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Methods for mobile image capture of vehicle identification numbers in a non-document

  • US 10,095,947 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2017
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform a process comprising:

  • capturing an image which includes a vehicle identification number (VIN);

    making a color assumption with respect to the VIN;

    identifying candidate text strings that may include the VIN;

    performing an optical character recognition (OCR) on the candidate text strings;

    sending the candidate text strings for validation; and

    in response to the candidate test string being validated, receiving a confirmed VIN value for the validated candidate text strings.

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