Patents Assigned to Blinker, Inc.
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Patent number: 11436652Abstract: A system and method is provided for automatically identifying a vehicle and facilitating a transaction related to the vehicle. The system includes a first computing apparatus having an image sensor that captures optical images of a vehicle and an interface that transmits the captured optical image.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Blinker Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, David Ching-Chien Chung, Hans Brandon Wach, Goran Matko Rauker, Solomon John White
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Patent number: 10885371Abstract: A mobile apparatus is provided that includes an image sensor for converting 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. Upon capturing of the video that includes the image, a device operation instructor will dynamically determine a highest score of assigned object image scores for each frame of the video generate an operation adjustment control if the determined highest score is less than a predetermined score threshold, which is in turn dynamically displayed during continuous capture of the video by the image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Blinker Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10867327Abstract: A system and method is provided for automatically identifying a vehicle and facilitating a transaction related to the vehicle. The system includes a first computing apparatus having an image sensor that captures optical images of a vehicle and an interface that transmits the captured optical image.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, David Ching-Chien Chung, Hans Brandon Wach, Goran Matko Rauker, Solomon John White
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Patent number: 10733471Abstract: 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 recall information in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung, Jeffrey Michael Robert
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Patent number: 10579892Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10572758Abstract: 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 vehicle financing offer in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10540564Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung, Goran Matko Rauker, Solomon John White
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Patent number: 10515285Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10242284Abstract: 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 verification for a loan in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10210417Abstract: 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 refinancing offer in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: BLINKER, INC.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10210396Abstract: 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, receive vehicle configuration information for a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle license plate in response to the transmission, and receive user input to post the vehicle configuration information to an external website.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: BLINKER INC.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10210416Abstract: 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 broadcast radio service offer corresponding to the vehicle license plate image in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: BLINKER, INC.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10204282Abstract: 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 verification of vehicle ownership in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: BLINKER, INC.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10192130Abstract: 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 an estimated value for a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle license plate in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: BLINKER, INC.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10192114Abstract: 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 vehicle history report corresponding to the vehicle license plate image in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: BLINKER, INC.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10176531Abstract: 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 an insurance quote for a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle license plate in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10169675Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10163025Abstract: 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 location of a vehicle service center corresponding to the vehicle license plate image in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10163026Abstract: 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 vehicle identification number corresponding to the vehicle license plate image in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung
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Patent number: 10127616Abstract: 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 an insurance quote for a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle license plate in response to the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Blinker, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Russell Wilbert, Hans Brandon Wach, David Ching-Chien Chung