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Optical image monitoring system and method for vehicles

  • US 8,779,944 B2
  • Filed: 11/27/2012
  • Issued: 07/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of acquiring information from an image of at least a portion of a vehicle comprising the steps of:

  • mounting at least one imaging device aboard said vehicle, wherein said imaging device has a view of an external control surface of said vehicle;

    providing a computer processor connected to and controlling said imaging device;

    capturing an image of said external control surface with said imaging device;

    inputting said image to said computer processor;

    identifying with said computer processor a state of said image; and

    said computer processor providing an output corresponding to said image state.

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