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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Luis Sampedro Diaz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Rosario, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Daniel Held, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Luis Sampedro Diaz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniel Rosario, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Daniel Held, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Volkswagen of America, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for updating a geographic database containing image data and road vector data to be used in vehicle navigation systems includes determining whether a vehicle is in an on-road position based on information provided by the vehicle navigation system. A geographically coded image is generated with a vehicle-mounted camera if the vehicle is not in an on-road position according to the information provided by the vehicle navigation system. The geographically coded image generated by the vehicle-mounted camera is analyzed in order to determine whether the geographic database requires updating.