18489985. INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Akira Gotoda of Tokyo (JP)

Eiji Takeuchi of Kanagawa (JP)

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18489985 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for reducing the influence of a detected position error caused by a position estimation error factor on a road surface. Here is a simplified explanation of the abstract:

• An image is acquired and an object position is detected in the image.
• The object position in the image is transformed into world coordinates.
• The reliability of the object position in the world coordinates is calculated.
• It is determined whether the object position is influenced by a position estimation error factor on a road surface.
• The reliability of the object position is changed based on the presence of the error factor.
• The speed of the object is estimated using past history of the object position and reliability.

1. 1. 1. Potential Applications

- Autonomous driving systems - Traffic monitoring and management systems

1. 1. 1. Problems Solved

- Reducing the influence of position estimation errors on road surfaces - Improving accuracy of object position detection

1. 1. 1. Benefits

- Enhanced safety on the road - More reliable object speed estimation

1. 1. 1. Potential Commercial Applications
         1. Optimizing Object Position Estimation for Road Safety

1. 1. 1. Possible Prior Art

There may be prior art related to image processing for object detection and position estimation in the field of autonomous vehicles or surveillance systems.

1. 1. 1. Unanswered Questions

1. 1. 1. 1. How does the system handle varying road conditions that may affect object position estimation?

The patent application does not provide details on how the system adapts to different road conditions that could impact object position estimation accuracy.

1. 1. 1. 1. What is the computational complexity of the method described in the patent application?

The patent application does not discuss the computational resources required to implement the method for reducing position estimation errors on road surfaces.

Original Abstract Submitted

In order to reduce the influence of a detected position error caused by a position estimation error factor on a road surface, an information processing device acquires an image, detects an object position in the image based on the image, transforms the object position in the image into an object position in world coordinates, calculates a reliability of the object position in the world coordinates, determines whether the object position is influenced by a position estimation error factor on a road surface, changes the reliability of the object position according to a result of the error factor presence determination, and estimates a speed of an object by using a past history of the object position in the world coordinates and a past history of the reliability after the change.