Search assist system, search assist apparatus, and search assist method

#The present disclosure relates to a search assist system a search assist apparatus, and a search assist method that search for a subject of search from images or videos picked up by cameras.

#In recent year, system have been disclosed that search for a subject of search based on images picked up by fixed cameras installed at predetermined locations and on-board cameras.

#Patent document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-039825

#FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a search assist system according to a first embodiment;

#FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of any one of the edge servers;

#FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of any one of the edge servers;

#Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The configuration of the following embodiment is merely an example, and the present disclosure is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

#FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a search assist system according to a first embodiment. The search assist system 1 is a system that assists in searching for a subject-of-search vehicle from images or videos picked up by on-board cameras mounted on vehicles. The search assist system 1 is an example of a “search assist system”.

#The search assist system 1 includes a center server 10, a plurality of edge servers 20, a plurality of fixed cameras 30, and a plurality of vehicles 40. In FIG. 1, vehicles 50 are also depicted. The center server 10 nonages the plurality of edge servers 20.