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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Oki, Ome Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Nishiyama, Setagaya Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A location estimation apparatus includes a reliability calculation circuit, a selection circuit, and a self-location estimation circuit. The reliability calculation circuit calculates a reliability with respect to location estimation for a plurality of devices capturing a plurality of input images. The selection circuit selects one of the devices based on the reliability. The self-location estimation circuit performs self-location estimation based on the image captured by the selected device.