IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An image recording apparatus comprising:
- a first camera focused on a first lane of the intersection;
a second camera focused on a second lane of the intersection;
a first detection circuit configured to emit an infringement signal if at least a portion of a first vehicle in the first lane or a second vehicle in the second lane positioned beyond a location of the intersection at which the first vehicle and the second vehicle are required to stop in response to the change in traffic control status; and
a control circuit coupled to the first camera and the second camera wherein the control circuit is configured to cause the first camera to capture a first image of the first vehicle in the first lane or the second camera to capture a first image of the second vehicle in the second lane in response to the infringement signal from the first detection circuit.
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Abstract
An image recording apparatus suitable for recording a traffic signal violation at an intersection controlled by a traffic light is described. The image recording apparatus includes a first camera focused on the intersection, and a second camera focused on a first lane of a street leading to the intersection. A first control circuit is coupled to the first camera causes the first camera to capture a first image at substantially an instant of time that the traffic light indicates a change of traffic control status. The apparatus also includes a detection circuit to detect when a portion of a vehicle crosses a trigger location in the first lane after the change in traffic control status. A second control circuit coupled to the second camera causes the second camera to capture a close-up image of the vehicle in the event that the detection circuit detects the portion of the vehicle at the trigger location after a change in traffic control status.
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20 Claims
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1. An image recording apparatus comprising:
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a first camera focused on a first lane of the intersection; a second camera focused on a second lane of the intersection; a first detection circuit configured to emit an infringement signal if at least a portion of a first vehicle in the first lane or a second vehicle in the second lane positioned beyond a location of the intersection at which the first vehicle and the second vehicle are required to stop in response to the change in traffic control status; and a control circuit coupled to the first camera and the second camera wherein the control circuit is configured to cause the first camera to capture a first image of the first vehicle in the first lane or the second camera to capture a first image of the second vehicle in the second lane in response to the infringement signal from the first detection circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image recording apparatus comprising:
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a first telephoto camera focused on a first lane of the intersection to capture a first number plate of a first vehicle; a second telephoto camera focused on a second lane of the intersection to capture a second number plate of a second vehicle; a detection circuit configured to emit an infringement signal if at least a portion of the first vehicle in the first lane or the second vehicle in the second lane at a trigger location proximate the intersection after a change in traffic control status signaled by the traffic light; and a control circuit coupled to the first telephoto camera and the second telephoto camera, and configured to cause the first telephoto camera to capture a first image of the first number plate of the first vehicle in the first lane of the intersection or to cause the second camera to capture a second image of the second number plate of the second vehicle in the second lane of the intersection in response to the infringement signal from the detection circuit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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