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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Thomas Henry Barnes, Austin, TX (US);
John W. Dunsmoir, Round Rock, TX (US);
Sheryl S. Kinstler, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Ramanarayan N. Ramanujam, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Carol Sue Robertson Watson, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas Henry Barnes, Austin, TX (US);
John W. Dunsmoir, Round Rock, TX (US);
Sheryl S. Kinstler, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Ramanarayan N. Ramanujam, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Carol Sue Robertson Watson, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for tracking vehicles in a parking facility using optics. The process receives a series of two-dimensional images of a vehicle in a parking facility from a camera. The process generates an object representing the vehicle based on the series of two-dimensional images. The object includes a set of parameters defining an outer edge frame for the vehicle. The process determines a location of the vehicle in the parking garage based on the outer edge frame and positional pixel data for the parking facility.