Method and device for road sign recognition

A method and a device are provided for recognizing road signs in image data. The method includes, but is not limited to segmenting an object in the image data that is a road sign for a predefined probability. A text mapped in the segmented image data is identified using a text recognition method, where this text comprises numbers and/or words and/or abbreviations and/or combinations thereof. A probability value is determined for the text being depicted on a road sign and, in case the probability value is smaller than or equal to a predefined threshold value, is selected as a potential road sign. In case the probability value is greater than the predefined threshold value, a classifier is applied to the segmented image data for recognizing the object as an actual road sign.