Vehicle Detection System with RFID-Based Location Determination
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1. A vehicle detection and location system comprising:
- a plurality of RFID tags positioned at known locations along a vehicle array;
an RFID reader associated with and movable in conjunction with a vehicle identification system along the vehicle array, the RFID reader configured to interrogate one or more of the plurality of RFID tags in a vicinity of the RFID reader; and
a processing unit configured to determine a location of a vehicle identified by the vehicle identification system along the parking array based on the relative position of the RFID reader and the one or more of the plurality of RFID tags.
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Abstract
A vehicle detection and location system includes a plurality of RFID tags positioned along a parking array. The system includes an RFID reader movable in conjunction with a vehicle identification system along the parking array and configured to interrogate the RFID tags. A location of the vehicle can be determined based on an association of the interrogation by the RFID reader with an identifier detected by the vehicle identification system.
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1. A vehicle detection and location system comprising:
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a plurality of RFID tags positioned at known locations along a vehicle array; an RFID reader associated with and movable in conjunction with a vehicle identification system along the vehicle array, the RFID reader configured to interrogate one or more of the plurality of RFID tags in a vicinity of the RFID reader; and a processing unit configured to determine a location of a vehicle identified by the vehicle identification system along the parking array based on the relative position of the RFID reader and the one or more of the plurality of RFID tags. - 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. A method of detecting a location and identity of a vehicle, the method comprising:
while simultaneously moving a vehicle identification system and associated RFID reader along an array of vehicles; detecting an identifier of a vehicle positioned within the array of vehicles using the camera; and interrogating one or more of a plurality of RFID tags with the RFID reader, the plurality of RFID tags placed at known locations along the array of vehicles; and determining a location of the vehicle along the array of vehicles based on the relative position of the RFID reader and the one or more of the plurality of RFID tags. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A parking violation detection system comprising:
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a plurality of RFID tags positioned at known locations along a parking lane, the plurality of RFID tags including one or more RFID tags mounted above the parking lane and at a street corner; a camera system mounted to a parking enforcement vehicle and configured to detect an identifier of a vehicle positioned along the parking lane; an RFID reader mounted to the vehicle in proximity to the camera system, the RFID reader configured to interrogate one or more of the plurality of RFID tags in proximity to the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to determine a location of the vehicle along the parking array based on the relative position of the RFID reader and the one or more of the plurality of RFID tags and associate the location of the vehicle with the identifier of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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