermal regulation of the occupant is required, and controlling at least a first and a second actuator configured, respectively, for adjusting at least one parameter of the first and second pieces of equipment identified, so as to act on said parts of the occupant's body.
The invention also relates to a thermal management method implemented by such a system (1).

One example provides a system. The system receives ate infrared image and processes the infrared image to detect lines in the infrared image. The system receives a color image corresponding to the infrared image and processes the color image to detect lines in the color image. The detected lines in the infrared image and the detected lines in the color image are combined. A document region is detected from the combined detected lines.

In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a detection and avoidance system for a vehicle. According to various embodiments, the detection and avoidance system comprises an imaging unit configured to obtain a first image of a field of view at a first camera channel. The first camera channel filters radiation at a wavelength, where one or more objects in the field of view do not emit radiation at the wavelength. The detection and avoidance system further comprises a processing unit configured to receive the first image from the imaging unit and to detect one or more objects therein, as well as a notifying unit configured to communicate collision hazard information determined based upon the detected one or more objects to a pilot control system of the vehicle. Accordingly, the pilot control maneuvers the vehicle to avoid the detected objects.

In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a detection and avoidance system for a vehicle. According to various embodiments, the detection and avoidance system comprises an imaging unit configured to obtain a first image of a field of view at a first camera channel. The first camera channel filters radiation at a wavelength, where one or more objects in the field of view do not emit radiation at the wavelength. The detection and avoidance system further comprises a processing unit configured to receive the first image from the imaging unit and to detect one or more objects therein, as well as a notifying unit configured to communicate collision hazard information determined based upon the detected one or more objects to a pilot control system of the vehicle. Accordingly, the pilot control maneuvers the vehicle to avoid the detected objects.

An ophthalmic device having a single or dual compartment configuration selectively emits infrared and visible light beams onto one or a pair of target eyes. The device performs eye fundus imaging and aids in the detection of ailments as indicated by anomalies in the pupillary reflex.

An ophthalmic device having a single or dual compartment configuration selectively emits infrared and visible light beams onto one or a pair of target eyes. The device performs eye fundus imaging and aids in the detection of ailments as indicated by anomalies in the pupillary reflex.