US 10,762,128 B2 · Information collection system and information center

Abstract

Each of vehicles acquires its own position, and transmits an image of a nearby outside taken by an own camera and a piece of information of the own position. An information center communicatable wirelessly with the vehicles receives the images and the pieces of information of the vehicles' positions transmitted by the vehicles, and recognizes pieces of first character information appearing in the received images, respectively. Based on the received pieces of information of the vehicles' positions as well as at least either points of interest or areas stored as collection target information, the information center determines at least either points of interest or areas for the recognized pieces of first character information, respectively, and stores association information where the pieces of first character information are associated with the determined at least either points of interest or areas.

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Dependent claims

An information collection system comprising:

a plurality of vehicles, each vehicle of the vehicles including one or more processors configured to
transmit an image taken by a camera in the vehicle and a position of the vehicle acquired when the image is taken;
and
an information center, configured to communicate with the vehicles, including one or more processors configured to
receive the images and the positions from the vehicles,
recognize pieces of printed first character information appearing in the received images,
provide, based on the positions, at least either points of interest or areas related to the printed first character information, to one or more of the vehicles, and
the one or more processors of the information center are further configured to
correct errors in the pieces of printed first character information included in pieces of association information where the pieces of printed first character information are associated with the at least either points of interest or areas, respectively.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Information collection system and information center

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Information collection system and information center

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Abstract

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