METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENTLY MONITORING PARKING OCCUPANCY
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1. A system for determining parking occupancy, the system comprising:
- one or more video cameras;
a processing system comprising one or more processors capable of receiving data from the one or more video cameras; and
a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the one or more computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising;
constructing a parking area model based on a parking area, wherein the parking area model comprises one or more parking space models, each associated with a parking space in the parking area;
receiving a set of image frames for the parking area from the one or more video cameras;
selecting a region of interest within an image frame from the set of image frames;
performing vehicle detection on the region of interest within the image frame;
determining that there is a change in parking status for a parking space model associated with the region of interest; and
updating parking status information for a parking space associated with the parking space model based on determining that there is a change in parking status.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining parking occupancy by constructing a parking area model based on a parking area, receiving image frames from at least one video camera, selecting at least one region of interest from the image frames, performing vehicle detection on the region(s) of interest, determining that there is a change in parking status for a parking space model associated with the region of interest, and updating parking status information for a parking space associated with the parking space model.
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1. A system for determining parking occupancy, the system comprising:
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one or more video cameras; a processing system comprising one or more processors capable of receiving data from the one or more video cameras; and a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the one or more computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising; constructing a parking area model based on a parking area, wherein the parking area model comprises one or more parking space models, each associated with a parking space in the parking area; receiving a set of image frames for the parking area from the one or more video cameras; selecting a region of interest within an image frame from the set of image frames; performing vehicle detection on the region of interest within the image frame; determining that there is a change in parking status for a parking space model associated with the region of interest; and updating parking status information for a parking space associated with the parking space model based on determining that there is a change in parking status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining parking occupancy, comprising:
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constructing a parking area model based on a parking area, wherein the parking area model comprises one or more parking space models, each associated with a parking space in the parking area; receiving a set of image frames for the parking area from one or more video cameras; selecting a region of interest within an image frame from the set of image frames; performing vehicle detection on the region of interest within the image frame; determining that there is a change in parking status for a parking space model associated with the region of interest; and updating parking status information for a parking space associated with the parking space model based on determining that there is a change in parking status. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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