AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC VIOLATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF THE SAME
First Claim
1. An automatic traffic violation detection system, comprising:
- an image input unit for acquiring an image;
an image analysis unit, connected to the image input unit, for analyzing types and positions of one or more vehicles extracted from the image sequence;
an offense determining unit, connected to the image analysis unit, for determining if there is any violating vehicle in the image; and
a data output unit, connected to the offense determining unit, for outputting the data with one or more violating vehicles determined by the offense determining unit.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are a system and method for the automatic detection of traffic and parking violations. Camera input is digitally analyzed for vehicle type and location. This information is then processed against local traffic and parking regulations to detect violations. Detectable driving offenses include, but are not limited to: no scooters, buses only, and scooters only lane violations. Detectable parking offenses include, but are not limited to: parking or loitering in bus stops, parking next to fire hydrants, and parking in no-parking zones. Camera input, detected vehicle information, and violations can be stored for later search and retrieval. The system may be configured to signal the authorities or other automated analysis systems about specific violations. When coupled with automatic license plate recognition, vehicles may be automatically matched against a registration database and reported or ticketed.
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20 Claims
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1. An automatic traffic violation detection system, comprising:
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an image input unit for acquiring an image; an image analysis unit, connected to the image input unit, for analyzing types and positions of one or more vehicles extracted from the image sequence; an offense determining unit, connected to the image analysis unit, for determining if there is any violating vehicle in the image; and a data output unit, connected to the offense determining unit, for outputting the data with one or more violating vehicles determined by the offense determining unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An automatic detection method of traffic violation, comprising:
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establishing a condition-setting data group, at least including a predefined detection zone and vehicle-type information; defining a condition of determination with respect to the detection zone and the vehicle type from the condition-setting data group; receiving a taken image, and determining one or more vehicles in the image by an image analysis process; receiving position information and the vehicle-type information from the determined vehicle information; determining whether the vehicle enters the detection zone according to the condition of determination; determining no traffic violation if the vehicle does not enter the detection zone; if the vehicle enters the detection zone, determining whether the vehicle is the type prohibited to enter the detection zone according to the vehicle-type information; if the vehicle is the prohibited type, it is determined as a traffic violation event; and if the vehicle is not the prohibited, it is determined no traffic violation.
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20. An automatic detection method of traffic violation, comprising:
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establishing a condition-setting data group, at least including a detection zone and vehicle-type information; defining the detection zone and condition of determination with respect to a vehicle'"'"'s type from the condition-setting data group; receiving a taken image, and determining one or more vehicle images by an image analysis process; receiving position information and vehicle-type information from the vehicle images; determining whether the vehicle is an illegal type occupying or parking the detection zone according to the defined detection zone and a parking time limit; if the vehicle is not the illegal type, it is determined there is no traffic violation; if the vehicle is the illegal type, it determines whether the vehicle enters the detection zone; if the vehicle does not enter the detection zone, it is determined there is no traffic violation; if the vehicle enters the detection zone, it determines whether the vehicle occupies or parks on the detection zone over the predefined period; if the time of the vehicle occupies or is parked on the detection zone exceeds the predefined period, it is determined the vehicle causes traffic offense; and if the time does not exceeds the predefined period, it is determined there is no traffic violation.
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