PARKING ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT
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1. A parking enforcement system comprising:
- a camera capturing a license plate image at a parking location to record a parking event;
a server including a database storing a list of known license plate numbers that are each associated with a payment event; and
a network allowing the camera to communicate with the server, wherein license plate recognition software is used to analyze the license plate image to generate a read license plate number and the read license plate number is cross-referenced with the list of known license plate numbers to determine if the read license plate number is associated with a payment event.
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Abstract
A parking enforcement system comprises a camera for capturing a license plate image and software for analyzing the license plate image to generate a read license plate number. The read license plate number is cross-referenced with a list of known license plate numbers to determine if the read license plate number is associated with a payment event. A citation against the read licence plate number if the read license plate is not associated with a payment event.
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1. A parking enforcement system comprising:
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a camera capturing a license plate image at a parking location to record a parking event; a server including a database storing a list of known license plate numbers that are each associated with a payment event; and a network allowing the camera to communicate with the server, wherein license plate recognition software is used to analyze the license plate image to generate a read license plate number and the read license plate number is cross-referenced with the list of known license plate numbers to determine if the read license plate number is associated with a payment event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of parking enforcement comprising:
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capturing a license plate image with a camera at a parking location to record a parking event; analyzing the license plate image with license plate recognition software to generate a read license plate number; associating the read license plate number with the parking event; cross-referencing the read license plate number with a list of known license plates that are each associated with a payment event to determine if the read license plate number is associated with a said payment event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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