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High Occupancy Toll Lane Compliance

  • US 20150062340A1
  • Filed: 09/03/2013
  • Published: 03/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A camera system for demonstrating compliance with a requirement of a high occupancy lane for a minimum number of passengers in a vehicle, the camera system comprising:

  • a housing and a mechanism to mount the housing within the vehicle;

    an infrared camera within the housing to image one or more people other than a driver of the vehicle while the housing is mounted within the vehicle;

    a GPS unit;

    a transceiver within the housing to detect an RF signal transmitted at or near a toll booth for the high occupancy lane indicating that the vehicle is located at or near the toll booth for the high occupancy lane;

    a control within the housing, responsive to detection of the RF signal, to trigger the infrared camera to image the one or more people and transmit (a) a current time, (b) a current location of the vehicle from the GPS unit, and (c) the triggered image of the one or more people, to a server to demonstrate compliance with the requirement of the high occupancy lane.

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