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US-10659144-B1 · May 19, 2020 · US
Image information collection system and vehicle
US11265517B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11265517-B2 |
| Application number | US-202016814441-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Publication date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2022 |
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An image information collection system is an image information collection system in which a server device collects image information from a vehicle via a telecommunications line. The vehicle includes: an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding image; and a control device configured to calculate an evaluation value of the surrounding image captured by the imaging device, the control device being configured to determine, based on the evaluation value thus calculated and a location where the surrounding image is captured, whether or not the surrounding image is transmitted to the server device as the image information, the control device being configured to transmit, to the server device, the surrounding image determined to be transmitted.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image information collection system in which a server device collects image information from a vehicle via a telecommunications line, wherein the vehicle includes: an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding image; and a control device configured to calculate an evaluation value of the surrounding image captured by the imaging device, the control device being configured to determine, based on the evaluation value thus calculated and a location where the surrounding image is captured, whether or not the surrounding image is transmitted to the server device as the image information, the control device being configured to transmit, to the server device, the surrounding image determined to be transmitted, wherein the evaluation value is calculated based on a parameter about image quality of the surrounding image and information on a time range during which the surrounding image is captured, and the evaluation value of the surrounding image captured during a time range in which the image quality of the surrounding image may not be high due to backlight is calculated to be lower than the evaluation values of the surrounding images captured during other time ranges. 2. The image information collection system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device does not transmit, to the server device, a surrounding image captured in a location where the vehicle has traveled before. 3. A vehicle comprising: an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding image; and a control device configured to calculate an evaluation value of the surrounding image captured by the imaging device, the control device being configured to determine, based on the evaluation value thus calculated and a location where the surrounding image is captured, whether or not the surrounding image is transmitted to the server device, the control device being configured to transmit, to the server device, the surrounding image determined to be transmitted, wherein the evaluation value is calculated based on a parameter about image quality of the surrounding image and information on a time range during which the surrounding image is captured, and the evaluation value of the surrounding image captured during a time range in which the image quality of the surrounding image may not be high due to backlight is calculated to be lower than the evaluation values of the surrounding images captured during other time ranges.
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Management of image or video recognition tasks · CPC title
Matching video sequences · CPC title
Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled (G08G1/07 - G08G1/14 take precedence) · CPC title
- H04N7/185Primary
from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control · CPC title
Terrestrial scenes (scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59) · CPC title
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- What does patent US11265517B2 cover?
- An image information collection system is an image information collection system in which a server device collects image information from a vehicle via a telecommunications line. The vehicle includes: an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding image; and a control device configured to calculate an evaluation value of the surrounding image captured by the imaging device, the control d…
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- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N7/185. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 01 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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