Toll road detection and reporting system
AssigneeDENSO International America, Inc.
InventorsMarkos Gerges, Miki Sato, Ting-Yu Lai
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Abstract
A toll road detection and notification system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras, a sign recognition unit, and a driver alert system. The plurality of cameras is configured to take images of a vehicle's environment. The sign recognition unit is configured to analyze the images from the plurality of cameras, detect a toll sign, and determine toll information. The driver alert system is configured to receive toll information from the sign recognition unit and notify a driver of the vehicle of the toll information.
Claims18
A toll road detection and notification system for a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of cameras configured to take images of a vehicle's environment;
- a sign recognition unit configured to analyze the images from the plurality of cameras, detect a toll sign, and determine toll information;
- and
- a driver alert system configured to receive toll information from the sign recognition unit and notify a driver of the vehicle of the toll information.
A method of detecting and reporting a toll road comprising:
- capturing, by a plurality of cameras, at least one image of an environment of a vehicle on which the plurality of cameras are mounted;
- analyzing, by a sign recognition unit, the at least one image from the plurality of cameras;
- detecting, by the sign recognition unit, a toll sign from the at least one image;
- determining, by the sign recognition unit, toll information;
- receiving, by a driver alert system, toll information from the sign recognition unit;
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- notifying, by the driver alert system, a driver of the vehicle of the toll information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.