DETECTION DETECTION OF CELL PHONE OR MOBILE DEVICE USE IN MOTOR VEHICLE
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1. A method for detecting presence of a graphical display of a mobile device within a motor vehicle, comprising:
- capturing an image of a vehicle being operated on a public roadway;
determining a location of a driver'"'"'s seat region of the vehicle within the image;
detecting the presence of an illuminated graphical display in the driver'"'"'s seat region of the vehicle in the image, the presence of the graphical display being detected by;
processing the image to identify a signature pixel characteristic indicative of a graphical display in the driver'"'"'s seat region of the vehicle in the image; and
outputting an indication of a positive detection of the graphical display.
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Abstract
Embodiments for the detection of mobile device use in a motor vehicle are disclosed. As one example, a system and method are disclosed in which an image of a scene is captured via a camera. The presence of a graphical display of a mobile device is detected within the scene by processing the image to identify a signature pixel characteristic indicative of a graphical display in a portion of the scene corresponding to a driver'"'"'s position within a vehicle frame of reference. An indication of a positive detection of the graphical display is output by the system.
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1. A method for detecting presence of a graphical display of a mobile device within a motor vehicle, comprising:
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capturing an image of a vehicle being operated on a public roadway;
determining a location of a driver'"'"'s seat region of the vehicle within the image;
detecting the presence of an illuminated graphical display in the driver'"'"'s seat region of the vehicle in the image, the presence of the graphical display being detected by;processing the image to identify a signature pixel characteristic indicative of a graphical display in the driver'"'"'s seat region of the vehicle in the image; and outputting an indication of a positive detection of the graphical display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for detection of a driver'"'"'s mobile device use while operating a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a camera positioned to capture an image of a driver'"'"'s side of a motor vehicle while the vehicle is being operated on a public roadway; a computing device being configured to receive the image from the camera, and process the image to identify a graphical display of a mobile device being operated by the driver of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for detecting presence of a graphical display of a mobile device within a motor vehicle, comprising:
a first camera to capture a first image of a scene from a first perspective;
a second camera to capture a second image of the scene from a second perspective;a computing system configured to; receive the first image and the second image from the first camera and the second camera;
detect presence of a graphical display within the scene by processing the first image to identify a signature pixel characteristic indicative of the graphical display in a portion of the scene corresponding to a driver'"'"'s position within a vehicle frame of reference, the signature pixel characteristic including one or more of a hue, value, chroma, brightness, and/or luminosity;
transmit the second image to a remote computing device via a communication network, or present the second image responsive to a positive detection of the graphical display responsive to a positive detection of the graphical display.- View Dependent Claims (20)
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