VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATE ARCHIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A vehicle registration plate archive system comprising:
- an exit-side vehicle registration plate imaging device provided at an exit toll gate to obtain an exit-side vehicle registration plate image which is an image of a vehicle registration plate of a vehicle passing through said exit toll gate, an exit monitoring apparatus monitoring and controlling said exit-side vehicle registration plate imaging device;
an entrance-side vehicle registration plate imaging device provided at an entrance gate to obtain an entrance-side vehicle registration plate image which is an image of a vehicle registration plate of a vehicle passing through said entrance gate, an entrance monitoring apparatus monitoring and controlling said entrance-side vehicle registration plate imaging device; and
an information processing apparatus connected with said exit and entrance monitoring apparatuses, wherein said information processing apparatus includes;
an exit information database storing said exit-side vehicle registration plate image;
an entrance information database storing said entrance-side vehicle registration plate image; and
a processing unit adapted to search said exit-side vehicle registration plate image and said entrance-side vehicle registration plate image for determining whether said exit-side vehicle registration plate image matches with a vehicle registration number indicated on the entrance-side vehicle registration plate image.
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Abstract
A vehicle registration plate archive system is provided with an exit-side vehicle registration plate imaging device obtaining an exit-side vehicle registration plate image; an exit monitoring apparatus monitoring and controlling the exit-side vehicle registration plate imaging device; an entrance-side vehicle registration plate imaging device obtaining an entrance-side vehicle registration plate image; an entrance monitoring apparatus monitoring and controlling the entrance-side vehicle registration plate imaging device; and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: an exit information database storing the exit-side vehicle registration plate image; an entrance information database storing the entrance-side vehicle registration plate image; and a processing unit adapted to search the exit-side vehicle registration plate image and the entrance-side vehicle registration plate image for determining whether the exit-side vehicle registration plate image matches with a vehicle registration number indicated on the entrance-side vehicle registration plate image.
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6 Claims
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1. A vehicle registration plate archive system comprising:
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an exit-side vehicle registration plate imaging device provided at an exit toll gate to obtain an exit-side vehicle registration plate image which is an image of a vehicle registration plate of a vehicle passing through said exit toll gate, an exit monitoring apparatus monitoring and controlling said exit-side vehicle registration plate imaging device;
an entrance-side vehicle registration plate imaging device provided at an entrance gate to obtain an entrance-side vehicle registration plate image which is an image of a vehicle registration plate of a vehicle passing through said entrance gate, an entrance monitoring apparatus monitoring and controlling said entrance-side vehicle registration plate imaging device; and
an information processing apparatus connected with said exit and entrance monitoring apparatuses, wherein said information processing apparatus includes;
an exit information database storing said exit-side vehicle registration plate image;
an entrance information database storing said entrance-side vehicle registration plate image; and
a processing unit adapted to search said exit-side vehicle registration plate image and said entrance-side vehicle registration plate image for determining whether said exit-side vehicle registration plate image matches with a vehicle registration number indicated on the entrance-side vehicle registration plate image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of operating a vehicle registration plate archive system, comprising:
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obtaining an entrance-side vehicle registration plate image which is an image of a vehicle registration plate of a vehicle passing through an entrance gate;
storing said entrance-side vehicle registration plate image in an entrance information database provided in an information processing apparatus;
obtaining an exit-side vehicle registration plate image which is an image of a vehicle registration plate of a vehicle passing through an exit toll gate;
storing said exit-side vehicle registration plate image in an exit information database provided in said information processing apparatus;
searching said entrance-side vehicle registration plate image and said exit-side vehicle registration plate image from said entrance and exit information databases;
determining whether said exit-side vehicle registration plate image matches with a vehicle registration number indicated on the entrance-side vehicle registration plate image. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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