Vision system and method of analyzing an image

US8929604B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8929604-B2
Application numberUS-201113293007-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 9, 2011
Priority dateNov 9, 2010
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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A vision system comprises a camera that captures an image and a processor coupled to process the received image to determine at least one feature descriptor for the image. The processor includes an interface to access annotated map data that includes geo-referenced feature descriptors. The processor is configured to perform a matching procedure between the at least one feature descriptor determined for the at least one image and the retrieved geo-referenced feature descriptors.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle vision system, comprising: a camera installed in a car and configured to capture at least one image; and a processor coupled to the camera and configured to determine at least one feature descriptor for the at least one image; and a wireless communication device; the processor having an interface coupled to the wireless communication device to access annotated map data including geo-referenced feature descriptors to retrieve over the wireless…

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What does patent US8929604B2 cover?
A vision system comprises a camera that captures an image and a processor coupled to process the received image to determine at least one feature descriptor for the image. The processor includes an interface to access annotated map data that includes geo-referenced feature descriptors. The processor is configured to perform a matching procedure between the at least one feature descriptor determ…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Platonov Juri, Pryakhin Alexey, Kunath Peter, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/3602. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 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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