EMERGENCY RESCUE VEHICLE VIDEO BASED VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM
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1. A computer-implemented method of detecting a vehicle that fails to yield to an emergency vehicle traveling on a section of road, the method comprising:
- A) receiving a video stream from a forward facing image capturing device mounted to an emergency vehicle, the video stream including a plurality of temporally spaced video frames;
B) processing the video stream to identify two or more video frames including a detected vehicle within a prescribed distance in a front of the emergency vehicle; and
C) processing the identified two or more video frames to determine if the detected vehicle is yielding to the emergency vehicle according to a prescribed law, the prescribed law requiring the detected vehicle to yield a right of way to the emergency vehicle within the prescribed distance by moving the detected vehicle to a prescribed side of the section of road and stopping on the prescribed side of the section of road.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for monitoring and reporting road violations of vehicles sharing roads with responding emergency vehicles. According to an exemplary method video is captured from a forward and/or rear facing camera mounted to an emergency vehicle, and the video is processed to identify any vehicles in violation within a prescribed distance from the emergency vehicle. A license plate id of a vehicle determined to be in violation is identified and communicated to the appropriate authorities.
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1. A computer-implemented method of detecting a vehicle that fails to yield to an emergency vehicle traveling on a section of road, the method comprising:
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A) receiving a video stream from a forward facing image capturing device mounted to an emergency vehicle, the video stream including a plurality of temporally spaced video frames; B) processing the video stream to identify two or more video frames including a detected vehicle within a prescribed distance in a front of the emergency vehicle; and C) processing the identified two or more video frames to determine if the detected vehicle is yielding to the emergency vehicle according to a prescribed law, the prescribed law requiring the detected vehicle to yield a right of way to the emergency vehicle within the prescribed distance by moving the detected vehicle to a prescribed side of the section of road and stopping on the prescribed side of the section of road. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system that facilitates detecting a vehicle that fails to yield to an emergency vehicle, the system comprising:
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a forward facing image capturing device mounted to an emergency vehicle, the forward facing image capturing device configured to provide a video stream of an area in a front of the emergency vehicle, the video stream including a plurality of temporally spaced video frames; a processor operatively connected to the forward facing image capturing device, the processor configured to execute stored computer-executable instructions for; A) receiving the video stream from the forward facing image capturing device, the video stream including a plurality of temporally spaced video frames; B) processing the video stream to identify two or more video frames including a detected vehicle within a prescribed distance of road in a front of the emergency vehicle; and C) processing the identified two or more video frames to determine if the detected vehicle is yielding to the emergency vehicle compliance according to a prescribed law, the prescribed law requiring the detected vehicle to yield a right of way to the emergency vehicle within the predetermined distance by moving the detected vehicle to a prescribed side of the section of road and stopping on the prescribed side of the section of road. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method of detecting a vehicle that follows an emergency vehicle too close on a section of road, the method comprising:
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A) receiving a video stream from a rear facing image capturing device mounted to an emergency vehicle, the video stream including a plurality of temporally spaced video frames; B) processing the video stream to identify two or more video frames including a detected vehicle within a prescribed distance in a rear of the emergency vehicle; and C) processing the identified two or more video frames to determine if the detected vehicle is following the emergency vehicle in violation of a prescribed law, the prescribed law requiring the detected vehicle to not follow the emergency vehicle at a distance closer than the prescribed distance in the rear of the emergency vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system that facilitates detecting a vehicle that follows an emergency vehicle too close on a section of road, the system comprising:
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a rear facing image capturing device mounted to an emergency vehicle, the rear facing image capturing device configured to provide a video stream of an area in a rear of the emergency vehicle, the video stream including a plurality of temporally spaced video frames; a processor operatively connected to the rear facing image capturing device, the processor configured to execute stored computer-executable instructions for; A) receiving the video stream from the rear facing image capturing device, the video stream including a plurality of temporally spaced video frames; B) processing the video stream to identify two or more video streams including a detected vehicle within a prescribed distance in the rear of the emergency vehicle; and C) processing the identified two or more video frames to determine if the detected vehicle is following the emergency vehicle in violation of a prescribed law, the prescribed law requiring the detected vehicle to not follow the emergency vehicle at a distance closer than the prescribed distance in the rear of the emergency vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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