Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle search system and vehicle search method
- Patent Title (中): 车辆搜索系统和车辆搜索方法
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Application No.: US11019545Application Date: 2004-12-23
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Publication No.: US07920716B2Publication Date: 2011-04-05
- Inventor: Hiroshi Sato , Atsuyoshi Ando , Yutaka Ueyama , Kunikazu Takahashi
- Applicant: Hiroshi Sato , Atsuyoshi Ando , Yutaka Ueyama , Kunikazu Takahashi
- Applicant Address: JP Kawasaki
- Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
- Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kawasaki
- Agency: Staas & Halsey LLP
- Priority: JP2003-431115 20031225
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00

Abstract:
A vehicle search system is provided, which is capable of easily and efficiently searching for a particular vehicle image based on vague and uncertain information. The vehicle search system includes an image database for accumulating vehicle images photographed by a stationary camera placed on the road under a condition that the vehicle images are associated with at least photographing date and time information and photographing place information of the vehicle image; an image recognizing part for extracting feature information (vehicle color, vehicle shape, etc.) from the vehicle image; an image data managing part for selecting vehicle images from the image database, based on at least one of the photographing date and time information, the photographing place information, and the feature information; and a display processing part for displaying the selected vehicle images in a two-dimensional space or a simulated three-dimensional space on a display, in an arrangement in accordance with similarity of at least one of the photographing date and time information, the photographing place information, and the feature information.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050196016A1 Vehicle search system and vehicle search method Public/Granted day:2005-09-08
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