METHOD, DEVICE AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT OF PARKING FEES BASED ON CAMERAS AND LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY
First Claim
1. A method for billing of parking fees, the method comprising:
- providing at least one camera assembly, each comprising a camera adjacent to a supervised parking spot, the camera is located and aimed with respect to the supervised parking spot so as to have a License Plate Number of vehicles driving along a lane adjacent to the supervised parking spot and parking in the supervised parking spot within the field of view of the camera at least at some time;
taking images, in at least one of which License Plate Numbers of the vehicles driving along a lane adjacent to the parking spot and parking in the supervised parking spot is visible and clear enough for later extraction;
monitoring vehicles travelling along the road lane adjacent to the supervised parking lane;
sensing that a vehicle has parked in the supervised parking spot;
extracting the License Plate Number of the parking vehicle from the image in which the License Plate Number is visible and clear enough for extraction; and
according the parking vehicle a License Plate Number that has been captured for that vehicle while within the Field of View of the camera.
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Abstract
System and method for billing of parking fees, including providing a camera adjacent to a supervised parking spot, the camera is located and aimed so as to have a License Plate Number (LPN) of vehicles driving along a lane adjacent to the supervised parking spot and parking in the supervised parking spot within the field of view (FOV) of the camera at least at some time; taking images, in at least one of which LPNs of the vehicles driving along a lane adjacent to the parking spot and parking in the supervised parking spot is visible and clear enough for later extraction; monitoring vehicles travelling along the road lane adjacent to the supervised parking lane; sensing that a vehicle has parked in the supervised parking spot; extracting the LPN of the parking vehicle from the image; and according the parking vehicle an LPN that has been captured for that vehicle.
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1. A method for billing of parking fees, the method comprising:
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providing at least one camera assembly, each comprising a camera adjacent to a supervised parking spot, the camera is located and aimed with respect to the supervised parking spot so as to have a License Plate Number of vehicles driving along a lane adjacent to the supervised parking spot and parking in the supervised parking spot within the field of view of the camera at least at some time; taking images, in at least one of which License Plate Numbers of the vehicles driving along a lane adjacent to the parking spot and parking in the supervised parking spot is visible and clear enough for later extraction; monitoring vehicles travelling along the road lane adjacent to the supervised parking lane; sensing that a vehicle has parked in the supervised parking spot; extracting the License Plate Number of the parking vehicle from the image in which the License Plate Number is visible and clear enough for extraction; and according the parking vehicle a License Plate Number that has been captured for that vehicle while within the Field of View of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for billing of parking fees, the system comprising:
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at least one camera assembly located adjacent to a supervised parking spot, each of the at least one camera assembly comprising; a camera, located and aimed with respect to the supervised parking spot so as to have a License Plate Number of a vehicles driving along a lane adjacent to the supervised parking spot and parking in the supervised parking spot within the field of view of the camera at least at some time, the camera to take images, in at least one of which License Plate Numbers of the vehicles driving along a lane adjacent to the parking spot and parking in the supervised parking spot is visible and clear enough for later extraction; a first processor to; use image processing tools to analyze the images captured by the camera; monitor vehicles travelling along the road lane adjacent to the supervised parking lane; sense that a vehicle is parking in the supervised parking spot; extract the vehicle'"'"'s License Plate Number of the parking vehicle from an image in which the License Plate Number of the parking vehicle is visible and clear enough for extraction; accord the parking vehicle a License Plate Number that has been captured for that vehicle while within the Field of View of the camera; and send the vehicle'"'"'s License Plate Number of the parking vehicle and parking spot identification to a back end system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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