IP Library Granted Patent US 11,138,450
Granted Patent B2
US 11,138,450 · App. 16/574,499 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Image processing device and image processing method

Inventors: Yasutaka Okada (Kobe, JP); Hiroaki Sano (Kobe, JP); Tetsuo Yamamoto (Kobe, JP); Atsushi Yoshihara (Kobe, JP); Jun Kanetake (Kawasaki, JP); Ryo Yoshimura (Fukuoka, JP); Tomoki Shidori (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
G06K9/00812G06K9/00456G06K9/00463G06K9/3233G06K9/4628G06K9/4676
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Patent No.
US 11,138,450
App. No.
16/574,499
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing device includes: an extraction unit configured to extract at least one edge line based on image data obtained by an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding of a vehicle; a giving unit configured to give a priority to each of the at least one edge line; a registration unit configured to register the at least one edge line in descending order of the priority while limiting a number of registration of the at least one edge line to an upper limit or smaller of the number of registration; and a detection unit configured to detect a parking space, based on the at least one edge line registered.

Claims (48)

1. An image processing device comprising:

an extraction unit configured to extract at least one edge line based on image data obtained by an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding of a vehicle;

a giving unit configured to give a priority to each of the at least one edge line;

a registration unit configured to register the at least one edge line in descending order of the priority while limiting a number of registration of the at least one edge line to an upper limit or smaller of the number of registration; and

a detection unit configured to detect a parking space, based on the at least one edge line registered.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the giving unit is configured to give the priority to the at least one edge line based on indexes of the at least one edge line in such a way that a length of the at least one edge line is weighted relative to another index of the at least one edge line.

3. The image processing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the giving unit is configured to give a rank, as the priority, to the at least one edge line based on the indexes of the at least one edge line, and

the registration unit is configured to register the at least one edge line based on the rank.

4. The image processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line when the at least one edge line is extracted by the extraction unit.

5. The image processing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the giving unit is configured to give points for each of the indexes of the at least one edge line, and to give a score which is a summed value of the points relating to the at least one edge line, as the priority, to each of the at least one edge line, and

the registration unit is configured to register the edge lines based on the score.

6. The image processing device according to claim 5 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line when the at least one edge line is extracted by the extraction unit.

7. The image processing device according to claim 5 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line after the extraction unit completes extracting from the image data.

8. The image processing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line when the at least one edge line is extracted by the extraction unit.

9. The image processing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line after the extraction unit completes extracting from the image data.

10. The image processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line after the extraction unit completes extracting from the image data.

11. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the giving unit is configured to give a rank, as the priority, to the at least one edge line based on indexes of the at least one edge line, and

the registration unit is configured to register the at least one edge line based on the rank.

12. The image processing device according to claim 11 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line when the at least one edge line is extracted by the extraction unit.

13. The image processing device according to claim 11 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line after the extraction unit completes extracting from the image data.

14. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the giving unit is configured to give points for each index of the at least one edge line, and to give a score which is a summed value of the points relating to the at least one edge line, as the priority, to each of the at least one edge line, and

the registration unit is configured to register the edge lines based on the score.

15. The image processing device according to claim 14 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line when the at least one edge line is extracted by the extraction unit.

16. The image processing device according to claim 14 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line after the extraction unit completes extracting from the image data.

17. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line when the at least one edge line is extracted by the extraction unit.

18. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the giving unit gives the priority to the at least one edge line after the extraction unit completes extracting from the image data.

19. An image processing method comprising:

an extraction process of extracting edge lines, based on image data obtained by an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding of a vehicle;

a giving process of giving a priority to each of the edge lines;

a registration process of registering the edge lines in descending order of the priority while limiting a number of registration of the edge lines to an upper limit or smaller of the number of registration, and

a detection process of detecting a parking space, based on the registered edge lines.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2019
From: OKADA, YASUTAKA; SANO, HIROAKI; YAMAMOTO, TETSUO; YOSHIHARA, ATSUSHI; KANETAKE, JUN; YOSHIMURA, RYO; SHIDORI, TOMOKI
To: DENSO TEN LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050416/0251 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-234801 · Dec 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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