Apparatus and method for locating, identifying and tracking vehicles in a parking area
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1. A method for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the method comprising:
- determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and
displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces to people seeking to park vehicles, wherein the step of determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces comprises;
repeatedly capturing a sequence of images of pre-defined vehicle parking spaces;
processing the repeatedly captured sequence of images of the pre-defined vehicle parking spaces resulting in segmentation of the respective images into vehicle and non-vehicle objects; and
identifying one or more features in the respective processed captured images, wherein the features are representative of a vehicle'"'"'s presence.
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Abstract
A method for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the method comprising determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces to people seeking to park vehicles.
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1. A method for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the method comprising:
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determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces to people seeking to park vehicles, wherein the step of determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces comprises; repeatedly capturing a sequence of images of pre-defined vehicle parking spaces; processing the repeatedly captured sequence of images of the pre-defined vehicle parking spaces resulting in segmentation of the respective images into vehicle and non-vehicle objects; and identifying one or more features in the respective processed captured images, wherein the features are representative of a vehicle'"'"'s presence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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4. A system for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the system comprising:
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one or more first detection units for determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and one or more display units for displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces wherein each first detection unit comprises; one or more camera elements for repeatedly capturing a sequence of images of predefined vehicle parking spaces, one or more image processing units for processing the repeatedly captured sequence of images obtained by the first detection unit resulting in segmentation of the respective images into vehicle and non-vehicle objects, and one or more processors for identifying one or more features in the respective processed captured images, wherein each of the features are representative of a vehicle'"'"'s presence. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable data storage medium having stored thereon computer code means for instructing a computer to execute a method for use in the management of vehicle parking in a vehicle parking area having a plurality of vehicle parking spaces, the method comprising:
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determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces; and displaying the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces, wherein the step of determining the locations of vacant vehicle parking spaces comprises; repeatedly capturing a sequence of images of pre-defined vehicle parking spaces; processing the repeatedly captured sequence of images of the pre-defined vehicle parking spaces resulting in segmentation of the respective images into vehicle and non-vehicle objects; and identifying one or more features in the respective processed captured images, wherein the features are representative of a vehicle'"'"'s presence.
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