Patents by Inventor Staci Marlea Ingram

Staci Marlea Ingram has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for increasing the accuracy of traffic cameras using optical masking technology
    Patent number: 11188764
    Abstract: A method of vehicle detection is provided. The method comprises receiving an image from a traffic camera, wherein the image contains vehicle traffic flow. A number of regions in the image that exceed a predetermined number of candelas are identified and masked. Contrast edges are added around the masked regions in the image. One or more vehicles are detected in the image based on the contrast edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ITS PLUS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Cole Hutchison, Staci Marlea Ingram
  • Method for Increasing the Accuracy of Traffic Cameras Using Optical Masking Technology
    Publication number: 20200272828
    Abstract: A method of vehicle detection is provided. The method comprises receiving an image from a traffic camera, wherein the image contains vehicle traffic flow. A number of regions in the image that exceed a predetermined number of candelas are identified and masked. Contrast edges are added around the masked regions in the image. One or more vehicles are detected in the image based on the contrast edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Cole Hutchison, Staci Marlea Ingram
  • Method for increasing the accuracy of traffic cameras using optical masking technology
    Patent number: 10691957
    Abstract: A method of managing traffic flow. The method includes receiving, at a camera, an image containing vehicle traffic flow. The method also includes processing, using a processor, the image to mask areas in the image that exceed a predetermined number of candelas. The method also includes thereafter analyzing, using the processor, the image to determine a parameter related to the vehicles, whereby an analysis is performed. The method also includes managing the traffic flow based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: ITS Plus, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cole Hutchison, Staci Marlea Ingram
  • METHOD FOR INCREASING THE ACCURACY OF TRAFFIC CAMERAS USING OPTICAL MASKING TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20190251368
    Abstract: A method of managing traffic flow. The method includes receiving, at a camera, an image containing vehicle traffic flow. The method also includes processing, using a processor, the image to mask areas in the image that exceed a predetermined number of candelas. The method also includes thereafter analyzing, using the processor, the image to determine a parameter related to the vehicles, whereby an analysis is performed. The method also includes managing the traffic flow based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Cole Hutchison, Staci Marlea Ingram