Method and apparatus for receiving listings of similar vehicles from an image

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9594971
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14716694

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Some aspects of the invention relate to a mobile apparatus including an image sensor configured to convert an optical image into an electrical signal. The optical image includes an image of a vehicle license plate. The mobile apparatus includes a license plate detector configured to process the electrical signal to recover information from the vehicle license plate image. The mobile apparatus includes an interface configured to transmit the vehicle license plate information to a remote apparatus and receive a listing corresponding to another vehicle in response to the transmission.

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  • BLINKER, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chung, David Ching-Chien San Francisco, US 32 185
Wach, Hans Brandon Longmont, US 42 322
Wilbert, Anthony Russell Denver, US 33 185

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