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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Applicant:
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher L. Oesterling, Troy, MI (US);
Paul H. Pebbles, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for capturing video and/or images for a mapping system includes, in a vehicle, wirelessly receiving a request from a remote server for videos and/or images. The request specifies a location and a heading for the videos and/or images. The method includes comparing a vehicle location and a vehicle heading to the location and heading of the request. If a match occurs, recording a video and/or an image corresponding to the location and heading and uploading the video and/or image to the remote server.