Patent ID: 8085984

Claim:
An image recognizing apparatus comprising: an image information obtaining section for inputting image information obtained on a road; an imaging position obtaining section for obtaining imaging position information of the image information; a land object information storing section for storing land object information including position information of a land object; a land object information obtaining section for obtaining, from the land object information storing section, the land object information on one or more land objects included within an imaging area of the image information, based on said imaging position information and position information included in said land object information; a determining section for determining whether or not a plurality of recognition target land objects to be recognized are included within the imaging area of the image information, based on said land object information obtained by said land object information obtaining section; and an image recognizing section for recognizing an image of one recognition target land object, based on result of image recognition of another recognition target land object and on position relationship between said one recognition target land object and said another recognition target land object based on the position information included in said land object information, if said determining section has determined that a plurality of recognition target land objects are included.