Vision-based method and apparatus for monitoring vehicular traffic events
First Claim
1. A method for detecting a vehicular traffic event, comprising:
- establishing at least one rule defining said vehicular traffic event, said rule including at least one condition and an action item to be performed when said rule is satisfied;
processing at least one image of vehicular traffic to identify said condition; and
performing said action item if said rule is satisfied, wherein said vehicular traffic event is a traffic violation selected from the group consisting of an illegal turn, an excessive speed and a failure to stop at a stop sign.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring traffic using vision-based technologies to recognize events and violations. The disclosed traffic monitoring system includes one or more image capture devices focused on a roadway where vehicles travel. The captured images are processed by the traffic monitoring system to identify one or more predefined events or traffic violations. A number of rules can be utilized to define various traffic-related events, including traffic violations. Each rule contains one or more conditions, and, optionally, a corresponding action-item that should be performed when the rule is satisfied. Upon detection of a predefined traffic event, the corresponding action, if any, is performed by the traffic monitoring system.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for detecting a vehicular traffic event, comprising:
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establishing at least one rule defining said vehicular traffic event, said rule including at least one condition and an action item to be performed when said rule is satisfied;
processing at least one image of vehicular traffic to identify said condition; and
performing said action item if said rule is satisfied, wherein said vehicular traffic event is a traffic violation selected from the group consisting of an illegal turn, an excessive speed and a failure to stop at a stop sign. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for detecting a vehicular traffic event, comprising:
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obtaining at least one image of vehicular traffic;
analyzing said image using video content analysis techniques to identify at least one predefined feature in said image associated with said vehicular traffic event; and
identifying said vehicular traffic event if said predefined feature is recognized in one of said images, wherein said vehicular traffic event is a traffic violation selected from the group consisting of an illegal turn, an excessive speed and a failure to stop at a stop sign. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for detecting a vehicular traffic event, comprising:
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a memory for storing computer readable code and a user profile; and
a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to;
establish at least one rule defining said vehicular traffic event, said rule including at least one condition and an action item to be performed when said rule is satisfied; and
process at least one image of vehicular traffic to identify said condition, wherein said vehicular traffic event is a traffic violation selected from the group consisting of an illegal turn, an excessive speed and a failure to stop at a stop sign.
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13. An article of manufacture for detecting a vehicular traffic event, comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer readable code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising;
a step to establish at least one rule defining said vehicular traffic event, said rule including at least one condition and an action item to be performed when said rule is satisfied;
a step to process at least one image of vehicular traffic to identify said condition, wherein said vehicular traffic event is a traffic violation selected from the group consisting of an illegal turn, an excessive speed and a failure to stop at a stop sign.
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