US 8,798,324 B2Granted

Vehicle identification based on an image

AssigneeeBay Inc.

InventorJonathan Conradt

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Abstract

A machine may be configured as a vehicle identification machine to identify a model of a vehicle based on an image that depicts a dashboard of the vehicle. As configured, the machine may receive an image of the dashboard, where the image depicts a layout of instrumentation within the dashboard. The machine may identify the layout of instrumentation by processing the image. For example, the machine may process the image by determining a position of an instrument within the layout of instrumentation, determining an outline of instrument, or both. The machine may access a data record that correlates a model of the vehicle with the identified layout of instrumentation and, based on the data record, identify the model of the vehicle. The machine may then provide a notification that references the vehicle, references the identified model of the vehicle, or references both.

Claims17

Dependent claims

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.

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A method comprising:

receiving a first image of a dashboard of a vehicle,
the first image depicting a layout of instrumentation within the dashboard of the vehicle;
identifying the layout of instrumentation depicted in the first image by processing the first 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;
accessing a first data record that correlates a model of the vehicle with the layout of instrumentation within the dashboard of the vehicle;
identifying 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,
the identifying of the model being performed by a processor of a machine;
receiving a second image that depicts a license number of the vehicle;
accessing a second data record that correlates the license number of the vehicle with a vehicle identification number of the vehicle;
and
providing a notification that references the vehicle, the vehicle identification number of the vehicle, and the identified model of the vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.