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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Koichi Suzuki, Miyoshi, JP;
Junichiro Igawa, Okazaki, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A non-transitory storage medium storing an image transmission program that is executed on an in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle having an imaging unit configured to image surroundings of the vehicle to acquire an image and a communication unit configured to perform communication with an information center, the image transmission program including: an image acquisition step of, in a case where a certain mark target is located at an intersection, and an occupancy ratio of an occupancy area of the mark target in a block of a minimum range divided by a plurality of roads to an area of the block is equal to or less than a given ratio, causing the imaging unit to acquire an image of the intersection including the mark target; and a transmission step of causing the communication unit to transmit the image acquired to the information center.