System for automatic recognizing licence number of other vehicles on observation vehicles and method thereof
First Claim
1. A system for automatically recognizing a license plate number of a subject vehicle in use of a surveillance vehicle, the subject vehicle being on the run or in parking or stopping, comprising:
- the surveillance vehicle having a camera for photographing license plate information of the subject vehicle on the run or in parking or stopping, a surveillance part for extracting a license plate number of the subject vehicle based on data photographed through the camera, receiving result data on whether the subject vehicle is one in question from a server computer verifying whether the subject vehicle has a problem based on the extracted license plate number of the subject vehicle for notifications to a driver or a passenger in characters or by voice, and a portable communication device for transferring the license plate number of the subject vehicle extracted from the surveillance part through a communication network; and
the server computer for periodically receiving information on vehicles in various questions such as theft or search from computers of processing institutions such as police, junked vehicle management agencies, district offices, and so on, which control and manage vehicles through the communication network for building a database, and, if the license plate number of the subject vehicle is received from the portable communication device equipped in the surveillance vehicle via the communication network, comparing the license plate number of the subject vehicle with the vehicle information stored in the database for identifications on whether the subject vehicle is in question, and transferring result data on whether the subject vehicle has a problem to the portable communication device equipped in a corresponding surveillance vehicle.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to system for automatic recognizing license number of other vehicles on observation vehicles and method thereof. After being loaded the system for automatic recognizing with the camera on the police patrol cars, guard cars and taxis, then the licence number of driving or parked vehicles is identified by the camera. Finally, after certificating whether those numbers are forgery or not, etc., settle them if there are said problems about the vehicles. According to the present invention, the required sum which is occurred from missing or wanted vehicles can be lowered, and it is helpful to preventing from crimes not by inspecting vehicles, but by grasping the problems of the being observed vehicles directly.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for automatically recognizing a license plate number of a subject vehicle in use of a surveillance vehicle, the subject vehicle being on the run or in parking or stopping, comprising:
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the surveillance vehicle having a camera for photographing license plate information of the subject vehicle on the run or in parking or stopping, a surveillance part for extracting a license plate number of the subject vehicle based on data photographed through the camera, receiving result data on whether the subject vehicle is one in question from a server computer verifying whether the subject vehicle has a problem based on the extracted license plate number of the subject vehicle for notifications to a driver or a passenger in characters or by voice, and a portable communication device for transferring the license plate number of the subject vehicle extracted from the surveillance part through a communication network; and
the server computer for periodically receiving information on vehicles in various questions such as theft or search from computers of processing institutions such as police, junked vehicle management agencies, district offices, and so on, which control and manage vehicles through the communication network for building a database, and, if the license plate number of the subject vehicle is received from the portable communication device equipped in the surveillance vehicle via the communication network, comparing the license plate number of the subject vehicle with the vehicle information stored in the database for identifications on whether the subject vehicle is in question, and transferring result data on whether the subject vehicle has a problem to the portable communication device equipped in a corresponding surveillance vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for automatically recognizing a license plate number of a subject vehicle in use of a surveillance vehicle, the subject vehicle being on the run or in parking or stopping, comprising:
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the surveillance vehicle having;
a camera for photographing license plate information of the subject vehicle on the run or in parking or stopping, a surveillance part for extracting the license plate number of the subject vehicle based on data photographed via the camera, comparing the extracted license plate number of the subject vehicle with information on vehicles in question which is stored in a database for verifications on whether the subject vehicle is in question, notifying a driver or a passenger in characters or by voice of result data on whether the subject vehicle is in question; and
recording discovery of a vehicle in question if impossible to notify a server computer of notification of a result on whether the subject vehicle is in question, anda portable communication device for receiving information on vehicles in question which is periodically updated from the server computer and transferring to the server computer through the communication network information on the subject vehicle verified as a vehicle in question if possible to notify the server computer of a result as to whether the subject vehicle is in question; and
the server computer for periodically receiving information on vehicles in various questions such as theft and/or search from computers of processing institutions such as police, junked vehicle management agencies, district offices, and so on, which control and manage vehicles through the communication network for building a database, transferring the information on vehicles in question which is periodically updated to the portable communication device equipped in each surveillance vehicle through the communication network, and storing in the database the information on the subject vehicle verified as a vehicle in question which is received from the portable communication device equipped in the surveillance vehicle through the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for automatically recognizing a license plate number of a subject vehicle in use of a surveillance vehicle, the subject vehicle being on the run or in parking or stopping, comprising:
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the surveillance vehicle including;
a camera for photographing license plate information of the subject vehicle on the run or in parking or stopping, a surveillance part for extracting the license plate number based on photographing data of the subject vehicle, and notifying a driver or a passenger in characters or by voice of result data on whether the subject vehicle is in question which is received through a portable communication device from a server computer verifying whether the subject vehicle is one in question based on the extracted license plate number, and the portable communication device for transferring the photographing data of the camera through a communication network to the server computer; and
the server computer for building a database for the information on vehicles in various questions such as theft and search which is periodically provided from computers of processing institutions such as police, junked vehicle management agencies, district offices, and so on, which control and manage vehicles through the communication network, extracting the license plate number of the subject vehicle based on the photographing data received from the surveillance vehicle through the communication network, verifying whether the subject vehicle is in question in comparison of the extracted license plate number of the subject vehicle with the information on vehicles in question which is stored in the database, and transferring result data as to whether the subject vehicle is in question to the portable communication device equipped in the surveillance vehicle for a surveillance vehicle driver'"'"'s or a passenger'"'"'s verifications. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for automatically recognizing a license plate number of a subject vehicle in use of a surveillance vehicle, which is applied to an automatic license plate number recognition system, comprising steps of:
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(1) recognizing the subject vehicle on the run or in parking or stopping which is located in a photographing range of a camera mounted to the surveillance vehicle, and photographing the subject vehicle inclusive of its license plate through the camera;
(2) extracting the license plate number of the subject vehicle based on photographing data of the subject vehicle photographed by the camera;
(3) transferring through a portable communication device to a server computer the license plate number of the subject vehicle which is extracted in the surveillance part equipped in the surveillance vehicle;
(4) inputting, if the server computer receives the license plate number of the subject vehicle from the surveillance vehicle, up-to-date information on vehicles in question from related processing institution computers based on whether a database provided for grasping whether the subject vehicle is in question is valid, and updating the database;
(5) verifying by the server computer whether the subject vehicle has a problem in comparison with the information on vehicles in question stored in the database based on the license plate number of the subject vehicle which is received from the surveillance vehicle;
(6) notifying, by the server computer, the surveillance vehicle that the subject vehicle is not one in question, if it is verified that the subject vehicle is not one in question;
(7) determining, by the server computer, whether the surveillance vehicle can deal with the subject vehicle if it is verified that the subject vehicle is one in question (8) notifying, by the server computer, the surveillance vehicle that the subject vehicle is one in question to deal with the subject vehicle in question, if the surveillance vehicle can deal with the subject vehicle in question; and
(9) notifying, by the server computer, a related processing institution computer of the information on the subject vehicle to deal with the subject vehicle, if the surveillance vehicle can not deal with the subject vehicle in question. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The method for automatically recognizing a license plate number of a subject vehicle in use of a surveillance vehicle, which is applied to an automatic license plate number recognition system, comprising steps of:
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(A) recognizing the subject vehicle on the run or in parking or stopping which is located within a photographing range of a camera mounted to the surveillance vehicle, and photographing the subject vehicle inclusive of a license plate thereof through the camera;
(B) extracting a license plate number of the subject vehicle based on photographing data of the subject vehicle photographed by the camera;
(C) receiving up-to-date information on vehicles in question which is provided to a related processing institution computer from a server computer, after the extraction of the license plate number of the subject vehicle, according to whether a database provided for grasping whether the subject vehicle is in question is valid, and updating the database;
(D) comparing the information on vehicles in question which is stored in the database based on the license plate number of the subject vehicle extracted from a surveillance part equipped in a surveillance vehicle and verifying whether the subject vehicle has a problem;
(E) outputting characters or a voice, if the subject vehicle is not one in question, notifying from the surveillance part equipped in the surveillance vehicle that the subject vehicle is not one in question for driver'"'"'s or passenger'"'"'s identifications;
(F) determining whether the surveillance part equipped in the surveillance vehicle can deal with the subject vehicle if the subject vehicle is one in question;
(G) outputting characters or a voice, if the surveillance vehicle can deal with the subject vehicle in question, notifying from the surveillance part equipped in the surveillance vehicle that the subject vehicle is one in question to enable a driver or a passenger to deal with the subject vehicle in question; and
(H) notifying the related processing institution computer from the surveillance part equipped in the surveillance vehicle of information on the subject vehicle through a portable communication device, if the surveillance vehicle can not deal with the subject vehicle in question, to enable dealing with the subject vehicle in question. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. The method for automatically recognizing a license plate number of a subject vehicle in use of a surveillance vehicle, which is applied to an automatic license plate number recognition system, comprising steps of:
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(a) recognizing the subject vehicle on the run or in parking or stopping which is located within a photographing range of a camera mounted to the surveillance vehicle, and photographing the subject vehicle inclusive of a license plate thereof through the camera;
(b) transferring through the communication network to a server computer photographing data of the subject vehicle photographed by the camera;
(c) extracting a license plate number of the subject vehicle based on the photographing data if the server computer receives the photographing data of the subject vehicle from the surveillance vehicle;
(d) receiving, by the server computer, up-to-date information on vehicles in question from a related processing institution computer according to whether a database provided for grasping whether the subject vehicle is in question is valid, and updating the database;
(e) comparing, by the server computer, the information on vehicles in question which is stored in the database based on the license plate number of the subject vehicle and verifying whether the subject vehicle has a problem;
(f) notifying, by the server computer, the surveillance vehicle that the subject vehicle is not one in question, if the subject vehicle is not one in question;
(g) determining, by the server computer, whether the surveillance vehicle can deal with the subject vehicle if the subject vehicle is one in question;
(h) notifying, by the server computer, the surveillance vehicle that the subject vehicle is one in question, to enable the dealing with the subject vehicle in question, if the surveillance vehicle can deal with the subject vehicle in question; and
(i) notifying, by the server computer, the related processing institution computer of information on the subject vehicle, if the surveillance vehicle can not deal with the subject vehicle in question, to enable the dealing with the subject vehicle in question. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. The method for automatically recognizing a license plate number of a subject vehicle in use of a surveillance vehicle, which is applied to an automatic license plate number recognition system, comprising steps of:
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(a1) photographing license plate information of the subject vehicle on the run or in parking or stopping by a driver, a passenger, or a movable(portable) camera bearer of the surveillance-vehicle who uses a movable(portable) camera, and downloading to a surveillance part photographing data of the subject vehicle after a connection of the movable(portable) camera to the surveillance part;
(b1) transferring through a communication network to a server computer photographing data of the subject vehicle photographed by the camera;
(c1) extracting a license plate number of the subject vehicle based on the photographing data if the server computer receives the photographing data of the subject vehicle from the surveillance vehicle;
(d1) receiving, by the server computer, up-to-date information on vehicles in question from a related processing institution computer according to whether a database provided for grasping whether the subject vehicle is in question is valid, and updating the database;
(e1) comparing, by the server computer, the information on vehicles in question which is stored in the database based on the license plate number of the subject vehicle, and verifying whether the subject vehicle has a problem;
(f1) notifying, by the server computer, the surveillance vehicle that the subject vehicle is not one in question, if the subject vehicle is not one in question;
(g1) determining, by the server computer, whether the surveillance vehicle can deal with the subject vehicle if the subject vehicle is one in question;
(h1) notifying, by the server computer, the surveillance vehicle that the subject vehicle is one in question, to enable the dealing with the subject vehicle in question, if the surveillance vehicle can deal with the subject vehicle in question; and
(i1) notifying, by the server computer, the related processing institution computer of information on the subject vehicle, if the surveillance vehicle can not deal with the subject vehicle in question, to enable the dealing with the subject vehicle in question.
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