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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2012
Robert V. Weinmann, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Joshua N. Gelinske, Fargo, ND (US);
Robert M. Allen, Reiles Acres, ND (US);
Johan A. Wiig, Paris, FR;
Robert V. Weinmann, Wahpeton, ND (US);
Joshua N. Gelinske, Fargo, ND (US);
Robert M. Allen, Reiles Acres, ND (US);
Johan A. Wiig, Paris, FR;
Appareo Systems, LLC, Fargo, ND (US);
Abstract
A system and method of acquiring information from an image 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 vehicle, and image recognition algorithms are used to identify the current state or position of the corresponding portion of the vehicle.