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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Ukyo Tanikawa, Nisshin, JP;
Shunsuke Nakano, Kariya, JP;
Takuya Nomura, Kariya, JP;
Yasushi Suehisa, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/647 (2022.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/582 (2022.01); G06V 20/584 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01);
Abstract
An image recognizer is enabled to appropriately recognize a traffic signal applicable to an own vehicle. A traffic signal detector is configured to detect traffic signals based on an image of a front view of the own vehicle captured from the own vehicle. A calculator is configured to calculate a degree by which a front of the traffic signal faces the own vehicle based on the image. The traffic signal identifier is configured to identify a traffic signal applicable to the own vehicle based on the degree.