Traffic violation detection, recording and evidence processing system
First Claim
1. A red light traffic violation recording and processing system, comprising:
- at least one camera for monitoring a region under surveillance;
means for supplying independently sourced and verifiable time, date and location data to provide an indication of the time, date and location of a violation;
a storing means for continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera;
a non-intrusive violation detection means for detecting vehicle presence and movement through the region and for providing an indication of a violation in a violation period;
processing means for identifying images stored in the storage means and which relate to a violation detected by the violation detection means so that images associated with a violation are identifiable and can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and also identify the vehicle associated with the violation; and
processing means for processing images captured by a camera to identify changes in the colour of the traffic signals to thereby make a determination of the commencement and end of a red light traffic phase and therefore define the violation period.
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Abstract
A traffic violation or event detection recording and processing system includes both wide angle and narrow angle cameras. The cameras capture images of traffic in a monitoring region. The narrow angle camera obtains information relating to the vehicle number plate and driver, and the wide angle camera obtains images of the vehicle and red light as evidence of a violation. Speed violation is determined by a non-intrusive speed detection system such as a Doppler radar or laser system. Accident events may be determined with the addition of a noise detection mechanism. Evidence of violations recorded may be stored on a central database or databases with real-time interactivity to authorized users via any computer with Internet connectivity to perform various evidence management or review tasks.
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32 Claims
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1. A red light traffic violation recording and processing system, comprising:
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at least one camera for monitoring a region under surveillance; means for supplying independently sourced and verifiable time, date and location data to provide an indication of the time, date and location of a violation; a storing means for continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera; a non-intrusive violation detection means for detecting vehicle presence and movement through the region and for providing an indication of a violation in a violation period; processing means for identifying images stored in the storage means and which relate to a violation detected by the violation detection means so that images associated with a violation are identifiable and can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and also identify the vehicle associated with the violation; and processing means for processing images captured by a camera to identify changes in the colour of the traffic signals to thereby make a determination of the commencement and end of a red light traffic phase and therefore define the violation period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of detecting a red light traffic violation, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a region of a roadway with at least one camera; monitoring vehicle presence and movement through the region using a non-intrusive vehicle detection means; continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera in a storage means; processing images captured by a camera to identify changes in the colour of the traffic signals to thereby make a determination of the commencement and end of a red light traffic phase and therefore define the violation period; detecting a traffic violation in the region under surveillance during the violation period; determining images stored by the storage means and which relate to the traffic violation so that those images can be used as evidence of the violation and also to identify the vehicle associated with the violation; and providing time, date and location data which is independently sourced to provide the time, date and location of the violation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A red light traffic violation recording and processing system, comprising:
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at least one camera for monitoring a region under surveillance; a non-intrusive violation detection means comprised by a further camera arranged to have a field of view substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of vehicles through the region for capturing an image of a vehicle passing a predetermined reference location to enable determination of a violation should a violation period be current; means for supplying independently sourced and verifiable time, date and location data to provide an indication of the time, date and location of a violation; a storing means for continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera and the at least one further camera; and processing means for identifying images stored in the storage means and which relate to a violation detected by the violation detection means so that images associated with a violation are identifiable and can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and also identify the vehicle associated with the violation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of detecting a red light traffic violation, including the steps of:
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monitoring a region of a roadway with at least one camera; monitoring vehicle presence and movement through the region using a non-intrusive vehicle detection means comprising at least one further camera arranged to have a field of view substantially perpendicular to the movement of traffic through the region for capturing an image of vehicles relative to a predetermined datum to enable a violation to be determined; continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera and further camera in a storage means; determining images stored by the storage means and which relate to the traffic violation so that those images can be used as evidence of the violation and also to identify the vehicle associated with the violation; and providing time, date and location data which is independently sourced to provide the time, date and location of the violation. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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