Patent ID: 8184018

Claim:
An image-based vehicle safety warning system, comprising: an image retrieval module for receiving an image signal from a source and allowing camera parameters of the source of the image signal to be input; a space definition module for defining an image space based on the camera parameters of the source of the image signal and for defining warning areas in the image space individually with a specific warning level; an object identification module for identifying an appearance of a vehicle in the image space based on the image signal and variations of the image signal; and a warning indication module for determining an identified location of the vehicle in the image space, determining an interrelation between the identified location of the vehicle and at least one of the warning areas individually with the specific warning level in the image space, and providing a specific level of alarm corresponding to the interrelation, wherein the warning indication module further comprises a warning parameter adjusting interface for adjusting and transmitting warning definition parameters to the space definition module, such that the space definition module defines the warning areas based on the warning definition parameters.