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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Ntt Docomo, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kouki Hayashi, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Taishi Yamamoto, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Shinji Kimura, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Mikio Iwamura, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Osamu Goto, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Eriko Oseki, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
NTT DOCOMO, INC., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
A positioning system includes a first storage unit that stores global map data in which image data outside a vehicle is associated with global position information and local map data in which image data inside the vehicle is associated with local position information, a division unit that divides image data into an image area outside the vehicle and an image area inside the vehicle, a global position estimation unit that performs matching of the global map data with the image area outside the vehicle, and estimates global position information, and a local position estimation unit that performs matching of the local map data with the image area inside the vehicle and estimates local position information.