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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuki Ogata, Tokyo, JP;
Kosei Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Yanagisawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shintaro Chiku, Tokyo, JP;
Yoko Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Tsuji, Tokyo, JP;
Natsumi Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/588 (2022.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01);
Abstract
A data collection apparatus, including: a data reception part that receives sensor data from a vehicle capable of photographing a road surface, the sensor data being acquired by a sensor mounted on the vehicle; and a control part that evaluates a goodness degree of a road surface photographing environment on a basis of the sensor data and control a transmission from the vehicle of a road surface photographed image on a basis of the goodness degree of the road surface photographing environment.