Patent ID: 8798324
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G06T

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a reception module configured to receive a first image of a dashboard of a vehicle and receive a second image that depicts a license number of the vehicle, the first image depicting a layout of instrumentation within the dashboard of the vehicle; a dashboard module configured to identify the layout of instrumentation depicted in the first image by processing the image of the dashboard of the vehicle, the processing of the first image including determining an outline of an instrument within the layout of instrumentation, the identifying of the layout being based on the outline of the instrument; a correlation module configured to: access a first data record that correlates a model of the vehicle with the layout of instrumentation within the dashboard of the vehicle; and access a second data record that correlates the license number of the vehicle with a vehicle identification number of the vehicle; a processor configured by an identification module to identify the model of the vehicle based on the first data record that correlates the model of the vehicle with the layout of instrumentation depicted in the first image; and a notification module configured to provide a notification that references the vehicle, the vehicle identification number of the vehicle, and the identified model of the vehicle.