Patent ID: 9336450
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06K

Claim Text:
1. A method for selection of a target vehicle for occupancy detection, the method comprising: obtaining first vehicle identification information from a vehicle identification unit wherein the first vehicle identification information identifies a first vehicle as the first vehicle approaches a high occupancy measurement zone; determining that a first vehicle occupancy state has already been measured wherein the first vehicle occupancy state indicates how many people are in the first vehicle; electing to not measure the first vehicle occupancy state within the high occupancy measurement zone at least in part because the first vehicle occupancy state has already been measured; obtaining second vehicle identification information from the vehicle identification unit wherein the second vehicle identification information identifies a second vehicle as the second vehicle approaches the high occupancy measurement zone; determining that a second vehicle occupancy state has not already been measured wherein the second vehicle occupancy state indicates how many people are in the second vehicle; electing to measure the second vehicle occupancy state within the high occupancy measurement zone at least in part because the second vehicle occupancy state has not already been measured; providing the second vehicle identification information to an occupancy detection unit having a flash illuminator unit and an image-capturing unit wherein the occupancy detection unit measures how many people are in a measured vehicle; and determining, by the occupancy detection unit, the second vehicle occupancy state.