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AUTOMATED RUNNING-ENGINE DETECTION IN STATIONARY MOTOR VEHICLES

  • US 20130201324A1
  • Filed: 02/02/2012
  • Published: 08/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for idling vehicle detection, said method comprising:

  • shining a light source on a surface of a vehicle with an illumination module;

    collecting light reflected from said surface of said vehicle with a capture module; and

    processing said collected light reflected from said surface of said vehicle surface with a processing module wherein said processing module determines if said vehicle'"'"'s engine is running or if said vehicle'"'"'s engine is not running.

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