US 12,306,003 B2
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, computer program and computer readable recording medium
Ki Wook Lee, Seongnam-si (KR); Hye Kyung Byun, Seongnam-si (KR); Tae Kyu Han, Seongnam-si (KR); Shin Hyoung Kim, Seongnam-si (KR); and Jeong Kyu Kang, Seongnam-si (KR)
Assigned to THINKWARE CORPORATION, Seongnam-si (KR)
Filed by THINKWARE CORPORATION, Seongnam-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/408,939.
Application 18/408,939 is a continuation of application No. 17/464,953, filed on Sep. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,892,311.
Application 17/464,953 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/308,105, filed on May 5, 2021, granted, now 11,609,101, issued on Mar. 21, 2023.
Application 17/308,105 is a continuation of application No. 17/011,610, filed on Sep. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,365,979, issued on Jun. 21, 2022.
Application 17/011,610 is a continuation of application No. 16/226,759, filed on Dec. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,794,718, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 16/226,759 is a continuation of application No. 15/822,705, filed on Nov. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,197,413, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0158832 (KR), filed on Nov. 26, 2016; and application No. 10-2017-0148115 (KR), filed on Nov. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0142254 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/254 (2017.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3602 (2013.01) [G01C 21/005 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06T 1/0007 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/254 (2017.01); G01S 5/16 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
receive, from a plurality of external electronic devices in a plurality of vehicles, information regarding a plurality of images obtained by a plurality of cameras which are related to the plurality of electronic devices and face at least one direction to an area, wherein the plurality of images comprise a plurality of visual objects related to a plurality of traffic objects;
identify, based on the plurality of images, at least one road infrastructure among the plurality of the traffic objects located in the area; and
update, by adding at least one visual object indicating the at least one road infrastructure into the digital map, the digital map with respect to the area.