Asset Monitoring System Using Multiple Imagers
First Claim
1. An asset including an arrangement for monitoring objects in an interior of the asset, comprising:
- at least first and second optical imagers for obtaining images of a common area of the interior, said first and second imagers being spaced apart from one another; and
processing circuitry coupled to said first and second imagers and arranged to derive information about objects in the interior from images obtained by said first and second imagers.
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Abstract
Asset including an arrangement for monitoring objects in an interior of the asset includes at least first and second optical imagers for obtaining images of a common area of the interior and which are spaced apart from one another, and processing circuitry coupled to the first and second imagers and arranged to derive information about objects in the interior from images obtained by the first and second imagers. A communication system may be arranged on the asset and coupled to the processing circuitry. The communication system wirelessly transmits the information about the objects to a remote facility. A location determining system may be arranged on the asset to monitor the location of the asset so that the communication system also transmits the location of the asset to the remote facility.
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19 Claims
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1. An asset including an arrangement for monitoring objects in an interior of the asset, comprising:
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at least first and second optical imagers for obtaining images of a common area of the interior, said first and second imagers being spaced apart from one another; and
processing circuitry coupled to said first and second imagers and arranged to derive information about objects in the interior from images obtained by said first and second imagers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for obtaining information about objects in an asset, comprising:
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mounting at least first and second optical imagers on the asset spaced apart from one another;
obtaining images of a common area of the interior using the first and second imagers; and
deriving information about objects in the interior from the obtained images.
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