A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for directing a vehicle in a side-by-side drive-thru are disclosed. For example, the method receives one or more video images of a side-by-side drive-thru comprising two or more lanes, detects a vehicle approaching an entrance of the side-by-side drive-thru, calculating an estimated order time for the vehicle and directs the vehicle to one of the two or more lanes based on the estimated order time for the vehicle or a previously estimated order time of each one of the a plurality of vehicles already in the first lane and the second lane of the drive-thru.
Video based method and system for automated side-by-side drive thru load balancing
2018-01-09
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL / G07C TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS , Zeit- oder Anwesenheitskontrollgeräte / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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