Adaptive instrument and operator control recognition
US8319665B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of acquiring information from an image of an instrument panel of a vehicle in real time wherein at least one imaging device with advanced light metering capabilities is placed aboard a vehicle, a computer processor means is provided to control the imaging device and the advanced light metering capabilities, the advanced light metering capabilities are used to capture an image of at least a portion of the instrument panel, such as a gauge or operator control, and image recognition algorithms are used to identify the current state of the imaged portion of the instrument panel.
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