Automated system for vehicle tracking

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024255601-A1
Application number	US-202418630033-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 9, 2024
Priority date	Jun 7, 2019
Publication date	Aug 1, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Aspects described herein may allow for vehicle tracking. Systems and methods described herein may allow a vehicle to automatically detect the presence of a physical marker at a parking space. An image of the physical marker may be processed to determine the location of the vehicle, which may be stored and/or output for display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
sending, by a mobile device, video of an environment of the mobile device, wherein the video comprises a first image of a first physical marker; receiving, by the mobile device and based on the first image, information indicating a path, wherein the information comprises a determined location of the mobile device, a location of the first physical marker, and a location of a vehicle; determining, by the mobile device and based on the information indicating the path, one or more directions from the mobile device to the vehicle; determining, by the mobile device, a first direction from the one or more directions based on determining a relative orientation of the mobile device and the first physical marker depicted by the first image; and displaying, by the mobile device and based on the relative orientation, a first augmented reality direction comprising the first direction overlaid on the video.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first physical marker comprises a QR code.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating the path comprises information indicating a predefined path from the first physical marker to the location of the vehicle.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the predefined path comprises the one or more directions based on the determined location of the mobile device, the location of the first physical marker, and the location of the vehicle.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information indicating the path comprises information for a plurality of paths from the determined location of the mobile device to the location of the vehicle, wherein the path is one of the plurality of paths, and wherein determining the one or more directions comprises determining, by the mobile device, the one or more directions based on determining that the path is a shortest route of the plurality of paths.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first augmented reality direction comprises a directional symbol indicating the first direction based on the relative orientation of the mobile device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying, by the mobile device, an augmented reality marker corresponding to the location of the vehicle.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining an orientation of the first physical marker, wherein the first augmented reality direction is based on the orientation of the first physical marker.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the orientation is based on feedback from a solid-state gyroscope.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the mobile device and after the vehicle has been moved, an updated location of the vehicle.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein a user is associated with the vehicle based on a user request to test drive the vehicle.

12 . An apparatus comprising:
an image sensor; a wireless transceiver; an orientation sensor; a display screen; one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
capture, by the image sensor, video of an environment of the apparatus, wherein the video comprises a first image of a first QR code;
receive, based on the first image, a location of the apparatus;
send, by the wireless transceiver, a request for a path from the location of the apparatus to a location of a vehicle;
receive, using the wireless transceiver, information indicating the path, wherein the information comprises a location of the first QR code and the location of the vehicle;
determine, based on an orientation of the apparatus received from the orientation sensor, based on determining a relative position of the first QR code depicted by the image, based on the location of the apparatus, and based on the path, a first direction to the vehicle, wherein the first direction indicates the location of a second QR code; and
output, for display on the display screen, based on the orientation, and based on the relative position, a first augmented reality direction comprising the first direction overlaid on the video.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the information indicating the path comprises information indicating a predefined path comprising a location of the first QR code, a location of the second QR code, and the location of the vehicle.

14 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the orientation sensor comprises a solid-state gyroscope.

15 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to transmit, by the wireless transceiver and after the vehicle has been moved, an updated location of the vehicle.

16 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a user is associated with the vehicle based on a user request to test drive the vehicle.

17 . An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and memory storing computer-readable instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to: send video of an environment associated with the apparatus, wherein the video comprises a first image of a first physical marker; receive, and based on the first image, a location associated with the apparatus; receive information indicating a path to a location of a vehicle, wherein the information comprises a location of the first physical marker and a location of the vehicle; determine, based on the information indicating the path, one or more directions to the vehicle; determine a first direction from the one or more directions based on determining a relative orientation of the apparatus and the first physical marker depicted by the first image, wherein the first direction indicates a second physical marker positioned along the path; and display, based on the relative orientation, a first augmented reality direction comprising the first direction overlaid on the video.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the first physical marker comprises a QR code.

19 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to transmit, after the vehicle has been moved, an updated location of the vehicle.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein a user is associated with the vehicle based on a user request to test drive the vehicle.

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Tang Qiaochu
• Price Micah
• Hoover Jason
• Dagley Geoffrey
• Ghamsari Avid

Classifications

• G06T7/70

  Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80) · CPC title

• G06T2207/30244

  Camera pose · CPC title

• G08G1/205

  Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental · CPC title

• G06T2207/30264

  Parking · CPC title

• G07C5/008 Primary

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title