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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2020
Verity Ag, Zürich, CH;
Verity AG, Zürich, CH;
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provide a method a method for matching features in an image with landmark representations in a landmark map, the method comprising: providing at least one image; extracting from the image one or more features; providing a landmark map comprising a list of landmark representations, wherein each landmark representation is a representation of a respective physical landmark; creating a plurality of policies, each policy comprising at least one matching decision of the feature and the landmark representation, each matching decision having a stage cost; assigning a policy cost to each of the policies, wherein the policy cost is a function of the stage costs of the matching decisions the policy is comprised of; selecting from the collection of the policies the policy with the desired policy cost. There is further provided an assembly having a processor which is configured to carry out said method.