Bicycle presence detection in a roadway using video data analytics

US8933818B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8933818-B2
Application numberUS-201313798798-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 13, 2013
Priority dateMar 13, 2013
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A vehicular observation and detection apparatus and system incorporates a detection framework using video analysis to differentiate between motorized vehicles and bicycles for improved traffic flow and safety at intersections. The detection framework creates virtual zones overlaid on lanes of a roadway and analyzes input data representing objects in the virtual zones collected from one or more cameras positioned at or near the roadway.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of detecting a presence of bicycles in a roadway for traffic signal controller management, comprising: creating a virtual bicycle zone in one or more lanes of a roadway near a traffic intersection; generating, for each virtual bicycle zone, a bicycle detection strip at a specified portion adjacent to each virtual bicycle zone, the bicycle detection strip having a substantially similar shape as the bicycle zone; detecting motion inside the…

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What does patent US8933818B2 cover?
A vehicular observation and detection apparatus and system incorporates a detection framework using video analysis to differentiate between motorized vehicles and bicycles for improved traffic flow and safety at intersections. The detection framework creates virtual zones overlaid on lanes of a roadway and analyzes input data representing objects in the virtual zones collected from one or more …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Iteris Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G08G1/015. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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