Determining images having unidentifiable license plates
First Claim
1. A method of processing an image, the method comprising:
- a computer determining a category specifying characteristics of a shape of a license plate of a vehicle;
based on the category, the computer determining characteristics of objects in the image do not match the characteristics of the shape of the license plate;
based on the characteristics of the objects in the image not matching the characteristics of the shape of the license plate, the computer determining the image does not include an identifiable license plate;
in response to the step of determining the image does not include the identifiable license plate, the computer determining the image is invalid and bypassing a manual character recognition process for determining identifiers in license plates;
the computer determining the category so that the category further specifies characteristics of a shape of a second license plate;
based on the category specifying the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate, the computer determining first characteristics of objects in a second image match the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate;
the computer determining a second category specifying characteristics of a background color of the second license plate, the background color being a predominant color within the shape of the second license plate, and the background color specifying a country, state, province, or other governmental jurisdiction required to be associated with any identifiable license plate;
based on the second category, the computer determining second characteristics of the objects in the second image do not match the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate,based on the second characteristics of the objects in the second image not matching the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, the computer determining the second image does not include a second identifiable license plate; and
in response to the step of determining the second image does not include the second identifiable license plate, the computer determining the second image is invalid and bypassing the manual character recognition process for determining identifiers on license plates.
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Abstract
An approach for processing an image is presented. A category specifying characteristics of a shape of a license plate of a vehicle is determined. Based on the category, characteristics of objects in the image are determined to not match the characteristics of the shape of the license plate. Based on the characteristics of the objects in the image not matching the characteristics of the shape of the license plate, the image is determined to not include an identifiable license plate. In response to determining the image does not include the identifiable license plate, the image is determined to be invalid and a manual character recognition process for determining identifiers in license plates is bypassed.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of processing an image, the method comprising:
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a computer determining a category specifying characteristics of a shape of a license plate of a vehicle; based on the category, the computer determining characteristics of objects in the image do not match the characteristics of the shape of the license plate; based on the characteristics of the objects in the image not matching the characteristics of the shape of the license plate, the computer determining the image does not include an identifiable license plate; in response to the step of determining the image does not include the identifiable license plate, the computer determining the image is invalid and bypassing a manual character recognition process for determining identifiers in license plates; the computer determining the category so that the category further specifies characteristics of a shape of a second license plate; based on the category specifying the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate, the computer determining first characteristics of objects in a second image match the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate; the computer determining a second category specifying characteristics of a background color of the second license plate, the background color being a predominant color within the shape of the second license plate, and the background color specifying a country, state, province, or other governmental jurisdiction required to be associated with any identifiable license plate; based on the second category, the computer determining second characteristics of the objects in the second image do not match the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, based on the second characteristics of the objects in the second image not matching the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, the computer determining the second image does not include a second identifiable license plate; and in response to the step of determining the second image does not include the second identifiable license plate, the computer determining the second image is invalid and bypassing the manual character recognition process for determining identifiers on license plates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); a memory coupled to the CPU; a computer-readable, tangible storage device coupled to the CPU, the storage device containing instructions that are executed by the CPU via the memory to implement a method of processing an image, the method comprising; the computer system determining a category specifying characteristics of a shape of a license plate of a vehicle; based on the category, the computer system determining characteristics of objects in the image do not match the characteristics of the shape of the license plate; based on the characteristics of the objects in the image not matching the characteristics of the shape of the license plate, the computer system determining the image does not include an identifiable license plate; in response to the step of determining the image does not include the identifiable license plate, the computer system determining the image is invalid and bypassing a manual character recognition process for determining identifiers in license plates; the computer system determining the category so that the category further specifies characteristics of a shape of a second license plate; based on the category specifying the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate, the computer system determining first characteristics of objects in a second image match the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate; the computer system determining a second category specifying characteristics of a background color of the second license plate, the background color being a predominant color within the shape of the second license plate, and the background color specifying a country, state, province, or other governmental jurisdiction required to be associated with any identifiable license plate; based on the second category, the computer system determining second characteristics of the objects in the second image do not match the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, based on the second characteristics of the objects in the second image not matching the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, the computer system determining the second image does not include a second identifiable license plate; and in response to the step of determining the second image does not include the second identifiable license plate, the computer system determining the second image is invalid and bypassing the manual character recognition process for determining identifiers on license plates. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable, tangible storage device; and a computer-readable program code stored in the computer-readable, tangible storage device, the computer-readable program code containing instructions that are executed by a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system to implement a method of processing an image, the method comprising; the computer system determining a category specifying characteristics of a shape of a license plate of a vehicle; based on the category, the computer system determining characteristics of objects in the image do not match the characteristics of the shape of the license plate; based on the characteristics of the objects in the image not matching the characteristics of the shape of the license plate, the computer system determining the image does not include an identifiable license plate; in response to the step of determining the image does not include the identifiable license plate, the computer system determining the image is invalid and bypassing a manual character recognition process for determining identifiers in license plates; the computer system determining the category so that the category further specifies characteristics of a shape of a second license plate; based on the category specifying the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate, the computer system determining first characteristics of objects in a second image match the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate; the computer system determining a second category specifying characteristics of a background color of the second license plate, the background color being a predominant color within the shape of the second license plate, and the background color specifying a country, state, province, or other governmental jurisdiction required to be associated with any identifiable license plate; based on the second category, the computer system determining second characteristics of the objects in the second image do not match the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, based on the second characteristics of the objects in the second image not matching the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, the computer system determining the second image does not include a second identifiable license plate; and in response to the step of determining the second image does not include the second identifiable license plate, the computer system determining the second image is invalid and bypassing the manual character recognition process for determining identifiers on license plates. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A process for supporting computing infrastructure, the process comprising the step of:
a first computer system providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a second computer system, the computer-readable code containing instructions, wherein the instructions, when carried out by a processor of the second computer system, implement a method of processing an image, the method comprising; the second computer system determining a category specifying characteristics of a shape of a license plate of a vehicle; based on the category, the second computer system determining characteristics of objects in the image do not match the characteristics of the shape of the license plate; based on the characteristics of the objects in the image not matching the characteristics of the shape of the license plate, the second computer system determining the image does not include an identifiable license plate; in response to the step of determining the image does not include the identifiable license plate, the second computer system determining the image is invalid and bypassing a manual character recognition process for determining identifiers in license plates; the second computer system determining the category so that the category further specifies characteristics of a shape of a second license plate; based on the category specifying the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate, the second computer system determining first characteristics of objects in a second image match the characteristics of the shape of the second license plate; the second computer system determining a second category specifying characteristics of a background color of the second license plate, the background color being the predominant color within the shape of the second license plate, and the background color specifying a country, state, province, or other governmental jurisdiction required to be associated with any identifiable license plate; based on the second category, the second computer system determining second characteristics of the objects in the second image do not match the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, based on the second characteristics of the objects in the second image not matching the characteristics of the background color of the second license plate, the second computer system determining the second image does not include a second identifiable license plate; and in response to the step of determining the second image does not include the second identifiable license plate, the second computer system determining the second image is invalid and bypassing the manual character recognition process for determining identifiers on license plates. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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