IP Library Granted Patent US 12694376
Granted Patent B2
US 12694376 · App. 18/692,870 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Repair assistance system, repair assistance method, and recording medium

Inventors: Chisato Sugawara (Tokyo, JP); Toshimichi Yokote (Tokyo, JP); Yosuke Kimura (Tokyo, JP); Yusuke Mizukoshi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G06Q10/20G06Q30/0283G06T7/0004G06T2207/30184
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Patent No.
US 12694376
App. No.
18/692,870
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A repair assistance system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: detect unrepaired road surface deterioration from a road surface image obtained by imaging a road surface; determine an area of road surface deterioration to be subjected to temporary repair based on the detected unrepaired road surface deterioration; and calculate an amount of a material to be used for the temporary repair of the road surface based on the determined area.

Claims (49)

1 . A repair assistance system comprising:

at least one memory configured to store instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

detect unrepaired road surface deterioration from a road surface image obtained by imaging a road surface, the detection performed on a pixel-by-pixel basis;

determine an area of road surface deterioration to be subjected to temporary repair based on the detected unrepaired road surface deterioration, by converting pixel count of detected deterioration into actual road surface area based on predefined pixel-to-area conversion ratios;

transmit, to a display device, decision making support information that displays a price, a life, and a construction feature of a plurality of types of materials in a comparable manner that enables side-by-side evaluation for material selection, wherein the life of the material indicates a period until the repair material peels off or deteriorates;

accept, from a user, selection of a type of material to be used for the temporary repair;

calculate an amount of the material for the selected type of material to be used for the temporary repair of the road surface based on the determined area;

calculate the price of the material for the calculated amount of the material for the selected type of material; and

transmit to the display device, the price of the material calculated.

2 . The repair assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

determine the area of the road surface deterioration to be subjected to the temporary repair included in one or more regions, among regions into which the road surface is divided within a predetermined range; and

calculate the amount of the material to be used in the one or more regions.

3 . The repair assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

select the type of the material according to at least one of a material for pavement, a type of road surface deterioration, a degree of progress of the road surface deterioration, a road shape, a traffic volume, or driving condition information.

4 . The repair assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

select the type of the material based on a type of a material used in a past.

5 . The repair assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

in a case where the selected material is used, calculate the area of the road surface deterioration repairable within a budget based on a price of the material per area.

6 . The repair assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

select the type of the material based on a budget.

7 . The repair assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

determine whether to perform the temporary repair of the unrepaired road surface deterioration.

8 . The repair assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

determine a priority of the temporary repair for each region based on a degree of progress of the road surface deterioration in each region.

9 . The repair assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

detect temporarily repaired road surface deterioration from the road surface image.

10 . A repair assistance method comprising:

detecting unrepaired road surface deterioration from a road surface image obtained by imaging a road surface, wherein the detection is performed on a pixel-by-pixel basis;

determining an area of road surface deterioration to be temporarily repaired based on the detected unrepaired road surface deterioration, by converting a pixel count of detected deterioration into an actual road surface area based on predefined pixel-to-area conversion ratios;

transmitting, to a display device, decision making support information that displays a price, a life, and a construction feature of a plurality of types of materials in a comparable manner that enables side-by-side evaluation for material selection, wherein the life of the material indicates a period until the repair material peels off or deteriorates;

accepting, from a user, selection of a type of material to be used for the temporary repair;

calculating an amount of the material for the selected type of material to be used for the temporary repair of the road surface based on the determined area;

calculating the price of the material for the calculated amount of the material for the selected type of material; and

transmitting, to the display device, the price of the material calculated.

11 . A recording medium that non-transiently records a program for causing a computer to execute processing comprising:

detecting unrepaired road surface deterioration from a road surface image obtained by imaging a road surface, wherein the detection is performed on a pixel-by-pixel basis;

determining an area of the unrepaired road surface deterioration to be temporarily repaired based on the detected unrepaired road surface deterioration, by converting a pixel count of detected deterioration into an actual road surface area based on predefined pixel-to-area conversion ratios;

transmitting, to a display device decision making support information that displays a price, a life, and a construction feature of a plurality of types of materials in a comparable manner that enables side-by-side evaluation for material selection, wherein the life of the material indicates a period until the repair material peels off or deteriorates;

accepting, from a user, selection of a type of material to be used for the temporary repair;

calculating an amount of the material for the selected type of material to be used for the temporary repair of the road surface based on the determined area;

calculating the price of the material for the calculated amount of the material for the selected type of material; and

transmitting, to the display device, the price of the material calculated.

12 . The repair assistance method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

determining the area of the road surface deterioration to be subjected to the temporary repair included in one or more regions, among regions into which the road surface is divided within a predetermined range; and

calculating the amount of the material to be used in the one or more regions.

13 . The recording medium according to claim 11 , wherein the program further causing the computer to execute processing of:

determining the area of the road surface deterioration to be subjected to the temporary repair included in one or more regions, among regions into which the road surface is divided within a predetermined range; and

calculating the amount of the material to be used in the one or more regions.