VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION BASED ON AN IMAGE

• US 20150086081A1
• Filed: 12/02/2014
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Conradt, Jonathan Leonard
• Granted Patent: US 9,213,918 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/24 Classification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30268 Vehicle interior
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/73 using feature-based methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/59 inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 2201/02 Recognising information on displays, dials, clocks
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 2201/08 Detecting or categorising vehicles

Abstract

A machine may be configured as a vehicle identification machine to identify a model of a vehicle based on an image that depicts a dashboard of the vehicle. As configured, the machine may receive an image of the dashboard, where the image depicts a layout of instrumentation within the dashboard. The machine may identify the layout of instrumentation by processing the image. For example, the machine may process the image by determining a position of an instrument within the layout of instrumentation, determining an outline of instrument, or both. The machine may access a data record that correlates a model of the vehicle with the identified layout of instrumentation and, based on the data record, identify the model of the vehicle. The machine may then provide a notification that references the vehicle, references the identified model of the vehicle, or references both.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a reception module configured to receive an image of a dashboard of a vehicle, the image depicting a layout of instrumentation within the dashboard of the vehicle;

a dashboard module configured to identify the layout of instrumentation depicted in the image by processing the image of the dashboard of the vehicle;

a correlation module configured to access a data record that correlates a model of the vehicle with the layout of instrumentation within the dashboard of the vehicle;

a processor configured by an identification module to identify the model of the vehicle based on the data record that correlates the model of the vehicle with the layout of instrumentation depicted in the image; and

a notification module configured to provide a notification that references the vehicle and the identified model of the vehicle.