SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING WANTED VEHICLES
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle computing system for analyzing captured images, the in-vehicle computing system comprising:
- a camera;
an image capturing module to capture at least one image using the camera;
a communication module to (i) establish a communication connection with a mobile communication device and (ii) receive scanning data from the mobile communication device, the scanning data to identify one or more reference vehicle license plates; and
an image analysis module to (i) analyze the at least one image as a function of the scanning data and (ii) transmit a notification, using the communication module, to the mobile communication device in response to identifying a match between the scanning data and the at least one image.
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Abstract
A method, system, and device for analyzing images captured by a vehicle-based camera includes establishing a communication connection between a mobile communication device and an in-vehicle computing system. Scanning data may be retrieved from a scanning data server by the mobile communication device and, in some embodiments, forwarded to the in-vehicle computing system. A vehicle-base camera may be used to capture one or more images. An image analysis module of the in-vehicle computing system or mobile communication device may be used to analyze the captured image(s) for a match between the image(s) and the scanning data. In response to identifying a match, the mobile communication device may notify the scanning data server of the identified match.
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24 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle computing system for analyzing captured images, the in-vehicle computing system comprising:
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a camera; an image capturing module to capture at least one image using the camera; a communication module to (i) establish a communication connection with a mobile communication device and (ii) receive scanning data from the mobile communication device, the scanning data to identify one or more reference vehicle license plates; and an image analysis module to (i) analyze the at least one image as a function of the scanning data and (ii) transmit a notification, using the communication module, to the mobile communication device in response to identifying a match between the scanning data and the at least one image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more machine readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to being executed, result in a computing device:
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establishing a communication connection with a mobile communication device; receiving scanning data from the mobile communication device, the scanning data to identify one or more reference vehicle license plates; capturing, with a camera coupled the computing device, an image of a license plate of another vehicle; analyzing the captured image as a function of the scanning data; and transmitting a notification to the mobile communication device in response to identifying a match between the scanning data and the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for analyzing captured images on an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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establishing, using the in-vehicle computing system, a communication connection with a mobile communication device; receiving, with the in-vehicle computing system, scanning data from the mobile communication device, the scanning data identifying one or more reference vehicle license plates; capturing, with a camera of the vehicle, an image of a license plate of another vehicle; analyzing, using the in-vehicle computing system, the captured image as a function of the scanning data; and transmitting, from the in-vehicle computing system, a notification to the mobile communication device in response to identifying a match between the scanning data and the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A mobile communication device for forwarding match data to a scanning data server, the mobile communication device comprising:
a communication module to (i) establish a first wireless communication connection with an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, (ii) receive the match data from the in-vehicle computing system in response to the in-vehicle computing system identifying a match between scanning data and an image captured by a camera of the vehicle, (iii) establish a second wireless communication connection with the scanning data server, and (iv) transmitting the match data to the scanning data server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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