Airport auditing and information system
First Claim
1. An automated method for detecting at least one aircraft, comprising the steps of:
- (a) automatically detecting a movement of at least one aircraft within the area, regardless of a time of day when the movement occurs;
(b) forming at least one image of the aircraft when the movement is detected;
(c) automatically identifying a tail number of the at least one aircraft based on alphanumeric data in the least one image; and
(d) automatically storing the tail number of the aircraft and data characterizing the aircraft in a database.
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Abstract
A system for detecting at least one aircraft comprises at least one illuminator capable of providing at least one light from the group consisting of visible light and near infrared light; at least one camera capable of providing a daytime image of the aircraft, the video camera being capable of providing a nighttime image of the aircraft if the aircraft is illuminated by the illuminator; a mechanism for detecting when the at least one aircraft moves; a processor for identifying a tail number of the at least one aircraft based on alphanumeric data in at least one image from the group consisting of the nighttime image and the daytime image; and a storage medium that stores the tail number of the aircraft and the least one image when the detecting means detects movement of the aircraft.
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23 Claims
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1. An automated method for detecting at least one aircraft, comprising the steps of:
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(a) automatically detecting a movement of at least one aircraft within the area, regardless of a time of day when the movement occurs;
(b) forming at least one image of the aircraft when the movement is detected;
(c) automatically identifying a tail number of the at least one aircraft based on alphanumeric data in the least one image; and
(d) automatically storing the tail number of the aircraft and data characterizing the aircraft in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for detecting at least one aircraft, comprising:
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at least one camera capable of providing an image of the at least one aircraft;
means for detecting when the at least one aircraft moves;
means for identifying a tail number of the at least one aircraft based on alphanumeric data the image;
a storage medium that stores the tail number of the aircraft and the image when the detecting means detects movement of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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17. A computer readable medium containing computer program code, wherein when said computer program code is executed on a computer processor, the computer program code causes the processor to perform an automated method for detecting at least one aircraft, comprising the steps of:
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(a) automatically detecting a movement of at least one aircraft within the area, regardless of a time of day when the movement occurs;
(b) forming at least one image of the aircraft when the movement is detected;
(c) automatically identifying a tail number of the at least one aircraft based on alphanumeric data in the least one image; and
(d) automatically storing the tail number of the aircraft and data characterizing the aircraft in a database.
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