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7586400 Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus  
A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus which determines whether there is a possibility of contact between a vehicle and a monitored object around the vehicle with a single camera mounted...
7579965 Vehicle data collection and processing system  
A system for collecting, storing, linking and processing license plate data to provide compilations of information and displays of such compiled information. The system has a license plate reading...
7577274 System and method for counting cars at night  
A vehicle identification system distinguishes vehicles in reduced visibility conditions based on the characteristic projection patterns associated with vehicle headlights and their reflections....
7573400 Systems and methods for configuring intersection detection zones  
The present invention extends to configuring detection zones in a traffic monitoring system and to association of detection zones with corresponding traffic signal phases. One or more sensors...
7564468 Method and system for presenting an image of an external view in a moving vehicle  
Methods and systems for processing images corresponding to views external to a vehicle are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes first and second signal...
7561064 Vehicle light control apparatus, system and method  
A vehicle light control apparatus includes an illumination control unit for executing illumination control on the mode of illumination of a subject vehicle based on signal transmission of a vehicle...
7561037 Apparatus for and method of collecting and distributing event data to strategic security personnel and response vehicles  
A security and surveillance system for aircraft on the ground incorporates a plurality of strategically spaced sensors including video imaging generators, audio sensors, motion detectors, and fire...
7561033 Display device and vehicle  
A vehicle has a display device which widens the field of view (visible area) reflected by a side mirror or a back mirror mounted on the vehicle. To enable a driver driving the vehicle to confirm...
7551328 Image reading apparatus and method  
The present invention enables image data with good S/N and high resolution to be obtained reliably in a short reading time. A CCD 102 is formed by arranging line sensors, in which detecting...
7551103 Alert system for a vehicle  
An alert system for a vehicle includes a lane departure warning system for detecting lane markers on a road being traveled by the equipped vehicle and a side object detection system for detecting...
7551102 Emergency vehicle warning system  
A system for controlling the alert and response indictors of an emergency vehicle permits the operation of one alert device, such as a police vehicle lightbar, to automatically initiate the...
7551075 Ground based security surveillance system for aircraft and other commercial vehicles  
A security and surveillance system for aircraft on the ground incorporates a plurality of strategically spaced sensors including video imaging generators, audio sensors, motion detectors, and fire...
7551067 Obstacle detection system  
An object of the present invention is to detect a three-dimensional object by use of a single-eyed camera with a higher degree of accuracy by eliminating false detection of an obstacle, which is...
7542835 Vehicle image processing device  
A vehicle image processing device is configured and arranged to capture an image of an area in front of a host vehicle in which the vehicle image processing device is installed and process only a...
7542834 Mobile unit motion calculating method, apparatus and navigation system  
In a mobile body motion calculation apparatus ( 100 ), a corresponding point calculation section ( 101 ) calculates corresponding points between images captured by a camera 120 . A first motion...
7541943 Traffic sensor incorporating a video camera and method of operating same  
A traffic sensor and a method of operating the traffic sensor to collect vehicular traffic data for a road is described. The traffic sensor has (a) a radar module for generating radar-based vehicle...
7539557 Autonomous mobile robot  
A mobile robot is equipped with a range finder and a stereo vision system. The mobile robot is capable of autonomously navigating through urban terrain, generating a map based on data from the...
7538690 Method of collecting parking availability information for a geographic database for use with a navigation system  
A method of obtaining data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system includes collecting data indicating parking availability at a parking facility at a plurality of times and...
7528741 Method and system for verifying a traffic violation image  
A method 10 of verifying a traffic violation image and includes the step of automatically sensing 12 whether or not a vehicle commits a traffic violation, the step of automatically capturing ...
7528739 Card processing system and card processing method on toll road  
A wireless type prepaid IC card system enhances the convenience of users and assures the safe payment of tolls by vehicles including bikes when introduced for toll roads. This toll collecting...
7518490 Method and system of monitoring around a vehicle  
Integrated processing unit captures range images shot by CCD cameras which are respectively provided on front, rear, left and right sides of a vehicle and image processor. Location-allocation unit...
7518488 Motor vehicle identify anti-fake apparatus and method  
The present invention discloses a motor vehicle identity anti-fake apparatus and method. The motor vehicle identity includes a microcomputer ( 1 ), communicators ( 2 ), member anti-fake apparatus (...
7511607 Vehicle back-up viewing system  
A system for displaying an external view of a vehicle is provided. The system may comprise a video camera for capturing images external to the vehicle and a display for displaying the images for...
7504965 Portable covert license plate reader  
A surveillance system for covertly monitoring vehicle license plates. A portable covert license plate reader is provided for automatically reading license plate images for each of a plurality of...
7499100 Structure for attaching stereoscopic camera in vehicle  
A structure for attaching a stereoscopic camera in a vehicle allows a plurality of cameras to be attached to a vehicle body frame, in order to stereoscopically capture images surrounding the...
7482949 Parking assist method and a parking assist apparatus  
A parking assist apparatus includes a CPU for generating recorded image data based on image data obtained from a camera which is mounted on a vehicle, the image data being related to at least an...
7466223 Automated site security, monitoring and access control system  
The invention provides for automatic monitoring and control of the ingress and egress of vehicles to and from various areas within a secure facility. A plurality of cameras, such as...
7460949 Method and system for detecting the presence of a disruptive object and activation module for this system  
This method of detecting the presence of a disruptive object on a stretch of road comprises: a step ( 66 ) of enumerating the vehicles simultaneously present on the stretch of road on the...
7460028 Vehicle licence plates monitoring system  
A territorial surveillance and/or security control system based on monitoring vehicle license plates, and having a number of mobile surveillance units ( 2 ) for reading vehicle license plates and...
7439847 Intelligent observation and identification database system  
An intelligent video/audio observation and identification database system may define a security zone or group of zones. The system may identify vehicles and individuals entering or exiting the zone...
7432799 Driving support apparatus and driving support method  
By applying an observing-point conversion and s synthesis to images captured by respective cameras capturing the surroundings of a vehicle and by placing a figure representing the vehicle on the...
7424309 System in vehicles for making a telephone call  
A system for making a telephone call in a vehicle in which information concerning the traffic situation of a first vehicle is electronically processed and sent to a second vehicle. By apparatuses...
7423553 Image display apparatus, image display method, measurement apparatus, measurement method, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and identification method  
An external index detection unit ( 105 ) receives an image sensed by a camera ( 100 ), and detects an external index set in a real scene. A tachometer ( 110 ) measures the rotational velocities of...
7423540 Method of detecting vehicle-operator state  
A method of detecting the state of an operator of a vehicle utilizes a low-cost operator state detection system having no more than one camera located preferably in the vehicle and directed toward...
7423521 Vehicular visual assistance system  
In a vehicular visual assistance system, an image picked up by an image pickup device is processed by an image processing device, and displayed on a display monitor. The image pickup device is...
7411486 Lane-departure warning system with differentiation between an edge-of-lane marking and a structural boundary of the edge of the lane  
A driver assistance device for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a risk of departure from the lane or from the lane is described, having at least one image-transmitting sensor, an evaluation...
7400266 Method for improving vision in a motor vehicle  
A method, a device and a processing unit for improving visibility in a motor vehicle are described, a light source of the motor vehicle illuminating an illumination range. At least one monitoring...
7400236 Vehicular lane monitoring system utilizing front and rear cameras  
A lane monitoring system deployed on a vehicle is provided for monitoring the position of the vehicle relative to a lane in which the vehicle is traveling. The system comprises a front camera for...
7393134 Parking meter  
A parking meter includes a microcontroller and a timer coupled with a microcontroller. A mechanism for accepting payment by coin, credit card or both is coupled with the microcontroller for...
7391301 Antitheft device, monitoring device and antitheft system  
The present invention teaches an antitheft device whereby the detection accuracy of an unauthorized intruder into a vehicle can be improved, comprising a section for judging whether or not there is...
7382280 Parking violation recording system and method  
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...
7382244 Video surveillance, storage, and alerting system having network management, hierarchical data storage, video tip processing, and vehicle plate analysis  
The present invention is a video surveillance, storage, and alerting system having surveillance cameras, video analytics devices, audio sensory devices, other sensory devices, and a plurality of...
7382236 Method and device for driver information and to react to leaving the lane  
A method and a device are proposed for driver information and for a reaction upon the leaving of the traffic lane by the vehicle. The driver warning and the driver intervention are a function, in...
7366595 Vehicle drive assist system  
A vehicle drive assist system comprises a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the camera;...
7365300 Rear vision system  
A rear vision system having a divided lens configuration and sensor array. The sensor array has a first, second section and third sections. The lens configuration includes a first portion directing...
7356408 Information display apparatus and information display method  
A recognizing unit recognizes targets located in front of the own vehicle based upon a detection result obtained from a preview sensor, and then, classifies the recognized targets by sorts to which...
7355527 System and method for parking infraction detection  
The invention relates to a system and method for detecting parking infractions. It comprises computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location;...
7355524 Automotive lane change aid  
A vehicle lane change aid system includes a detector that is operative to detect the presence of an other vehicle adjacent the vehicle, an indicator for providing an indication that a lane change...
7353086 Methods and systems for providing a rearward field of view for use with motorcycles  
The present invention provides a system and method for using a camera and display screen to provide a vehicle operator with an image of all or part of the area surrounding the vehicle. A camera is...
7348895 Advanced automobile accident detection, data recordation and reporting system  
A system for monitoring a location to detect and report a vehicular incident, comprising a transducer for detecting acoustic waves at the location, and having an audio output; a processor for...
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