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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
Rahul Bhotika, Albany, NY (US);
Paulo Ricardo Dos Santos Mendonca, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jens Rittscher, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Thomas Baby Sebastian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Rahul Bhotika, Albany, NY (US);
Paulo Ricardo dos Santos Mendonca, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jens Rittscher, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Thomas Baby Sebastian, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention aims at providing a method for detecting a color of a signal light from a moving vehicle such as railroad train. The method includes capturing an image from a camera mounted on the moving vehicle and extracting candidate regions in the image that contain light region. The method further includes classifying the candidate regions as a signal light region or a non-signal light region and identifying the color of the signal light region.