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Granted Patent B2
US 11,367,169 · App. 16/494,724 · Granted Jun 21, 2022

Method for processing picture of automatic driving vehicle

Inventor: Jonghoon Chae (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G06T5/50B60W50/0097B60W50/0225B60W60/001G06T7/20G06T7/70B60W2420/42G06N3/04G06T2207/20081G06T2207/20208G06T2207/30168G06T2207/30252
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Patent No.
US 11,367,169
App. No.
16/494,724
Granted
Jun 21, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method for processing a picture of an automatic driving vehicle. The method for processing a picture of an automatic driving vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes obtaining a first image from a camera while a vehicle on which the camera is driving, generating a prediction signal for predicting a sign of occurrence of White-Out from the first image, when a quantity of light which is a threshold brightness or higher from the first image, storing the first image during a first period when the prediction signal is generated, and predicting and correcting a second image based on the first image stored during the first period and a correction model, when the second image in which the White-Out occurs in the first image is detected on a specific time during the first period, and the correction model is a result of learning the second image by processing high dynamic range (HDR) image. At least one of the automatic driving vehicle according to the present disclosure, a user terminal and a server may be linked with artificial intelligence, robot, Augmented Reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and the like.

Claims (14)

1. A method for processing a picture of an automatic driving vehicle, the method comprising:

obtaining a first image from a camera while a vehicle is moving, wherein the camera is mounted on the vehicle;

based on a quantity of light being detected from the obtained first image matching or exceeding a brightness threshold, generating a prediction signal for predicting an occurrence of White-Out from the first image, wherein an area in which the occurrence of White-Out occurs and a remaining area are distinguished in the first image;

storing the obtained first image during a first time period after the prediction signal is generated, wherein an image quality of the area in which the occurrence of White-Out occurs is stored as a higher image quality than the image quality of the remaining area; and

based on a second image in which the White-Out occurs in the obtained first image being detected at a specific time during the first time period, predicting and correcting the second image based on the stored first image and a correction model by:

extracting a portion that causes White-Out in the stored first image based on the second image being corrected with high dynamic range (HDR),

selecting a portion in which correction is required through the extracted portion that causes White-Out, and

adjusting a degree of correction according to the selected portion that causes White-Out,

wherein the correction model is a result of training the second image by processing an HDR image,

wherein a moving object is extracted from the first image,

wherein a position and a motion of the extracted object are determined, and

wherein an image quality of the area in which the White-Out occurs is stored as a higher image quality than an image quality of the remaining area based on the object being included in the area in which the White-Out occurs.

2. The method for processing a picture of an automatic driving vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the portion in which correction is required is selected by providing a priority according to a range in which a portion to be corrected is configured in the portion that causes White-Out.

3. The method for processing a picture of an automatic driving vehicle of claim 1 , based on the object being included in the selected portion that causes White-Out, the second image is predicted and corrected in greater detail than otherwise.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2019
From: CHAE, JONGHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 050393/0464 →
Continuity (1)
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