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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2020
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Royston Rodrigues, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Tani, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The training apparatus () performs a first phase training and a second phase training of a discriminator (). The discriminator () acquires a ground-view image and an aerial-view image, and determines whether the acquired ground-view image matches the acquired aerial-view image. The first phase training is performed using a ground-view image and a first level negative example of aerial-view image. The first level negative example of aerial-view image includes scenery of a different type from scenery in the ground-view image. The second phase training is performed using the ground-view image and a second level negative example of aerial-view image. The second level negative example of aerial-view image includes scenery of a same type as scenery in the ground-view image.