SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE RECOGNITION IN A DYNAMIC SETTING
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1. A system for identifying a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one camera communicatively connected to at least one network hub, computer or gateway device for capturing at least one image of a passing vehicle;
a network hub, computer or gateway device for creating at least one template consisting of a plurality of pixels from the at least one image; and
a database for storing the at least one template and a plurality of known templates associated with at least one prior passing vehicle;
wherein the at least one template is compared to ones of the plurality of known templates for the identification of at least one prior passing vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method for use with at least one internet protocol (IP) video camera, or other vision capture equipment to look for and identify vehicles passing a particular point or points in the drive thru lane and a retail establishment, such as, for example, a quick service restaurant.
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1. A system for identifying a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one camera communicatively connected to at least one network hub, computer or gateway device for capturing at least one image of a passing vehicle; a network hub, computer or gateway device for creating at least one template consisting of a plurality of pixels from the at least one image; and a database for storing the at least one template and a plurality of known templates associated with at least one prior passing vehicle; wherein the at least one template is compared to ones of the plurality of known templates for the identification of at least one prior passing vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for identifying a vehicle, comprising:
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providing, at least two locations, at least two cameras communicatively connected to at least one network hub, computer or gateway device for capturing at least two images of a passing vehicle; creating at least two templates consisting of a plurality of pixels from the at least two images; and storing on at least one database the at least two templates and a plurality of known templates associated with at least one prior passing vehicle; wherein one of the at least two templates is compared to ones of the plurality of known templates for the identification of at least one prior passing vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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