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Abstract

A vehicle identification system for detecting a vehicle entering a point of interest, capturing an image of the vehicle, and extracting an identifying feature such as a license plate from the captured image. The vehicle identification system generally includes a sensor oriented towards a point of interest. Upon detection of a vehicle entering the point of interest, a camera will be directed to capture an image of the vehicle. The captured image will be processed so as to extract an identifying feature of the vehicle, such as a license plate. The system is configured to prevent false positives by rejecting extracted images which are obscured or which represent vehicles which have already been detected previously. The collected information may be used for many purposes, such as parking guidance, car counting, parking space availability, and vehicle location.

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