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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Jingyu Xiang, Nisshin, JP;
Masataka Hirai, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/584 (2022.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
A location estimation apparatus includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image of a surrounding environment, an extracting unit configured to extract information of a landmark from the image, a receiving unit configured to receive information of the landmark, a specifying unit configured to specify the landmark by comparing the received information of the landmark and the extracted information of the landmark, and an estimating unit configured to estimate a current location using information of the specified landmark and the image.