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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Here Global B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
David Doria, Oak Park, IL (US);
Charles Morcom, Chicago, IL (US);
Engin Burak Anil, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Fangning He, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew Emery Goss, Chicago, IL (US);
HERE Global B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus for sign detection includes a point cloud analysis module, an image analysis module, a frustum comparison module, and a sign detector. The point cloud analysis module is configured to receive point cloud data associated with a geographic region and classify at least one point neighborhood in the point cloud data as planar and a sign position candidate. The image analysis module is configured to receive image data associated with the geographic region and calculate a sighting frustum from the image data. The frustum comparison module is configured to perform a comparison of the sighting frustum to the sign position candidate having at least one point neighborhood classified as planar. The sign detector is configured to provide a location for the sign detection in response to the comparison of the sighting frustum to the sign position candidate.