IMAGE COLLECTION DEVICE, IMAGE COLLECTION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMAGE COLLECTION

• Main Authors: HAREYAMA YOHEI, TAKI TOSHIKI, KAGAWA KAZUYUKI, TAKAHASHI YUKI, AMANO HIROYUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 26.08.2022
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; SIGNALLING; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

To provide an image collection device capable of appropriately collecting an image in which it is possible to represent a scene to which attention should be paid regarding traffic safety.SOLUTION: An image collection device comprises: a detection section 21 for detecting a moving object from an image obtained by an imaging unit 3 and representing a periphery of a predetermined point or a predetermined vehicle; a determination section 22 for estimating a distance between the moving object which is detected from the image, and the other object and determines the presence/absence of the risk that the moving object collides with the other object, on the basis of the estimated distance; and a storage section 23 by which the presence of the risk is determined, the image is stored in a memory unit 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】交通の安全性に関して注意すべきシーンが表されている可能性が有る画像を適切に収集可能な画像収集装置を提供する。【解決手段】画像収集装置は、撮像部３により得られた所定の地点または所定の車両の周囲を表す画像から移動物体を検出する検出部２１と、画像から検出された移動物体と他の物体との距離を推定し、推定した距離に基づいて、移動物体と他の物体とが衝突する危険が有るか否かを判定する判定部２２と、危険が有ると判定した場合、画像を記憶部１２に保存する保存部２３とを有する。【選択図】図３