Traffic signal recognition apparatus
US9389093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30256
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A traffic signal recognition apparatus includes a control device that executes: a captured image acquisition function which acquires a captured image around an own vehicle; an own vehicle position acquisition function which acquires a current position of the own vehicle; a target traffic signal specifying function which refers to map information to specify a traffic signal to be targeted in a traveling link for the own vehicle, the traffic signal data including position information about the traffic signal related to the traveling link; a traffic signal image area extraction function which extracts an image area of the traffic signal on the basis of the position information about the traffic signal and image capturing property information about the camera; and a traffic signal content recognition function which recognizes a traffic signal content of the traffic signal on the basis of an image of the traffic signal in the image area.
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