Parking violation recording system and method
First Claim
1. A parking violation recording system capable of recording violations based on the location of a violating vehicle, said system comprising:
- at least one camera located on a mass transit vehicle, oriented so that it is capable of viewing a violating vehicle and recording an image containing violating vehicle information of said violating vehicle;
at least one locator provided on said mass transit vehicle and capable of providing data for determining the geographic position of said mass transit vehicle; and
a data processing sub-system, coupled to said at least on camera and said at least one locator for recording both said violating vehicle information and said geographic data in a violation data record.
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Abstract
A parking violation recording system capable of recording violations based on the location of a violating vehicle, is provided. The system includes at least one camera located on a mass transit vehicle, oriented so that it is capable of viewing a violating vehicle and recording an image containing violating vehicle information of the violating vehicle; at least one locator provided on said mass transit vehicle and capable of providing data for determining the geographic position of the mass transit vehicle; and a data processing sub-system, coupled to the at least on camera and the at least one locator for recording both the violating vehicle information and the geographic data in a violation data record. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a method of enforcing bus zone regulations. The method includes recording an image containing violating vehicle information of a violating vehicle illegally parked in a bus zone with at least one camera located on a mass transit bus, and storing the violating vehicle information in a data record associated with a data processing system located on the bus.
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1. A parking violation recording system capable of recording violations based on the location of a violating vehicle, said system comprising:
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at least one camera located on a mass transit vehicle, oriented so that it is capable of viewing a violating vehicle and recording an image containing violating vehicle information of said violating vehicle;
at least one locator provided on said mass transit vehicle and capable of providing data for determining the geographic position of said mass transit vehicle; and
a data processing sub-system, coupled to said at least on camera and said at least one locator for recording both said violating vehicle information and said geographic data in a violation data record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A parking violation recording system according to claim 31, further comprising a download interface for downloading said plurality of violation data records to a citation database contained in a remote data processing system, said remote data processing system being remote from said mass transit vehicle, for further processing by law enforcement to generate a citation for the parking violation.
- 32. A parking violation recording system according to claim 32, wherein said download interface operates through a hardwire connection between said data processing sub-system and said remote data processing system.
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34. A bus zone violation recording system capable of recording violations of a violating vehicle located in a bus zone, said system comprising:
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at least one camera located on a mass transit bus, oriented so that it is capable of viewing a violating vehicle located in a bus zone and recording an image containing violating vehicle information of said violating vehicle;
at least one locator provided on said bus and capable of providing data for determining the geographic position of said bus, said at least one locator selected from the group consisting of a GPS capable of providing global position data, at least one navigation aid capable of providing relative position data of said bus and combinations thereof;
a date and time clock; and
a data processing sub-system, coupled to said at least one camera, said at least one locator and said clock for recording said violating vehicle information, said geographic data and date and time information in a violation data record;
wherein said data processing sub-system comprises a memory containing stored map data, said map data comprising an inventory of location identifiers including an identifier selected from the group consisting of a route identifier associated with a predetermined route, a bus stop identifier associated with particular bus stop along a route, a bus zone identifier associated with a particular bus zone at a bus stop and combinations thereof; and
wherein said data processing sub-system is capable of determining location identifiers associated with the present location of said bus, from said geographic data and said map data, and recording said identifiers in said violation data record. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 40)
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39. A method of enforcing bus zone regulations, comprising:
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recording an image containing violating vehicle information of a violating vehicle illegally parked in a bus zone with at least one camera located on a mass transit bus, and storing said violating vehicle information in a data record associated with a data processing system located on said bus.
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