System and method for parking infraction detection
First Claim
1. An automated method for detecting parking infractions, comprising the steps of:
- a) computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location;
b) classifying the stationary object as being representative of a vehicle parked at the first location based on the one or more measurements associated with the stationary object;
c) capturing one or more images of the vehicle parked at the first location;
d) processing the one or more images of the vehicle to extract one or more present vehicle identifiers associated with the vehicle, and recording a time the one or more images were taken, a co-ordinate set associated with the first location and the one or more identifiers associated with the vehicle;
e) determining a time duration for which parking is allowed at the first location; and
f) comparing the present vehicle identifiers with previously recorded vehicle identifiers associated with the first location to determine if the vehicle has been parked at the first location for a period exceeding the time duration and g) issuing a parking infraction notice if the elapsed time exceeds the time duration.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and method for detecting parking infractions. It comprises computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location; classifying the stationary object as being representative of a vehicle parked at the first location based on the one or more measurements associated with the stationary object; capturing one or more images of the vehicle parked at the first location; processing the one or more images of the vehicle to extract one or more present vehicle identifiers associated with the vehicle, and recording a time the one or more images were taken, a co-ordinate set associated with the first location and the one or more identifiers associated with the vehicle; determining a time duration for which parking is allowed at the first location; and comparing the present vehicle identifiers with previously recorded vehicle identifiers associated with the first location to determine if the vehicle has been parked at the first location for a period exceeding the time duration.
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15 Claims
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1. An automated method for detecting parking infractions, comprising the steps of:
- a) computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location;
b) classifying the stationary object as being representative of a vehicle parked at the first location based on the one or more measurements associated with the stationary object;
c) capturing one or more images of the vehicle parked at the first location;
d) processing the one or more images of the vehicle to extract one or more present vehicle identifiers associated with the vehicle, and recording a time the one or more images were taken, a co-ordinate set associated with the first location and the one or more identifiers associated with the vehicle;
e) determining a time duration for which parking is allowed at the first location; and
f) comparing the present vehicle identifiers with previously recorded vehicle identifiers associated with the first location to determine if the vehicle has been parked at the first location for a period exceeding the time duration and g) issuing a parking infraction notice if the elapsed time exceeds the time duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- a) computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location;
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11. An automated method for detecting parking infractions, comprising the steps of:
- a) computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location;
b) classifying the stationary object as being representative of a vehicle parked at the first location based on the one or more measurements associated with the stationary object;
c) capturing one or more images of the vehicle parked at the first location;
d) processing the one or more images of the vehicle to extract one or more present vehicle identifiers associated with the vehicle, and recording a time the one or more images were taken, a co-ordinate set associated with the first location and the one or more identifiers associated with the vehicle;
e) determining whether parking at the first location is valid only when the vehicle has an electronic permit;
f) scanning the vehicle parked at the first location to determine whether the vehicle has an electronic permit and g) issuing a parking infraction notice if the vehicle does not have an electronic permit.
- a) computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location;
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12. A system for detecting parking infractions, the system comprising:
means for performing the steps of a) computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location;
b) classifying the stationary object as being representative of a vehicle parked at the first location based on the one or more measurements associated with the stationary object;
c) capturing one or more images of the vehicle parked at the first location;
d) processing the one or more images of the vehicle to extract one or more present vehicle identifiers associated with the vehicle, and recording a time the one or more images were taken, a co-ordinate set associated with the first location and the one or more identifiers associated with the vehicle;
e) determining a time duration for which parking is allowed at the first location; and
f) comparing the present vehicle identifiers with previously recorded vehicle identifiers associated with the first location to determine if the vehicle has been parked at the first location for a period exceeding the time duration and g) issuing a parking infraction notice if the elapsed time exceeds the time duration.- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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