Patent ID: 8139115

Claim:
A computer implemented method for tracking vehicles in a parking facility, the computer implemented method comprising the steps of: receiving a first series of two-dimensional images of a vehicle in the parking facility from a first camera; generating an object representing the vehicle based on the first series of two-dimensional images, wherein the object includes a set of parameters defining an outer edge frame for the vehicle, wherein the outer edge frame is a pentagonal outer edge frame; receiving a plurality of pixels for a camera image of the parking facility; assigning each pixel in the plurality of pixels to a corresponding location in the parking facility, wherein assigning creates data describing the assigning; determining a location of the vehicle in the parking facility based on the outer edge frame and the data; and identifying a direction of the vehicle based on only a right lower edge and a left lower edge of the pentagonal outer edge frame, wherein the right lower edge and the left lower edge indicate a direction of a set of wheels on the vehicle.