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METHODS FOR MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE OF VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS

  • US 20140270384A1
  • Filed: 03/17/2014
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform a process comprising:

  • receiving an image which includes a vehicle identification number (VIN);

    preprocessing the image in preparation for data extraction;

    identifying a first value of the VIN from the preprocessed image;

    verifying the first value of the VIN using a redundancy test;

    performing an optical character recognition step to extract a second value of the VIN and comparing the first value with the second value to determine if there is a match; and

    outputting a confirmed VIN value.

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