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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael T. Chan, Bedford, MA (US);
Jason R. Thornton, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Aaron Z. Yahr, Somerville, MA (US);
Heather Zwahlen, Arlington, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented image processing method includes accessing image data representing a plurality of images of a plurality of vehicles and reading a data model representing a predefined vehicle attribute. The method further includes processing a portion of the image data to detect a vehicle feature of at least one of the vehicles represented in at least one of the images based on the predefined vehicle attribute, and processing the portion of the image data to generate vehicle data representing the detected vehicle feature.