METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING VEHICULAR VIOLATIONS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving paper comprising information regarding a vehicular violation, the information comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a violation classification;
extracting from the paper the unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification via automated pattern recognition;
uploading the extracted unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification to a database;
determining whether the extracted unique vehicle identifier is associated with a predefined plurality of vehicles;
responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is associated with a vehicle of the predefined plurality of vehicles, charging a violation fee for the vehicular violation to a party that was responsible for the vehicle at the time of the vehicular violation; and
responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is not associated with the predefined plurality of vehicles, disputing responsibility for the vehicular violation.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving paper comprising information regarding a vehicular violation, the information comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a violation classification, extracting from the paper the unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification via automated pattern recognition, uploading the extracted unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification to a database, determining whether the extracted unique vehicle identifier is associated with a predefined plurality of vehicles, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is associated with a vehicle of the predefined plurality of vehicles, charging a violation fee for the vehicular violation to a party that was responsible for the vehicle at the time of the vehicular violation, responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is not associated with the predefined plurality of vehicles, disputing responsibility for the vehicular violation.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving paper comprising information regarding a vehicular violation, the information comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a violation classification; extracting from the paper the unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification via automated pattern recognition; uploading the extracted unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification to a database; determining whether the extracted unique vehicle identifier is associated with a predefined plurality of vehicles; responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is associated with a vehicle of the predefined plurality of vehicles, charging a violation fee for the vehicular violation to a party that was responsible for the vehicle at the time of the vehicular violation; and responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is not associated with the predefined plurality of vehicles, disputing responsibility for the vehicular violation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-program product comprising a computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:
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receiving paper comprising information regarding a vehicular violation, the information comprising a unique vehicle identifier and a violation classification; extracting from the paper the unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification via automated pattern recognition; uploading the extracted unique vehicle identifier and the violation classification to a database; determining whether the extracted unique vehicle identifier is associated with a predefined plurality of vehicles; responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is associated with a vehicle of the predefined plurality of vehicles, charging a violation fee for the vehicular violation to a party that was responsible for the vehicle at the time of the vehicular violation; and responsive to a determination that the unique vehicle identifier is not associated with the predefined plurality of vehicles, disputing responsibility for the vehicular violation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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