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6198987 Method and a multi-functional apparatus for determining the class of a vehicle  
A multi-functional apparatus for determining the class of a vehicle that can be used in a toll road collecting system. The apparatus for determining vehicle class according to the present invention...
6195019 Vehicle classifying apparatus and a toll system  
A class of a vehicle (VHC) is judged from distance data obtained by scanning on a lane with at least a laser beam in the longitudinal direction LD of the lane, wherein the scanning line may be...
6177864 Device for actuating electronic equipment in a motor vehicle  
A device for actuating electronic equipment in a motor vehicle has a picture-taking sensor unit (21) for monitoring the passenger compartment (1) of the motor vehicle and a evaluation unit (22) for...
6177885 System and method for detecting traffic anomalies  
A traffic incident detection system (10) includes both the collection and analysis of traffic data and employs a time-indexed traffic anomaly detection algorithm which partitions time into...
6175300 Blind spot viewing system  
A blind spot viewing system for viewing the blind spot of a vehicle located to the passenger side of the vehicle towards the rear of the vehicle. The system includes a video camera adapted for...
6172601 Three-dimensional scope system with a single camera for vehicles  
A single video camera is installed on a vehicle body. Two still pictures of an obstacle are obtained at different vehicle traveling positions. A picture memory stores the obtained still pictures. A...
6166659 Toll collecting system and method including determination of a towed vehicle  
The toll collecting system includes a first detector and a second detector which are sequentially arranged in the moving direction of vehicles passing on the traffic lane for collecting charges and...
6160494 Machine and method for detecting traffic offenses with dynamic aiming systems  
The machine for detecting traffic offenses, comprises means (1, 3) for measuring the speed of transit (v) of a vehicle (V) along a carriageway and, connected to these, camera means (5, 7, 9) for...
6161066 Advanced law enforcement and response technology  
Improvements for an ALERT®-type vehicle-based control system are described. The improvements encompass the use of a multiple control unit architecture for more efficient processing of user...
6154149 Object detection by pattern recognition  
An object detection system includes a sensor in communication with a controller to identify an object within a field of view. Pattern recognition algorithms are incorporated into the controller,...
6147624 Method and apparatus for parking management system for locating available parking space  
Available spaces in a system may identified using detectors in each of the spaces. The detectors may communicate the availability of a space after detecting whether or not an item is currently...
6144296 Vehicle monitoring system  
A vehicle monitoring system is provided. Based on operation contents on a remote control unit, an engine speed, a vehicle speed, a REV signal representing a gear shifting lever in the reverse...
6140941 Open road cashless toll collection system and method using transponders and cameras to track vehicles  
A cashless toll collection system and method that detects vehicles using transponders for prepaid customers and cameras for casual or non-transponder equipped vehicles. The system has a plurality...
6133824 Method for modeling roadway and method for recognizing lane markers based on the same  
A method for modeling a roadway and a method for recognizing lane markers based on the modeling method. The method for recognizing lane markers of roadway for a vehicle by getting image information...
6087960 Accident sound detection circuit  
An accident sound detection circuit includes an accident sound detection block that detects an accident sound from a sound signal inputted from an environmental sound detection unit and outputs an...
6088635 Railroad vehicle accident video recorder  
A method and monitoring unit for recording the status of a railroad vehicle prior to a potential accident. In a monitoring unit mounted in or on a railroad vehicle, such as a locomotive, a video...
6084532 System for the control and monitoring of light vehicle transit in public car parks  
TRANSIT IN PUBLIC CAR PARKS, including the installation of software and hardware that processes and records, after automatic or manual capturing, the registration number of the vehicles,...
6081756 Vehicle running management system  
A vehicle running management system manages running states of vehicles on a predetermined lane of a road, the predetermined lane being provided for automatically driven vehicles each of which has a...
6075466 Passive road sensor for automatic monitoring and method thereof  
An automatic traffic monitoring system for enforcing traffic laws and regulations and for general purpose traffic monitoring includes a novel passive road sensor that accurately detects the...
6064318 Automated data acquisition and processing of traffic information in real-time system and method for same  
The present invention is directed to a portable system for automatic data acquisition and processing of traffic information in real-time. The system incorporates a plurality of sensors operatively...
6057754 Drive assist system for motor vehicle  
A drive assist system of a vehicle for preventing a lane moving-out includes a pair of CCD cameras for taking picture images of the scenery in front of the vehicle, an image processing section for...
6040785 Mixed lock type toll collecting system and method for toll collection of vehicles on toll road  
A toll collecting system having a lock-type management for toll collection of vehicles in a toll road such as an express way. The mixed lock-type toll collecting system includes an on-board unit...
6034625 Radio-communication vehicle identification system  
A radio-communication vehicle identification apparatus includes first and second radio communication units, a directional finding unit, a vehicle classification unit, and a vehicle identification...
6025872 Monitor region extension member and motor vehicle peripheral monitoring apparatus using same  
A motor vehicle peripheral monitoring apparatus uses a monitor region extension member as optical image forming means. The monitor region extension member comprises an upper image passage part and...
6021209 Distance detection method using images  
In a distance detection method, a pair of image data representing a pattern of images is obtained by using a pair of image sensors for receiving optical images. Then, a detection target extracted...
6009377 Lane moving-out prevention system for vehicle and the method thereof  
When a vehicle is moving out of a lane of a road, an image processing computer unit judges the hazardous condition. Then, a power steering control computer unit calculates a correction reaction...
6005492 Road lane recognizing apparatus  
A road lane recognizing apparatus can accurately recognize a road lane position from an image shown by an actual road surface image signal obtained by picturing a road surface in front of a vehicle...
6002326 Automotive vehicle anti-theft and anti-vandalism and anti-carjacking system  
An automotive vehicle anti-theft anti-vandalism and anti-carjacking system utilizing both an audible alarm and visual monitor system for reducing the incidence of theft or vandalism of an...
5987152 Method for measuring visibility from a moving vehicle  
In a method of measuring visibility from a vehicle in motion, images taken by an optical-electronic camera are transformed into selected image features establishing the loci of defined brightness...
5978717 Computer system for railway maintenance  
Track maintenance management is defined by the present invention as the integration of all the maintenance engineering tasks which ensure that optimum levels of availability and overall performance...
5978718 Rail vision system  
A rail vision system visually reads signal aspect information from each wayside signal device of a wayside signaling system. It also warn a train operator of the more restrictive signal aspects and...
5974397 Method and device for radio communication between mutually movable objects  
A method for radio communication between mutually mobile objects. Prior to radio communication between the objects, calculations are preformed with a communication and calculation unit of a first...
5959555 Apparatus for checking blind spots of vehicle  
A blind spot checking apparatus comprising an apparatus main body, which is installed on the outside of a vehicle and which is directed toward the view to be taken in by image sensors, and a...
5948038 Traffic violation processing system  
A traffic violation processing method is disclosed, which includes the steps of monitoring a vehicle; determining whether the vehicle is in violation of a traffic violation and recording the image...
5938717 Speed detection and image capture system for moving vehicles  
A system for automatically capturing an image of a moving vehicle and recording data parameters, such as date, time, speed operator, location, etc. on the image. A capture window that comprises a...
5935190 Traffic monitoring system  
A traffic monitoring system has a common housing for a Doppler radar transceiver, a video camera, and a digital computer for processing the Doppler signal. The system also includes a video cassette...
5929785 Control device for vehicle  
A control device for a vehicle includes a position data detecting unit for detecting position data on a preceding vehicle, a picture taking unit for taking a picture in front in a traveling...
5912634 Traffic monitoring device and method  
A traffic monitoring device comprising a picture recording unit, a traffic dectection zone determination unit and a picture analysis unit, the traffic detection zone determination unit of which...
5864306 Detection regions for transponder tracking  
Data transmissions between a transponder and a reader of a toll collection system are minimized while the transponder moves through a communication zone of the system. A plurality of dimensionally...
5850254 Imaging system for a vehicle which compares a reference image which includes a mark which is fixed to said vehicle to subsequent images  
An environment recognition device formed in such a manner that an image sensor is installed so that an image sensor mounting location recognition mark falls within an image pickup area, comparator...
5844505 Automobile navigation system  
Automobile navigation system utilizes a wide angle CCD camera that is coupled to the vehicle to receive video images of signs being approached by the vehicle. The user (e.g., the driver) of the...
5839085 System and method for detecting vehicle types by utilizing information of vehicle height, and debiting system utilizing this system and method  
A system and a method for detecting vehicle types utilizing height information and a debiting system using such a system or a method. A plurality of distance sensors (heads) are provided laterally...
5835028 Lane marker position sensor and alarm  
A lane marker position sensor and alarm system for determining painted road lane markers and signaling when a vehicle has moved beyond a predetermined threshold distance with respect to lane...
5829913 Bollard cap  
A bollard or safety post cap for closing an open end of a vertical member of the bollard. The cap includes a anchor member extending downwardly from the cap to be embedded in the concrete which...
5815093 Computerized vehicle log  
A vehicle accident recording system employs a digital camera connected to a controller, a non-volatile memory, and an accident-sensing interrupter. The controller accesses images from the digital...
5809161 Vehicle monitoring system  
An object monitoring system includes a camera node (2) for monitoring movement of an object (18) to determine an acquisition time when an image of the object (18) is to be acquired and acquiring...
5805209 Vehicle camera system  
A vehicle camera system for obtaining picture data of a runaway vehicle is provided in a toll road system. A vehicle passing a tollgate (4) is picked up by a camera (6). As a license plate of a...
5801618 Vehicle alarm and lot monitoring system  
A programmable alarm and lot monitoring system monitors a plurality of individual vehicles congregated together in a given area. A central server transmits RF signals to individual RF transponder...
5790403 Lane image processing system for vehicle  
A lane image processing system for a vehicle to recognize the lane on which the vehicle travels. The system has a CCD camera mounted on the vehicle for viewing a roadway scene ahead of the vehicle...
5790052 Method for determining the position of a vehicle on a road  
According to the present invention, a method is proposed for determining the position of a vehicle, in which the vehicle performs a data transmission in the short-range field of at least one...
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