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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Yamaura, Meguro-ku, JP;
Tatsuya Sonobe, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Yasumasa Kobayashi, Edogawa-ku, JP;
Shintaro Fukushima, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A traffic congestion detection system including a server device, the server device includes at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to perform commands: acquiring pieces of traveling data from a plurality of vehicles; generating first traffic congestion detection information based on at least part of the acquired pieces of traveling data; acquiring image information on a surrounding image for at least one vehicle out of the plurality of vehicles; determining whether to use the image information for traffic congestion detection based on a confidence level related to the first traffic congestion detection information; generating second traffic congestion detection information by using the acquired image information when the determining the image information is to be used for the traffic congestion detection; and generating third traffic congestion detection information based on the second traffic congestion detection information.
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