Patent ID: 11900684
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC B  G  H

Claim 13:
14. A vehicle detection method comprising causing a processor to determine whether a parked vehicle is used as a shelter based on a first image which is included in an image captured by a camera and which is obtained by imaging the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle, wherein:
the processor recognizes identification information of the vehicle based on the first image;
the processor acquires position information of the vehicle from the mobile object having the camera mounted therein; and
the processor transmits the identification information and the position information of the vehicle to the outside when it is determined that an evaluation value indicating a likelihood that the vehicle is used as a shelter is higher than a predetermined value.