DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION
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Abstract
An evaluation device for a driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an input for receiving image information recorded by a camera, a first component for locating an image section present in a predefined shape in first image information received from the camera, and a second component for requesting second image information. The second image information corresponds to a renewed image of an image section found by the first component, with improved contrast in relation to the first image information. A third component is present for identifying a traffic sign in the second image information, and an output for emitting a signal relating to a traffic sign identified by the third component. There is also provided a computer program product and a method for operating a driver assistance system.
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26 Claims
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14. An evaluation device for a driver assistance system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an input for receiving image information recorded by a camera; a first component for locating an image segment containing a predetermined shape in first image information received from the camera; a second component configured to send to the camera an instruction to record the image segment with a higher contrast relative to the first image information and to request second image information, wherein the second image information corresponds to a new recording of the image segment located by said first component with better contrast than the first image information; a third component configured to receive the second image information and to identify a traffic sign in the second image information; and an output for outputting a signal relating to the traffic sign identified by the third component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for a vehicle assistance system for a vehicle, comprising computer-readable instructions stored in memory and being executable to:
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locate an image segment containing a predetermined shape in first image information received from a camera; send an instruction to the camera to re-record the image segment with a higher contrast than the images in the first image information and to request second image information, the second image information corresponding to a new recording of a located image segment with better contrast than the first image information; identify a traffic sign in the second image information; and output a signal relating to a traffic sign thus identified.
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26. A method for operating a driver assistance system for a vehicle, the method which comprises:
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locating an image segment containing a predetermined shape in first image information; sending instructions to the camera to record the image regions with a higher contrast than the images and requesting second image information, the second image information corresponding to a new recording of a located image segment with better contrast than the first image information; identifying a traffic sign in the second image information; and outputting a signal relating to an identified traffic sign.
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Specification