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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Harman Becker Automotive Systems Gmbh, Karlsbad, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH, Karlsbad-Ittersbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06T 15/00 (2011.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); G01C 21/3638 (2013.01); G06T 15/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for processing a 3-dimensional landmark providing a 3-dimensional representation of a 3-dimensional real world object located at a predefined geographic location is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a data set containing the 3-dimensional landmark, determining a largest continuous horizontal surface of the 3-dimensional landmark, and storing the determined largest horizontal surface as road traffic area of a road network used by a user when moving on the object.