COLLECTION AND USE OF CAPTURED VEHICLE DATA
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1. A method of collecting observation data from vehicles, the method comprising:
- sending a request to each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles for observation data associated with at least one of an area of interest, a time period of interest, or an object of interest; and
receiving observation data from one or more of the plurality of vehicles, the received observation data being captured by the one or more of the plurality of vehicles and being associated with the at least one of the area, the time period, or the object.
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In an example embodiment, a method of collecting observation data from vehicles is described. The method includes sending a request to each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles for observation data associated with at least one of an area of interest, a time period of interest, or an object of interest. The method also includes receiving observation data from one or more of the plurality of vehicles, the received observation data being captured by the one or more of the plurality of vehicles and being associated with the at least one of the area, the time period, or the object.
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1. A method of collecting observation data from vehicles, the method comprising:
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sending a request to each vehicle in a plurality of vehicles for observation data associated with at least one of an area of interest, a time period of interest, or an object of interest; and receiving observation data from one or more of the plurality of vehicles, the received observation data being captured by the one or more of the plurality of vehicles and being associated with the at least one of the area, the time period, or the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of reporting observation data, the method comprising
receiving, at a vehicle, a request from a server for observation data associated with at least one of an area of interest, a time period of interest, or an object of interest; -
identifying observation data associated with the at least one of the area, the time period, or the object; and sending the identified observation data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A data capture system provided in a vehicle, the data capture system comprising:
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an imaging device configured to capture video data and/or image data; a computer-readable storage medium communicatively coupled to the imaging device and configured to store the captured video data and/or image data; a processing device communicatively coupled to the computer-readable storage medium and configured to analyze the captured video data and/or image data for license plate numbers and/or facial features and to save corresponding license plate data and/or face data in the computer-readable storage medium; and a communication interface communicatively coupled to the processing device; wherein; the communication interface is configured to receive a request from a server for observation data associated with at least one of an area of interest, a time period of interest, or an object of interest; the processing device is configured to identify captured observation data in the computer-readable storage medium that is associated with the at least one of the area, the time period, or the object, the captured observation data including captured video data, image data, license plate data, and/or face data; and the communication interface is further configured to send the identified captured observation data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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