SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

• US 20110304481A1
• Filed: 08/05/2010
• Published: 12/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, HOU-HSIEN, LEE, CHANG-JUNG, LO, CHIH-PING
• Application Number:
  US12/851,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20110304481A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/989
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0175 by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

A vehicle identification system includes a vehicle identification information extraction unit to extract vehicle identification information of a vehicle, a network unit, a vehicle identification information checking unit, a locating unit, and a matching unit. The vehicle identification information checking unit communicates with a missing vehicle database through the network unit, and compares the extracted vehicle identification information of the vehicle against the missing vehicle database. The locating unit detects a location signal, when the extracted vehicle identification information and the missing vehicle database achieve a match. The matching unit combines the image of the vehicle with the location signal and records the combined vehicle information, subsequently transmits the combined vehicle information to an inquiry of missing vehicle database through the network unit.

Claims

1. A vehicle identification system, comprising:

a vehicle identification information extraction unit to extract vehicle identification information of a vehicle;

a network unit;

a vehicle identification information checking unit to communicate with a missing vehicle database through the network unit, and further compare the extracted vehicle identification information of the vehicle against the missing vehicle database;

a locating unit operable to detect a location signal when the extracted vehicle identification information and the missing vehicle database achieve a match; and

a matching unit to combine the image of the vehicle with the location signal and record the combined vehicle information, subsequently transmit the combined vehicle information to an inquiry of missing vehicle database through the network unit.

2. The vehicle identification system of claim 1, wherein the locating unit is a global positioning system (GPS).

3. The vehicle identification system of claim 1, wherein the location signal comprises longitude, latitude, or altitude of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle identification system of claim 1, further comprising an image-capturing unit to capture an image of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle identification information of the vehicle is extracted form the image.

5. A method for vehicle identification, comprising:

capturing an image of a vehicle via a camera;

a vehicle identification information capture unit extracting vehicle identification information from the image of the vehicle from the camera;

a vehicle identification information checking unit determining whether the extracted vehicle identification information and a missing vehicle database achieve a match;

if a match is achieved, a locating unit detecting a location signal of the vehicle;

a matching unit combining the image of the vehicle with the location signal and recording the combined vehicle information; and

transmitting the combined vehicle information to an inquiry of missing vehicle database via a network unit.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the locating unit is a global positioning system (GPS).

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the location signal comprises longitude, latitude, or altitude of the vehicle.