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Image recognition apparatus and image recognition method

  • US 20060228000A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2006
  • Published: 10/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image recognition apparatus comprising:

  • image information acquisition means for capturing image information of an image taken on a road;

    road feature information acquisition means for acquiring, from map information, road feature information associated with a feature in the neighborhood of a position where the image is taken; and

    image information recognition means for recognizing the image information using the road feature information to recognize an image of a recognition target corresponding to the feature included in the image information.

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