Vehicle identification means detection and evasion system

• US 7,124,006 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2005
• Issued: 10/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ron Yaacov Davidson
• Original Assignee: Ron Yaacov Davidson
• Inventors: Davidson, Ron Yaacov, Davidson, Nathaniel, Lauenburg, Naum
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Gary
• Application Number:
  US11/059,392
• Publication Number:
  US 20060212196A1
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/36, 342/20, 342/104, 340/425.5, 340/936, 340/937, 340/988
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0175 by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/054 photographing overspeeding vehicles

Abstract

A system for detecting and evading vehicle identification means (VIM), comprising: locating device, control device having a plurality of I/O channels, each adapted to receive or transmit serial or parallel data, processing device, electronic storage device comprising at least one database of known VIM coordinates and identification prevention device (IPD) adapted to automatically prevent identification of the vehicle'"'"'s license plate number, owner, driver or any part or passenger of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A system for detecting and evading vehicle identification means (VIM), comprising:

locating means for determining a location of a vehicle;

control means connected with said locating means, said control means having a plurality of I/O channels, each said I/O channel adapted to receive or transmit one of serial data and parallel data;

processing means connected with said control means;

electronic storage means connected with said processing means, said electronic storage means comprising at least one database of known VIM coordinates; and

at least one identification prevention device (IPD) connected with said control means, said at least one IPD adapted to prevent identification of at least one of said vehicle'"'"'s license plate number, owner, driver and interior,

said control means adapted to automatically select said at least one IPD and to selectively activate or deactivate said selected IPD according to predefined criteria selected from the group consisting of predefined frequencies, predefined frequency ranges and predefined digital signal signatures.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said IPD comprises one or more light sources.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said one or more light sources comprise one or more laser diodes.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said one or more laser diodes comprise one or more tunable laser diodes.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein said one or more light source comprise light sources having different wavelengths.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one IPD comprises a license plate covering system.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said license plate covering system comprises:

a power source;

a revolving wrapping belt mounted around two bearings, said wrapping belt comprising a cut-out window; and

one or two motors connected with said bearings, said one or more motors having a circular motion.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein said license plate covering system comprises:

a power source;

a shaft connected with a motor having circular motion;

a string connected with said shaft; and

a blind connected with said string and wrapped around a torsion pulley.

9. A method of detecting and evading vehicle identification means (VIM), comprising the steps of:

providing a VIM detection and evasion system, comprising;

locating means for determining a location of a vehicle;

control means connected with said locating means, said control means having a plurality of I/O channels, each said I/O channel adapted to receive or transmit one of serial data and parallel data;

processing means connected with said control means;

electronic storage means connected with said processing means, said electronic storage means comprising at least one database of known VIM coordinates; and

at least one identification prevention device (IPD) connected with said control means, said at least one IPD adapted to prevent identification of at least one of said vehicle'"'"'s license plate number, owner, driver and interior,

said control means adapted to automatically select said at least one IPD;

reading current location indication from said locating means;

comparing said current location indication with at least part of said VIM coordinates in said at least one database; and

selectively enabling or disabling, based on said step of comparing, said selected IPD, said selective enabling or disabling based on predefined criteria selected from the group consisting of predefined frequencies, predefined frequency ranges and predefined digital signal signatures.

10. The method of claim 9, additionally comprising the step of storing information related to said VIM in said at least one database.

11. The method of claim 10, additionally comprising the step of updating a central database with said stored information.

12. The method of claim 9, additionally comprising the step of updating said at least one database by downloading data from a central database.

13. A system for detecting and evading vehicle identification means (VIM), comprising:

control means comprising at least one I/O channel, each said I/O channel adapted to receive or transmit one of serial data and parallel data;

processing means connected with said control means;

at least one VIM detector connected with said control means; and

at least one identification prevention device (IPD) connected with said control means, said at least one IPD adapted to prevent identification of at least one of vehicle'"'"'s license plate number, owner, driver and interior;

said control means adapted to automatically select said at least one IPD and to selectively activate or deactivate said selected IPD according to predefined criteria selected from the group consisting of redefined frequencies, predefined frequency ranges and predefined digital signal signatures.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said VIM comprises photographic means.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said at least one VIM detector comprises at least one fast slave flash trigger adapted to identify one or more light frequency ranges.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein said at least one fast slave flash trigger comprises a plurality of parallel flash triggers, each adapted to identify a predefined light frequency range.

17. A The system of claim 15, wherein said at least one fast slave flash trigger circuit comprises:

a phototransistor, operable to deliver a logical “

high”

signal upon picking up a predefined wavelength range;

a dual differential comparator connected with said phototransistor, for receiving the logical “

high”

signal and outputting a logical “

low”

signal; and

a monostable multi vibrator (MMV), for receiving the logical “

low”

signal from said comparator and outputting a signal of predefined length,

wherein the circuit is connected through a 3-lead connector to a constant +12V power supply and to common ground, the 3-lead connector additionally operable to hold the output signal of the circuit.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein said at least one IPD and said at least one VIM detector communicates with said control means wirelessly.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said wireless communication comprises Bluetooth communication.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein said at least one VIM detector is connected directly with said at least one IPD.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said at least one VIM detector communicates with said at least one IPD wirelessly.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said wireless communication comprises Bluetooth communication.

23. The system of claim 13, additionally comprising a database for storing information related to detected VIMs.

24. The system of claim 23, additionally comprising means for communicating said stored information to a central database.

25. The system of claim 23, additionally comprising means for updating said stored information from a central database.

26. The system according to claim 13, wherein said at least one IPD comprises a license plate covering system.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein said license plate covering system comprises:

a power source;

a revolving wrapping belt mounted around two bearings, said wrapping belt comprising a cut-out window; and

one or two motors connected with said bearings, said one or more motors having a circular motion.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein said license plate covering system comprises:

a power source;

a shaft connected with a motor having circular motion;

a string connected with said shaft; and

a blind connected with said string and wrapped around a torsion pulley.

29. A method of detecting and evading vehicle identification means (VIM), comprising the steps of:

providing a VIM detection and evasion system, comprising;

control means comprising at least one I/O channel, each said I/O channel adapted to receive or transmit one of serial data and parallel data;

processing means connected with said control means;

at least one VIM detector; and

at least one identification prevention device (IPD) connected with said control means, said at least one IPD adapted to prevent identification of at least one of vehicle'"'"'s license plate number, owner, driver and interior;

said control means adapted to automatically select said at least one IPD and selectively activate or deactivate said selected IPD according to predefined criteria selected from the group consisting of predefined frequencies, predefined frequency ranges and predefined digital signal signatures;

receiving a VIM identification signal from said at least one VIM detector; and

communicating said signal to said processing means.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein said VIM comprises photographic means.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein said at least one VIM detector comprises at least one fast slave flash trigger adapted to identify one or more light frequency ranges.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein said at least one fast slave flash trigger comprises a plurality of parallel flash triggers, each adapted to identify a predefined light frequency range.

33. The method of claim 29, additionally comprising the step of storing information related to said VIM in a database.

34. The method of claim 33, additionally comprising the step of updating a central database with said stored information.

35. The method of claim 33, additionally comprising the step of updating said stored information by downloading from a central database.

36. A system for detecting and evading vehicle identification means (VIM), comprising:

at least one VIM detector; and

at least one identification prevention device (IPD) communicating with said at least one VIM detector, said at least one IPD adapted to prevent identification of at least one of vehicle'"'"'s license plate number, owner, driver and interior,

said at least one VIM detector adapted to automatically activate or deactivate said at least one IPD according to predefined criteria selected from the group comprising predefined frequencies, predefined frequency ranges and predefined digital signal signatures.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein said at least one VIM detector comprises a radar detector.

38. The system according to claim 36, wherein said at least one IPD comprises a license plate covering system.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein said license plate covering system comprises:

a power source;

a revolving wrapping belt mounted around two bearings, said wrapping belt comprising a cut-out window; and

one or two motors connected with said bearings, said one or more motors having a circular motion.

40. The system of claim 38, wherein said license plate covering system comprises:

a power source;

a shaft connected with a motor having circular motion;

a string connected with said shaft; and

a blind connected with said string and wrapped around a torsion pulley.