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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
Helen Haekyung Shin, Fairpoint, NY (US);
Robert P. Loce, Webster, NY (US);
Wencheng Wu, Webster, NY (US);
Thomas F. Wade, Rochester, NY (US);
Peter Paul, Webster, NY (US);
Edgar Bernal, Webster, NY (US);
Helen HaeKyung Shin, Fairpoint, NY (US);
Robert P. Loce, Webster, NY (US);
Wencheng Wu, Webster, NY (US);
Thomas F. Wade, Rochester, NY (US);
Peter Paul, Webster, NY (US);
Edgar Bernal, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A camera may be positioned to have a direct view of on-coming vehicle traffic from a first perspective. Additionally, a reflective surface, such as a mirror, may be positioned within the viewing area of the same camera to provide the camera with a reflected view of vehicle traffic from a second perspective. The images recorded by the camera may then be received by a computing device. The computing device may separate the images into a direct view region and a reflected view region. After separation, the regions may be analyzed independently and/or combined with other regions, and the analyzed data may be stored. The regions may be analyzed to determine various vehicle characteristics, including, but not limited to, vehicle speed, license plate identification, vehicle occupancy, vehicle count, and vehicle type.