Method and system for video capture of vehicle information
First Claim
1. A system for managing visual images of vehicles, comprising:
- a first digital video image collector positioned to capture a first data file that is representative of a visual image of at least one non-emissions feature of a first vehicle moving on a roadway, the first digital video image collector including a first communications port;
a first video illumination source positioned to illuminate the at least one non-emissions feature of the first vehicle;
a computing device having a processor, a memory, and a second communications port;
a first communications link between the first communications port and the second communications port;
a first information collection device comprising an open path emission sensor in communication with the computer, the first information collection device having a first emissions illumination source to illuminate emissions of the first vehicle, and positioned to capture emissions data corresponding to the first vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for collecting and managing information relating to vehicles includes a digital image collection system positioned to capture an image of a vehicle travelling along a roadway. The captured images are delivered to a computer program memory via a communications link at a transfer rate substantially equal to 100, 200, and/or 400 megabits per second. A second device collects additional information relating to the vehicle, such as the vehicle'"'"'s speed, acceleration, and/or emissions data, and also delivers such information to the memory. Alternatively, two or more video capture devices may be connected in series via communications links that are all capable of transmitting data at rates substantially equal to 100, 200, and/or 400 megabits per second, such that the images collected by all of the capture devices are delivered to the memory.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for managing visual images of vehicles, comprising:
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a first digital video image collector positioned to capture a first data file that is representative of a visual image of at least one non-emissions feature of a first vehicle moving on a roadway, the first digital video image collector including a first communications port; a first video illumination source positioned to illuminate the at least one non-emissions feature of the first vehicle; a computing device having a processor, a memory, and a second communications port; a first communications link between the first communications port and the second communications port; a first information collection device comprising an open path emission sensor in communication with the computer, the first information collection device having a first emissions illumination source to illuminate emissions of the first vehicle, and positioned to capture emissions data corresponding to the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of capturing and managing vehicle images, comprising:
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illuminating, using a first video illumination source, positioned to illuminate at least one non-emissions feature of the first vehicle; collecting using a first video capture device, a first digital image of at least one non-emissions feature of a first vehicle recognizing a desired feature in the digital image; storing the desired feature in an uncompressed format; storing the remainder of the image in a compressed format; collecting, using a data collection device comprising an open path emission sensor having a first emissions illumination source to illuminate the emissions of the first vehicle, and first data representative of emissions of the first vehicle; and delivering the first digital image and the first data to a computer program memory via at least one communications link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for capturing and managing vehicle images, comprising:
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a means for capturing a first image of a first vehicle; means for illuminating for video at least one non-emissions feature of the first vehicle, said means positioned to illuminate the non-emissions feature of the first vehicle; a means for capturing first data representative corresponding to the first vehicle comprising an open path emission sensor, having means for emissions-illuminating to illuminate the emissions of the first vehicle and having means for recognizing a desired feature in the digital image, storing the desired feature in an uncompressed format, and storing the remainder of the image in a compressed format; and a means for delivering the first image and the first data to a memory of a computing device at a transfer rate substantially equal to at least one of 100, 200, and 400 megabits per second. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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