Object detection apparatus and method therefor
US9292745B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/103
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An object detection apparatus includes a first detection unit configured to detect a first portion of an object from an input image, a second detection unit configured to detect a second portion different from the first portion of the object, a first estimation unit configured to estimate a third portion of the object based on the first portion, a second estimation unit configured to estimate a third portion of the object based on the second portion, a determination unit configured to determine whether the third portions, which have been respectively estimated by the first and second estimation units, match each other, and an output unit configured to output, if the third portions match each other, a detection result of the object based on at least one of a detection result of the first or second detection unit and an estimation result of the first or second estimation unit.
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