Method and apparatus for confirmation of relevant white inner circle in environment of circular traffic sign recognition
US9911051B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/582
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for confirming circular traffic sign recognition including: an image acquisition unit configured to photograph a front of a vehicle using a camera to acquire a front image; a sign recognition unit configured to detect circular shapes indicating circles of objects in the front image, classify traffic sign circles indicating a traffic sign for the circles, and recognize the circular traffic sign; and a control unit configured to confirm the circular traffic sign recognition using a white inner circle and inform a driver of contents of the confirmed circular traffic sign.
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