Vehicle identification number capture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9036040
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13722303

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An image processing system may process an image of indicia positioned behind a reflective surface. The indicia may be a vehicle identification number and the reflective surface may be a windshield of a vehicle. The image processing system may receive an initial image of the indicia positioned behind a reflective surface and process the initial image to produce a resulting image. In processing the initial image, the image processing system may identify an interest region of the initial image, where the interest region identifies a portion of the initial image affected by glare caused by the reflective surface, texturize the interest region to account for the glare, and remove a defocusing effect from the initial image to account for blur, reflection, or both, caused by the reflective surface. Then, the image processing system may extract data, such as the vehicle identification number, from the resulting image.

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  • UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Danko, Amanda Shannon Albany, US 5 324

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