Automated ticketing system and method for law enforcement
First Claim
1. A ticketing system for law enforcement personnel, said system including:
- a vehicle information scanner for scanning a vehicle from a point external of the vehicle, thereby obtaining vehicle information about that vehicle;
a driver'"'"'s license scanner for scanning a driver'"'"'s license and reading driver'"'"'s information from the driver'"'"'s license;
an input interface for selecting a ticketable offense;
a ticket printer; and
a systems controller for reading said vehicle information from said vehicle information scanner, reading said driver'"'"'s information from said driver'"'"'s license scanner, reading the ticketable offense selected by the input interface and causing said printer to print a ticket containing said vehicle information, said driver'"'"'s information and an indication of said ticketable offense.
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Abstract
A system and method for law enforcement personnel to issue tickets in a manner that greatly eliminates the possibilities of human error in producing, issuing and tracking tickets. The system includes a vehicle information scanner that scans a vehicle and obtains vehicle information about that vehicle. The system may also include a driver'"'"'s license scanner for scanning a person'"'"'s driver'"'"'s license. An input interface is provided that enables a law enforcement officer to electronically select a ticketable offense from a menu of potential ticketable offenses. The information scanned from the vehicle, scanned from the driver'"'"'s license and selected for the ticketable offense is then used to electronically complete a ticket. The ticket is then printed and presented to the offender.
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19 Claims
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1. A ticketing system for law enforcement personnel, said system including:
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a vehicle information scanner for scanning a vehicle from a point external of the vehicle, thereby obtaining vehicle information about that vehicle;
a driver'"'"'s license scanner for scanning a driver'"'"'s license and reading driver'"'"'s information from the driver'"'"'s license;
an input interface for selecting a ticketable offense;
a ticket printer; and
a systems controller for reading said vehicle information from said vehicle information scanner, reading said driver'"'"'s information from said driver'"'"'s license scanner, reading the ticketable offense selected by the input interface and causing said printer to print a ticket containing said vehicle information, said driver'"'"'s information and an indication of said ticketable offense. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of producing a ticket, comprising the steps of:
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electronically scanning a vehicle to gather vehicle information;
electronically selecting a ticketable offense from a selection of ticketable offenses;
electronically printing a ticket containing said vehicle information and said ticketable offense. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for law enforcement to issue tickets, comprising the steps of:
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electronically scanning information from an offender at the site of the offense;
electronically selecting an offense from a plurality of possible offenses at the site of the offense; and
printing a paper ticket at the site of the offense using the information scanned and the offense. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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