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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Curbow, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric Macintosh, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert St. Pierre, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen Uhler, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/126 ; G01C 2/128 ; G01C 2/134 ; G01C 2/136 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/126 ; G01C 2/128 ; G01C 2/134 ; G01C 2/136 ;
Abstract
A system and method for delivering parking information is disclosed. Embodiments of the present claimed invention utilize video imaging to analyze the availability of parking spaces. More specifically, a computer is used to process video images of a parking location to determine if a parking space is available.