Railroad crossing monitoring and citation system
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring vehicle violations at a railroad crossing, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first video camera at the crossing;
using a processor to monitor information from the railroad crossing to determine when a traffic violation has likely occurred; and
when a violation has likely occurred, presenting video of the violation occurring to a system operator via a display screen;
providing an input interface for the operator to confirm that a violation has occurred; and
when the operator confirms that a violation has occurred via the interface, at least one of generating a citation and storing a video clip of the violation for subsequent use.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle violations at a railroad crossing, the method comprising the steps of providing a video camera at the crossing, using a processor to monitor information from the railroad crossing to determine when a traffic violation has likely occurred and when a violation has likely occurred, presenting video of the violation occurring to a system operator via a display screen, providing an input interface for the operator to confirm that a violation has occurred and when the operator confirms that a violation has occurred via the interface, at least one of generating a citation and storing a video clip of the violation for subsequent use.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring vehicle violations at a railroad crossing, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first video camera at the crossing;
using a processor to monitor information from the railroad crossing to determine when a traffic violation has likely occurred; and
when a violation has likely occurred, presenting video of the violation occurring to a system operator via a display screen;
providing an input interface for the operator to confirm that a violation has occurred; and
when the operator confirms that a violation has occurred via the interface, at least one of generating a citation and storing a video clip of the violation for subsequent use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for monitoring vehicle violations at a location, the method comprising the steps of:
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specifying a traffic violation that may occur at the location;
providing a video camera at the location;
using a processor to monitor information from the location to determine when a traffic violation has likely occurred; and
when a violation has likely occurred, presenting video of the violation occurring to a system operator. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An assembly for monitoring vehicle violations at a railroad crossing, the assembly comprising:
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a video camera at the crossing;
a video display screen;
an input interface;
a processor receiving information from the railroad crossing and programmed to perform the steps of;
determining when a traffic violation has likely occurred;
when a violation has likely occurred, presenting video from the camera of the violation occurring to a system operator via the display screen; and
monitoring the input interface for an indication confirming that a violation has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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