CHARACTER RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS
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Abstract
A system and method, which enables precise identification of characters contained in vehicle license plates, container I.D, chassis I.D, aircraft serial number and other such identification markings. The system can process these identified characters and operate devices, such as access control operations, traffic systems and vehicle and container tracking and management systems, and provide records of all markings together with their images.
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69 Claims
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30. A method for identifying at least one of a truck and a container, comprising:
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capturing at least a first image of a truck with a first camera; capturing at least a second image of a container with a second camera; identifying one or more characters within at least one of the first image and the second image; and recognizing, based on the characters, at least one of a container identification number and a truck identification number. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for identifying a container, comprising:
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capturing an image of the container with a camera; identifying one or more characters within the first image using a recognition application; and recognizing, based on the characters, a container identification number. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. An identification system comprising:
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a first image capturing unit comprising a first camera configured to capture at least a first image containing a first target code, the first target code being on a truck; a second image capturing unit comprising a second camera configured to capture at least a second image containing a second target code, the second target code being on a container; an I/O device; and a processing unit in communication with the I/O device and comprising a recognition application executing therein which is in communication with the first camera and the second camera; wherein at least one of the recognition application and the processing unit is configured to; receive at least one of the first image and the second image and identify at least one of the first target code and the second target code; and recognize at least one of a container identification number and a truck identification number based on at least one of the first target code and the second target code. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A container identification system comprising:
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an image capturing unit comprising a camera configured to capture an image containing a target code; an I/O device; and a processing unit in communication with the I/O device and comprising a recognition application executing therein which is in communication with the camera; wherein at least one of the recognition application and the processing unit is configured to; receive the image and identify a target code; and recognize a container identification number based on the target code. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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