APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR APPROVING PASSAGE OF A VEHICLE THROUGH A VEHICULAR CHECKPOINT
First Claim
1. An apparatus for facilitating documentation of occupants of a vehicle at a vehicular checkpoint, said apparatus comprising:
- an occupant-count gatherer configured to gather input information of each occupant of the vehicle; and
an image capturer configured to record an image within the vehicle that includes all of the occupants of the vehicle, the image comparable with the input information gathered by said occupant count gatherer.
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating documentation of the occupants of a vehicle at a border-crossing or other checkpoint. A documentation device is provided through which the occupants of the vehicle self-report documentation information, such as passport information and fingerprint information. Substantiation information is also provided in the form of an infrared or photographic image. If the self-reported documentation information corresponds with the substantiation information, the self-reported information is considered to be valid. If, however, the substantiation information does not correspond with the documentation information, further investigation of the vehicle is warranted.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating documentation of occupants of a vehicle at a vehicular checkpoint, said apparatus comprising:
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an occupant-count gatherer configured to gather input information of each occupant of the vehicle; and an image capturer configured to record an image within the vehicle that includes all of the occupants of the vehicle, the image comparable with the input information gathered by said occupant count gatherer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for facilitating documentation of occupants of a vehicle at a vehicular checkpoint, said method comprising:
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gathering input information of each occupant of the vehicle; and recording an image within the vehicle that includes all of the occupants of the vehicle, the image comparable with the input information gathered during said gathering. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for facilitating documentation of vehicular-positioned occupants of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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a detector configured to detect an indication of input information of the occupants of the vehicles and an indication of a scanned image inside the vehicle; a determiner configured separately to identify how many occupants are in the vehicle based upon the indication of the input information and to identify how many occupants are in the vehicle based upon the indication of the scanned image; and an alerter configured to generate an alert if the separate identifications made by said determiner are dissimilar.
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Specification