Multiple resolution camera system for automated license plate recognition and event recording
First Claim
1. An in-car multiple-resolution camera system for first responder vehicles, comprising:
- a single high-resolution camera imager for capturing images in high resolution and outputting the captured images in a first high-resolution image output stream having pixel information therein;
a signal processing module for processing the first high-resolution image output stream and producing (1) a reduced-area high-resolution image output stream containing image information for only a selected portion or portions of the captured images and (2) a wide-area low-resolution image output stream;
an event recorder for recording events based on the images captured by the single high-resolution camera imager using the wide-image low-resolution image output stream; and
a license plate recognition system for capturing and processing images of vehicle license plates nearby based on the images captured by the single high-resolution camera imager using the reduced-area high-resolution image output stream.
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Abstract
An in-car multiple-resolution camera system for first responder vehicles includes a high-resolution camera imager for capturing images in high resolution and outputting the same in a first high-resolution image output stream. A signal processing module is provided for processing the first high-resolution image output stream and producing (1) a reduced-area high-resolution image output stream containing image information for only a selected portion or portions of the original image and (2) a wide-area low-resolution image output stream. The wide-area low-resolution image output stream can represent the full image, if desired. An event recorder is provided for recording the events imaged by the camera imager using the wide-image low-resolution image output stream. A license plate recognition system is provided for using the reduced-area high-resolution image output stream to capture and process images of vehicle license plates nearby.
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11 Claims
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1. An in-car multiple-resolution camera system for first responder vehicles, comprising:
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a single high-resolution camera imager for capturing images in high resolution and outputting the captured images in a first high-resolution image output stream having pixel information therein; a signal processing module for processing the first high-resolution image output stream and producing (1) a reduced-area high-resolution image output stream containing image information for only a selected portion or portions of the captured images and (2) a wide-area low-resolution image output stream; an event recorder for recording events based on the images captured by the single high-resolution camera imager using the wide-image low-resolution image output stream; and a license plate recognition system for capturing and processing images of vehicle license plates nearby based on the images captured by the single high-resolution camera imager using the reduced-area high-resolution image output stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An in-car multiple-resolution camera system for first responder vehicles, comprising:
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a single high-resolution, large-FOV camera imager for capturing images of an area in high resolution in a relatively large field-of-view and outputting the captured images in a first high-resolution image output stream having pixel information therein; a signal processing module for segmenting the first high-resolution image output stream and producing multiple virtual camera outputs as if there were multiple cameras, the outputs having at least two different resolutions and representing at least two different views of the area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. In a first responder vehicle of the type having an event recorder and a license plate recognition system, the improvement therein comprising:
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an in-car multiple-resolution camera including a high-resolution camera imager for capturing images in high resolution and outputting the captured maqes in a first high-resolution image output stream; the in-car multiple-resolution camera including a signal processing module for processing the first high-resolution image output stream and producing (1) a reduced-area high-resolution image output stream containing image information for only a selected portion or portions of the captured images and (2) a full-image low-resolution image output stream; a first output signal port for outputting the substantially full-image low-resolution image output stream to the event recorder; and a second output signal port for outputting the reduced-area high-resolution image output stream to the license plate recognition system.
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Specification