Patent ID: 8830322
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G06T,G07B,G07F,G08G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of tracking use of a single multi-vehicle destination location and at least one restricted location within the single multi-vehicle destination location, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of vehicle images captured by a plurality of cameras, wherein: determining a first unique identifier, a first static characteristic, and a first dynamic characteristic of the first vehicle based on the first identification image, wherein: determining a second static characteristic and a second dynamic characteristic of the first vehicle based on the first destination image, wherein: determining that the first vehicle is present in the second field of view in response to a match between the second static characteristic and the first static characteristic and between the second dynamic characteristic and the first dynamic characteristic; determining a third static characteristic and a third dynamic characteristic of the first vehicle based on the second destination image, wherein: determining that the first vehicle is present in the third field of view in response to a match between the third static characteristic and the second static characteristic and between the third dynamic characteristic and the second dynamic characteristic; determining that the first vehicle is stopped within the single multi-vehicle destination location based on the third destination image; determining that the first vehicle has left the single multi-vehicle destination location based on the fourth destination image; indicating that the first vehicle began use of the single multi-vehicle destination location at the fourth time; indicating that the first vehicle completed use of the single multi-vehicle destination location at the fifth time; indicating the first unique identifier of the first vehicle; determining a second unique identifier, a fourth static characteristic, and a fourth dynamic characteristic of the second vehicle based on the second identification image, wherein: determining a fifth static characteristic and a fifth dynamic characteristic of the second vehicle based on the fifth destination image, wherein: determining that the second vehicle is present in the third field of view in response to a match between the fifth static characteristic and the fourth static characteristic and between the fifth dynamic characteristic and the fourth dynamic characteristic; determining a sixth static characteristic and a sixth dynamic characteristic of the second vehicle based on the sixth destination image, wherein: determining that the second vehicle is present in the third field of view in response to a match between the sixth static characteristic and the fifth static characteristic and between the sixth dynamic characteristic and the fifth dynamic characteristic; determining that the second vehicle is stopped in the at least one restricted location within the single multi-vehicle destination location based on the sixth destination image; indicating the second unique identifier of the second vehicle; and indicating that the second vehicle is stopped in the at least one restricted location within the single multi-vehicle destination location, wherein the steps of receiving, determining, and indicating are performed by one or more processors.