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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Shoji Sakamoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazumi Tsuchiya, Gotemba, JP;
Makoto Matsushita, Ichinomiya, JP;
Takeshi Takemoto, Nagoya, JP;
Shunsuke Sagara, Nisshin, JP;
Hideaki Shiraishi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/97 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract
The map generation device includes a satellite image acquisition unit that acquires a satellite image captured by an artificial satellite, a change point determination unit that determines a change point of the satellite image with time based on the satellite image, and a map generation unit that generates a map based on information of the determined change point. Based on the satellite images, the usage status of the parking lot is reflected in the map.