Vehicle-based quick response code scanning method

A camera control system for scanning of a quick response (QR) code during a vehicle-merchant transaction, comprising:

• a vehicle-mounted camera;
• a processor;
• and
• a computer storage medium (“memory”) on which is recorded instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the camera control system to:
• collect camera data of the QR code via the vehicle-mounted camera when the QR code is displayed on a display screen of an infrastructure node and a vehicle having the vehicle-mounted camera is in motion relative to the display screen;
• process the camera data via the processor to determine characteristics of the camera data;
• perform a multi-factor health check of the QR code using the characteristics of the camera data, including determining a skewness or angular orientation of the QR code;
• and
• execute a control action of the camera and/or the vehicle in response to skewness or angular orientation of the QR code being less than a corresponding skewness or angular orientation threshold of the multi-factor health check.

A vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a set of road wheels connected to the vehicle body;
• and
• a camera control system operable for scanning of a quick response (QR) code during a vehicle-merchant transaction between the vehicle and an infrastructure node, the camera control system comprising:
• a vehicle-mounted camera;
• a processor;
• and
• a computer storage medium (“memory”) on which is recorded instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the camera control system to:
• collect camera data of the QR code via the vehicle-mounted camera when the QR code is displayed on a display screen of an infrastructure node and the vehicle is in motion relative to the display screen;
• process the camera data via the processor to determine characteristics of the camera data;
• perform a multi-factor health check of the QR code using the characteristics of the camera data, including performing (i) a check of clarity of the image data, and (ii) a check of a skewness or angular orientation of the QR code;
• execute a control action of the camera by adjusting one or more settings of the camera to optimize the scanning of the QR code in response to the skewness or angular orientation of the QR code being less than a corresponding skewness or angular orientation threshold of the multi-factor health check.