Traffic violation detection, recording and evidence processing system
First Claim
1. A traffic violation or event detection, recording and processing system, comprising:
- at least one camera for monitoring a region under surveillance;
means for supplying independently sourced and verifiable time, date and location data to provide an indication of the time, date and location of a violation;
a storing means for continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera;
a non-intrusive violation detection means for detecting vehicle presence and movement through the region and for providing an indication of a violation; and
processing means for identifying images stored in the storage means and which relate to a violation detected by the violation detection means so that images associated with a violation are identifiable and can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and also identify the vehicle associated with the violation.
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Abstract
A traffic violation or event detection, recording and processing system and method is disclosed which includes at least one camera (20 and 30) for monitoring a region under surveillance (31 and 33); means for supplying independently sourced and verifiable time, date and location of a violation; a storing means (54) for storing continuous images taken by the camera; a non-intrusive violation detection means for detecting vehicle presence and movement and for providing an indication of a violation; and processing means for identifying images stored in the storage means and which relate to a violation detected by the violation detection means so that images associated with a violation are identifiable and can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and also identify the vehicle associated with the violation.
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73 Claims
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1. A traffic violation or event detection, recording and processing system, comprising:
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at least one camera for monitoring a region under surveillance;
means for supplying independently sourced and verifiable time, date and location data to provide an indication of the time, date and location of a violation;
a storing means for continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera;
a non-intrusive violation detection means for detecting vehicle presence and movement through the region and for providing an indication of a violation; and
processing means for identifying images stored in the storage means and which relate to a violation detected by the violation detection means so that images associated with a violation are identifiable and can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and also identify the vehicle associated with the violation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A traffic violation detection, recording and evidence processing system, including:
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at least one camera for monitoring a region under surveillance and for viewing a traffic signal which includes traffic lights which change, to control flow of traffic through the region;
temporary storage means for continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera;
processing means for processing images taken by the at least one camera to determine changes in traffic lights of the traffic signal to determine the commencement and end of a traffic phase of the traffic signal to define a violation period; and
processing means for determining that a violation has occurred from the images captured by the at least one camera and for identifying those images in the temporary storage means which are associated with the violation so that those images associated with the violation can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and to identify the vehicle associated with the violation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of detecting a traffic violation, including the steps of:
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monitoring a region of a roadway with at least one camera;
monitoring vehicle presence and movement through the region using a non-intrusive vehicle detection means storing images taken by the at least one camera continuously in a storage means;
detecting a traffic violation in the region under surveillance;
determining images stored by the storage means and which relate to the traffic violation so that images can be used as evidence of the violation and also to identify the vehicle associated with the violation; and
stamping the images with time, date and location data which is independently sourced to provide the time, date and location of the violation. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of detecting a traffic violation including the steps of:
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detecting a region of a roadway and a traffic signal by at least one camera;
continuously capturing images of the region and signal and temporarily storing those images;
detecting from the images changes in the traffic signal so that the commencement and end of a particular light traffic phase can be determined to define a violation period; and
detecting a traffic violation in the violation period and identifying the stored images associated with the violation so that the stored images can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and identify the vehicle associated with the violation.
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44. A method of storing and managing evidence of traffic violations and events which are detected by a plurality of violation detection and recording systems comprising the steps of:
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continuously communicating evidence of traffic violations and events to at least one server;
providing real-time communications between all violation detection and recording systems and the server(s);
providing a database containing information relating to violations detected by the violation detection and recording systems;
dividing the database according to the different access requirements of different categories of authorised users with each user'"'"'s level of access and functionality being automatically defined by their unique password and log-in process;
allowing browser-based access to information held in the database or databases at a pre-defined level of authority for any authorised user using a computer with Internet connectivity;
allowing interactive access to and operation of the violation processing system for individual users to perform evidence management tasks required by the authorities operating the system.
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45. A system of detecting and recording an event comprising:
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a sound monitor for continuously capturing ambient sound of a region under surveillance to detect a defined event;
processing means for processing the ambient sound and comparing the captured ambient sound with a pre-determined sound profile indicative of the event;
at least one camera for continuously capturing images of the region;
storage means for temporarily storing the images; and
identifying means for identifying the stored images which are associated with the event so that the stored images can be processed to provide evidence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of detecting an event including the steps of;
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continuously capturing and analysing ambient sound of a region under surveillance to detect a defined event monitoring a region by at least one camera;
continuously capturing images of the region and temporarily storing those images; and
detecting the event from the captured sound and identifying the stored images associated with the event so that the stored images can be processed to provide evidence of the event.
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50. A traffic violation detecting system, comprising:
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a fixed camera for monitoring a plurality of lanes of a road and providing images of vehicles travelling in the lanes;
a violation detecting system for detecting a traffic violation in any one of said plurality of lanes; and
a reflecting system for selectively directing illumination from said any one of said plurality of lanes to said camera so that when a violation occurs in any one of said lanes, the reflecting system directs illumination from that lane to the camera so the camera can capture images of the violation occurring in that lane. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A dome camera assembly for a traffic violation system comprising:
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a housing having a dome;
a fixed camera mounted in the housing for monitoring a plurality of lanes of a road through the dome; and
a reflecting system in the housing for selectively reflecting illumination from any one of the plurality of lanes to said fixed camera. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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