DEVICE FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE PARKING SPACE
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1. A device for monitoring a parking space for a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera unit assigned to the parking space and to be mounted thereon to record a picture of a frontal license plate of the vehicle, anda lighting unit assigned to the parking space and to be mounted thereon for projecting a light fan lying in a substantially vertical plane along a boundary of the parking space as a surface marking,wherein the camera unit lies substantially in the plane of the light fan such that by means thereof an interruption or shadowing of the surface marking is detectable, and has an opening angle which covers both the surface marking and the license plate.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for monitoring a parking space (2) for a vehicle (3), comprising a camera unit (23) assigned to the parking space (2) and mounted thereon to record a picture of a frontal license plate (10) of the vehicle (3), a lighting unit (8, 8′, 8″) assigned to the parking space (2) and mounted thereon to project a light fan (9) lying in an approximately vertical plane along a boundary of the parking space (2) as a surface marking (7′), wherein the camera unit (23) lies approximately in the plane of the light fan (9) and has an opening angle (a) which covers both the surface marking (7, 7′) and the license plate (10).
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1. A device for monitoring a parking space for a vehicle, comprising:
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a camera unit assigned to the parking space and to be mounted thereon to record a picture of a frontal license plate of the vehicle, and a lighting unit assigned to the parking space and to be mounted thereon for projecting a light fan lying in a substantially vertical plane along a boundary of the parking space as a surface marking, wherein the camera unit lies substantially in the plane of the light fan such that by means thereof an interruption or shadowing of the surface marking is detectable, and has an opening angle which covers both the surface marking and the license plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
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6. A parking lot with a plurality of parking spaces for vehicles, each parking space comprising:
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a camera unit assigned to the parking space and mounted thereon to record a picture of a frontal license plate of a vehicle; and a lighting unit that projects a light fan-lying in a substantially vertical plane along a boundary of the parking space as a surface marking; wherein the camera unit lies substantially in the plane of the light fan such that by means thereof an interruption or shadowing of the surface marking is detectable, and has an opening angle which covers both the surface marking and the license plate. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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