Automated traffic violation monitoring and reporting system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring and reporting instances of traffic violations, comprising:
- an enforcement camera system mounted at a fixed traffic location, the enforcement camera system comprising circuitry to detect a potential traffic violation at the traffic location;
a data processing system remotely coupled to the enforcement camera system, the data processing system comprising an image processor for compiling vehicle and scene images produced by the enforcement camera system, a verification process for verifying the validity of the vehicle images, an image processing system for providing driver image information, and a notification process for transmitting the potential traffic violation information to one or more law enforcement agencies; and
a digital image processing system remotely coupled to the enforcement camera system, the digital image processing system including circuitry operable to;
identify an information image related to the vehicle from the vehicle images, the information image including pixel intensity information, identify a region of the information image in which pixel intensities are similar to each other, but the median pixel intensity differs significantly from the median pixel intensity of other parts of the information image, wherein the pixel intensity corresponds to the brightness of a pixel; and
modify pixel intensities in the identified region so that the median for the region is closer to the median for the other parts of the image.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and reporting incidences of traffic violations at a traffic location is disclosed. The system comprises a digital camera system deployed at a traffic location. The camera system is remotely coupled to a data processing system. The data processing system comprises an image processor for compiling vehicle and scene images produced by the digital camera system, a verification process for verifying the validity of the vehicle images, an image processing system for identifying driver information from the vehicle images, and a notification process for transmitting potential violation information to one or more law enforcement agencies.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and reporting instances of traffic violations, comprising:
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an enforcement camera system mounted at a fixed traffic location, the enforcement camera system comprising circuitry to detect a potential traffic violation at the traffic location;
a data processing system remotely coupled to the enforcement camera system, the data processing system comprising an image processor for compiling vehicle and scene images produced by the enforcement camera system, a verification process for verifying the validity of the vehicle images, an image processing system for providing driver image information, and a notification process for transmitting the potential traffic violation information to one or more law enforcement agencies; and
a digital image processing system remotely coupled to the enforcement camera system, the digital image processing system including circuitry operable to;
identify an information image related to the vehicle from the vehicle images, the information image including pixel intensity information, identify a region of the information image in which pixel intensities are similar to each other, but the median pixel intensity differs significantly from the median pixel intensity of other parts of the information image, wherein the pixel intensity corresponds to the brightness of a pixel; and
modify pixel intensities in the identified region so that the median for the region is closer to the median for the other parts of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of producing primary evidence of a traffic violation, comprising the steps of:
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generating a plurality of images of the traffic violation;
storing the images in a primary image database;
automatically obtaining vehicle and driver identification information from data contained in one or more of the plurality of images;
in an image processing system, providing driver image and identifying information related to the offending vehicle from one or more of the plurality of images, the information related to the offending vehicle comprising a digital identification image comprising pixel intensity information;
in a digital image processing system, identifying a region of the identification image in which pixel intensities are similar to each other, but the median pixel intensity differs significantly from the median pixel intensity of other parts of the identification image, wherein the pixel intensity corresponds to the brightness of a pixel, and modifying pixel intensities in the identified region so that the median for the region is closer to the median for the other parts of the image;
generating a violation notice for review by an appropriate law enforcement agency; and
transmitting a violation notice to the driver upon validation of the violation notice by the appropriate law enforcement agency. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
encrypting the plurality of images within the digital camera system;
generating signed property information for image files corresponding to the plurality of images, the signed property information comprising data required decrypt the encrypted plurality of images; and
transmitting the image information and signed property information to a data processing system.
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17. The method of claim 16 further comprising the step of reproducing the plurality of images captured by the digital camera system using the signed property information to decrypt the encrypted plurality of images.
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18. A system for monitoring and reporting instances of traffic violations, comprising:
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an enforcement camera system mounted at a fixed traffic location, the enforcement camera system comprising circuitry to detect a potential traffic violation at the traffic location;
a data processing system remotely coupled to the enforcement camera system, the data processing system comprising an image processor for compiling vehicle and scene images produced by the enforcement camera system, a verification process for verifying the validity of the vehicle images, an image processing system for providing driver image information from the vehicle images, and an image analysis expert system for recognizing patterns within the vehicle and scene images; and
a digital image processing system remotely coupled to the enforcement camera system, the digital image processing system including circuitry operable to;
identify an identification image related to the vehicle from the vehicle images, the identification image including pixel intensity information, identify a region of the identification image in which pixel intensities are similar to each other, but the median pixel intensity differs significantly from the median pixel intensity of other parts of the identification image, wherein the pixel intensity corresponds to the brightness of a pixel; and
modify pixel intensities in the identified region so that the median for the region is closer to the median for the other parts of the image. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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