INFORMING A DRIVER OR AN OWNER OF A VEHICLE OF VISIBLE PROBLEMS DETECTED BY OUTSIDE VIDEO SOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for informing a driver of a vehicle of visible problems detected by outside video sources, the method comprising:
- comparing a captured video image of a section of a vehicle to stored video patterns;
identifying a stored video pattern that substantially matches said captured video image; and
alerting a driver of said vehicle if differences between said identified stored video pattern and said captured video image amount to a problem.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for informing a driver or an owner of a vehicle of visible problems detected by outside video sources. An on-board vehicle subsystem may receive a video image of a section of the vehicle (e.g., tail light of vehicle) from an outside video source (e.g., another vehicle, parking lot surveillance system). The received video image may be compared with stored video patterns of various sections of the vehicle. The on-board vehicle subsystem may identify a stored video pattern that substantially matches the received video image. The driver of the vehicle may be alerted to a problem (e.g., broken tail light) if the differences between the identified stored video pattern and the received video image amount to a problem.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for informing a driver of a vehicle of visible problems detected by outside video sources, the method comprising:
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comparing a captured video image of a section of a vehicle to stored video patterns; identifying a stored video pattern that substantially matches said captured video image; and alerting a driver of said vehicle if differences between said identified stored video pattern and said captured video image amount to a problem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for informing an owner of a vehicle of visible problems detected by outside video sources, the method comprising:
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capturing a video image of a section of a vehicle; comparing said captured video image of said section of said vehicle to stored video patterns; identifying a stored video pattern that substantially matches said captured video image; and capturing an image of a license plate of an owner of said vehicle if differences between said identified stored video pattern and said captured video image amount to a problem. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a memory unit for storing a computer program for informing a driver of a vehicle of visible problems detected by outside video sources; and a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises; circuitry for comparing a captured video image of a section of said vehicle to stored video patterns; circuitry for identifying a stored video pattern that substantially matches said captured video image; and circuitry for alerting a driver of said vehicle if differences between said identified stored video pattern and said captured video image amount to a problem. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium for informing a driver of a vehicle of visible problems detected by outside video sources, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:
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comparing a captured video image of a section of said vehicle to stored video patterns; identifying a stored video pattern that substantially matches said captured video image; and alerting a driver of said vehicle if differences between said identified stored video pattern and said captured video image amount to a problem. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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