- Patent Title: Learning method and learning device for generation of virtual feature maps whose characteristics are same as or similar to those of real feature maps by using GAN capable of being applied to domain adaptation to be used in virtual driving environments
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Application No.: US16259355Application Date: 2019-01-28
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Publication No.: US10373026B1Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Kye-Hyeon Kim , Yongjoong Kim , Insu Kim , Hak-Kyoung Kim , Woonhyun Nam , SukHoon Boo , Myungchul Sung , Donghun Yeo , Wooju Ryu , Taewoong Jang , Kyungjoong Jeong , Hongmo Je , Hojin Cho
- Applicant: Stradvision, Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeongbuk
- Assignee: Stradvision, INC.
- Current Assignee: Stradvision, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeongbuk
- Agency: FisherBroyles, LLP
- Agent Susan M. Oiler
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06K9/62 ; G06N5/04 ; G06N3/08 ; G06N3/04 ; G06K9/46

Abstract:
A method of learning for deriving virtual feature maps from virtual images, whose characteristics are same as or similar to those of real feature maps derived from real images, by using GAN including a generating network and a discriminating network capable of being applied to domain adaptation is provided to be used in virtual driving environments. The method includes steps of: (a) a learning device instructing the generating network to apply convolutional operations to an input image, to thereby generate a output feature map, whose characteristics are same as or similar to those of the real feature maps; and (b) instructing a loss unit to generate losses by referring to an evaluation score, corresponding to the output feature map, generated by the discriminating network. By the method using a runtime input transformation, a gap between virtuality and reality can be reduced, and annotation costs can be reduced.
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