US 12,146,760 B2
Navigation control device, navigation method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
Kazuya Hashimoto, Yokohama (JP)
Assigned to JVCKENWOOD Corporation, Yokohama (JP)
Filed by JVCKENWOOD Corporation, Yokohama (JP)
Filed on May 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/333,054.
Application 17/333,054 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/023037, filed on Jun. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-230742 (JP), filed on Dec. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0285785 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01)
CPC G01C 21/3623 (2013.01) [G01C 21/362 (2013.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A navigation control device comprising:
at least one processor that executes computer-executable units comprising:
an image data acquisition unit configured to acquire image data;
a subject specifying unit configured to recognize a first subject in the image data that is acquired by the image data acquisition unit and specify the first subject;
a subject position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information corresponding to the first subject that is specified by the subject specifying unit; and
a route guidance unit configured to set, as a destination, the position information corresponding to the first subject that is specified by the subject specifying unit and provide route guidance, wherein
the subject specifying unit is configured to, when being unable to uniquely specify the recognized subject, specify a second subject similar to the first subject in addition to the first subject,
the subject position information acquisition unit is configured to acquire position information corresponding to the second subject, and
the route guidance unit is configured to, when the second subject is set as a destination, set the position information corresponding to the second subject as the destination and provide route guidance.