System and method for electronic processing of vehicle transactions based on image detection of vehicle license plate
First Claim
1. A system for automatically identifying vehicle information and facilitating a transaction related to a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an image sensor configured to capture an optical image of a vehicle, with the optical image including at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle,an interface configured to transmit the captured optical image;
a remote server having a computer processor and configured to;
receive the transmitted and captured optical image,automatically scan the captured optical image to identify the at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle,automatically compare the identified at least one distinguishing feature with a unique feature database that includes respective vehicle identification information associated with each of a plurality of unique vehicle features,automatically identify the respective vehicle identification information that corresponds to the vehicle upon determining a match between the identified at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle and the respective one of the plurality of unique vehicle features,automatically determine a confidence percentage based on the match between the identified at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle and the respective one of the plurality of unique vehicle features, wherein the confidence percentage indicates a determination level of closeness of the match,automatically identify corresponding vehicle configuration information based on the identified vehicle identification information, andautomatically transmit the identified vehicle configuration information to the first computing apparatus to be displayed thereon when the confidence percentage is above a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for automatically identifying a vehicle and facilitating a transaction related to the vehicle. The system includes a first computing apparatus having an image sensor that captures optical images of a vehicle and an interface that transmits the captured optical image. The system further includes a remote server that receives the transmitted and captured optical image, automatically scans the captured optical image to identify one or more distinguishing features of the vehicle, automatically compares the identified distinguishing features with a unique feature database that includes respective vehicle identification information associated with unique vehicle features, automatically identify the vehicle identification information that corresponds to the vehicle upon determining a match, automatically identify vehicle configuration information based on the identified vehicle identification information, and automatically transmit the identified vehicle configuration information to the first computing apparatus to be displayed thereon.
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1. A system for automatically identifying vehicle information and facilitating a transaction related to a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a first computing apparatus having; an image sensor configured to capture an optical image of a vehicle, with the optical image including at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle, an interface configured to transmit the captured optical image; a remote server having a computer processor and configured to; receive the transmitted and captured optical image, automatically scan the captured optical image to identify the at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle, automatically compare the identified at least one distinguishing feature with a unique feature database that includes respective vehicle identification information associated with each of a plurality of unique vehicle features, automatically identify the respective vehicle identification information that corresponds to the vehicle upon determining a match between the identified at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle and the respective one of the plurality of unique vehicle features, automatically determine a confidence percentage based on the match between the identified at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle and the respective one of the plurality of unique vehicle features, wherein the confidence percentage indicates a determination level of closeness of the match, automatically identify corresponding vehicle configuration information based on the identified vehicle identification information, and automatically transmit the identified vehicle configuration information to the first computing apparatus to be displayed thereon when the confidence percentage is above a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for automatically identifying vehicle information and facilitating a transaction related to a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a first computing apparatus having; an image sensor configured to capture an optical image of a vehicle, with the optical image including at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle, an interface configured to transmit the captured optical image; a remote server having a computer processor and configured to; receive the transmitted and captured optical image, automatically scan the captured optical image to identify the at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle, automatically compare the identified at least one distinguishing feature with a unique feature database that includes respective vehicle identification information associated with each of a plurality of unique vehicle features, automatically identify the respective vehicle identification information that corresponds to the vehicle upon determining a match between the identified at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle and the respective one of the plurality of unique vehicle features, automatically identify corresponding vehicle configuration information based on the identified vehicle identification information, and automatically transmit the identified vehicle configuration information to the first computing apparatus to be displayed thereon, automatically provide for access to vehicle sales information in response to a posting request from the first computing apparatus, wherein the posting request includes including at least an offered sales price; a second computing apparatus configured to display on an interface the vehicle sales information and to automatically initiate the transaction related to the vehicle in response to a user input on the interface of the second computing apparatus, wherein the remote server is further configured to; automatically facilitate the transaction related to the vehicle upon the second mobile apparatus initiating the transaction based on the user input, and receive confirmation from at least one of the first computing apparatus and the second computing apparatus that users of the respective computing apparatuses have agreed to transfer ownership of the vehicle and, in response to the confirmation, facilitate the transaction as a transfer of ownership of the vehicle between the users. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for automatically identifying vehicle information and facilitating a transaction related to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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capturing, by an image sensor of a first computing apparatus, an optical image of a vehicle, with the optical image including at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle; transmitting, by an interface of the first computing apparatus, the transmit the captured optical image; receiving, by a remote server, the transmitted and captured optical image; automatically scanning, by the remote server, the captured optical image to identify the at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle; automatically comparing, by the remote server, the identified at least one distinguishing feature with a unique feature database that includes respective vehicle identification information associated with each of a plurality of unique vehicle features; automatically identifying, by the remote server, the respective vehicle identification information that corresponds to the vehicle upon determining a match between the identified at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle and the respective one of the plurality of unique vehicle features; automatically identifying, by the remote server, corresponding vehicle configuration information based on the identified vehicle identification information; automatically determining, by the remote server, a confidence percentage based on the match between the identified at least one distinguishing feature of the vehicle and the respective one of the plurality of unique vehicle features, wherein the confidence percentage indicates a determination level of closeness of the match; and automatically transmitting, by the remote server, the identified vehicle configuration information to the first computing apparatus to be displayed thereon when the confidence percentage is above a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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