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Multiple resolution camera system for automated license plate recognition and event recording

  • US 9,147,116 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2012
  • Issued: 09/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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