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6810132 |
Traffic monitoring apparatus
A traffic monitoring apparatus that is used to reliably detect the occurrence of an abnormal situation, such as a traffic accident. An imaging device produces and outputs images of a point to be...
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6760061 |
Traffic sensor
A traffic sensor system for detecting and tracking vehicles is describede. A video camera is employed to obtain a video image of a section of a roadway. Motion is detected through changes in...
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6756888 |
Control device and method for automatically adjusting view angle of rearview mirror in response to output of navigation system
A control method for automatically adjusting a view angle of a rearview mirror or a CCD camera of a turning vehicle is disclosed. The method includes steps of receiving an output of a navigation...
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6738088 |
Method and device for simultaneous enhancing safety of driving and security of drivers
The method and device help avoid traffic accidents and violations through significant enhancing safety and convenience of driving by providing a far better rear and side observation including in...
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6734904 |
Imaging system and method with dynamic brightness control
An imaging system with brightness control includes an image capture subsystem and an image control block and is adapted for use in conjunction with an image processing application. The image...
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6734787 |
Apparatus and method of recognizing vehicle travelling behind
Images of objects existing behind a first vehicle are detected to obtain distance data on the objects in relation to the first vehicle for recognizing one of the objects as a second vehicle...
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6731332 |
Image processing apparatus
In an image processing apparatus carried on a vehicle, an image of a scene around the vehicle, which is photographed by an image pick-up, is inputted into a white line failure extractor. Then,...
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6708087 |
Display system for vehicle
A display system for a vehicle is comprised of a projector which projects a virtual preceding vehicle at a position ahead of a driver of a host vehicle, a vehicle condition detecting unit which...
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6693518 |
Surround surveillance system for mobile body, and mobile body, car, and train using the same
A surround surveillance system mounted on a mobile body for surveying surroundings around the mobile body includes an omniazimuth visual system, the omniazimuth visual system including: at least...
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6677986 |
Method and device for determining light conditions in front of a moving object, in particular a motor vehicle
Method for determining the lighting conditions in front of a moving object, in particular in front of a motor vehicle. The arrangement includes a sensor unit which scans the area in front of the...
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6647361 |
Non-violation event filtering for a traffic light violation detection system
A system and method for detecting and filtering non-violation events in a traffic light violation prediction and recording system, including at least one violation prediction image capturing...
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6636258 |
360° vision system for a vehicle
A vehicle monitoring system including a camera mounted on top of the vehicle reflector in operative relation to the camera. The camera and the conical reflector provide a 360° field of view image...
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6608559 |
Danger warning and emergency response system and method
Surveillance platforms detect dangers and transmit information signals describing the dangers to a control center, which determines the degree of danger and its geographic extent. The center...
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6587779 |
Traffic surveillance method and vehicle flow control in a road network
In a method for monitoring and controlling traffic states in a road traffic system current or predicted traffic states are determined for one or more points and a distinction is made between the...
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6573929 |
Traffic light violation prediction and recording system
A traffic light violation prediction and recording system, including at least one violation prediction video camera and a violation prediction unit. The violation prediction unit generates...
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6556133 |
Vehicle-use surroundings monitoring system
A vehicle-use surroundings monitoring system is provided, wherein a driver is prevented from driving without acknowledging that the detection of an approaching vehicle traveling in the adjacent...
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6535114 |
Method and apparatus for environment recognition
Images are captured using a single camera in motion. A recognition process section detects a possible object in a photographed image, tracks the possible object within the moving image, and...
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6532038 |
Rail crossing video recorder and automated gate inspection
An invention is presented that expedites cause, fault and liability litigation of rail-highway crossing mishaps by providing a digital audio and video record of the events at the crossing as the...
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6515597 |
Vicinity display for car
0 A vehicle peripheral-area display apparatus comprising: a camera ( 11 ) for picking up images of a peripheral area of a vehicle ( 2 ); an integration processing unit ( 21 ) for detecting the...
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6504570 |
Direct broadcast imaging satellite system apparatus and method for providing real-time, continuous monitoring of Earth from geostationary Earth orbit
A system, method and apparatus for collecting an distributing real-time, high resolution images of the Earth from GEO include an electro-optical sensor based on multi-megapixel two-dimensional...
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6466182 |
Video image displaying apparatus and video image displaying method
A video image displaying apparatus and video image displaying method, applicable to the supplying, by arranging a plurality of picture displaying devices for instance on the inner walls of a...
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6466260 |
Traffic surveillance system
A traffic surveillance system for surveillance conditions of traffic at a traffic strategic point such as an intersection. The surveillance system has at least one traffic signal light having a...
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6442474 |
Vision-based method and apparatus for monitoring vehicular traffic events
A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring traffic using vision-based technologies to recognize events and violations. The disclosed traffic monitoring system includes one or more image...
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6433816 |
Method for compensating for noise in lane drifting warning system
A method of compensating for noise in a lane drifting warning system for vehicles. The method includes the steps of converting input image signals into binary data; determining if the converted...
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6411328 |
Method and apparatus for traffic incident detection
Apparatus and methods effective for detecting, locating and characterizing traffic-related incidents are based upon improved image processing techniques applied to infrared and visible light...
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6392704 |
Compact video processing system for remote sensing applications
A sensing and processing unit ( 10 ) installed on an elevated structure (T) adjacent a roadway (R). An enclosure ( 12 ) is mounted on the structure. Housed in the enclosure is a television camera (...
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6392564 |
Aggressive driver monitoring and reporting system
This invention relates to a system for motor vehicles to monitor and automatically report to authorities aggressive driving behavior of other vehicles. The camera 10 takes images from the rear...
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6388571 |
Monitoring device comprising a master machine and slave machine
The monitoring device according to the present invention is a monitoring device A which comprises a master machine 101 comprising plural cameras 102 , a camera interface circuit 103 , a master...
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6384741 |
Apparatus and method for providing high mounted view of traffic
A camera or fiber optic lens is raised from an automobile on a retractable support to a height sufficient to view over SUVs to perceive an image of traffic beyond an obstructive SUV and transmit...
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6362848 |
Brightness control on video cameras
A method for controlling the exposure of a stationary mounted video camera is proposed, which makes it possible to attain an optimal exposure even in difficult light circumstances. For this...
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6353531 |
Integrated visor for a notebook computer
A portable computer includes a base having a perimeter including a plurality of sides and a module opening formed in one of the sides. A display panel having a viewing surface is housed by a cover...
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6329930 |
Method and apparatus for detection of a breach of a security gate
A security gate breach detection and reporting system is disclosed, which includes a breach detector responsive to the simultaneous receipt of signals from the security gate indicative of a breach,...
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6304193 |
Device for monitoring traffic
A device for monitoring traffic is designed as a portable hand-held device and includes a measuring unit for measuring a traffic state such as speed of a vehicle, a microphone and a language or...
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6301544 |
Traffic monitoring system
A traffic management systems, combining different monitoring capabilities, beginning with standard WIM (Weigh in Motion) systems for axle weight measurements, combined with tire pressure monitoring...
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6297748 |
Interactive traffic display and trip planner
The invention includes a traffic information system having servers that makes traffic data, images and video clips available to client devices in a common format that is independent of the format...
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6281804 |
Display arranged in a motor vehicle
A display is described which is arranged in a motor vehicle in the area of the windshield. A sun visor will not be required when electrochromic glass is used in the case of the windshield. This...
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6259475 |
Video and audio transmission apparatus for vehicle surveillance system
A video-audio surveillance system for a motor vehicle is suitable for observing blind spots as well as for providing security for the vehicle and its contents. The system includes audio-video...
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6226329 |
Image storing and processing device
An image storing and processing device is provided in which image information is efficiently stored of an event that may unpredictably happen at any time, and in which retrieval thereof is...
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6218960 |
Rear-view monitor for use in vehicles
A rear-view monitor for use in vehicles is provided, in which contained are vehicle-mounted image pickup means for picking up images of road in the rear of one's own vehicle at every fixed time;...
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6188778 |
Traffic congestion measuring method and apparatus and image processing method and apparatus
The present invention measures traffic congestion by utilizing a video camera to capture images of vehicles travelling on a road and analyzing sample points that are assigned to different aspects...
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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...
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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...
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6154133 |
Exit guard system
An exit guard system automatically detects movement of a subject along an exit path in an unauthorized direction. A first video camera is positioned for video imaging movement of a subject along...
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6150930 |
Video equipment and method to assist motor vehicle operators
A video system (30) including an illuminator (26) and a silicon detector (34) which provides operators of motor vehicles (20) with an enhanced display of the vehicle's operating environment (24 and...
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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...
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6137531 |
Detecting device for road monitoring
A detecting device for road monitoring which detects traveling states of vehicles on a road (traffic stagnation, stopping of vehicles, etc.) or fallen objects on a road is provided. Luminance...
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6121898 |
Traffic law enforcement system
A traffic law enforcement system having two or more enforcement units and at least one central computer connected via network devices. The enforcement units are spaced apart a given distance and...
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6067111 |
System for optical acquisition of the road
In a system for optical acquisition of the road and traffic in front of a road vehicle by electronic processing and evaluation of the image signals from a video camera mounted at the level of the...
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6040811 |
Thin display unit for portable computers
A computing device 10 is disclosed herein. A base unit 12 is provided for housing a plurality of computing components and also may include an input/output device such as a keyboard. A display unit...
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6037975 |
Image sensor for monitoring vehicle's forward view and method for setting aspect ratio for photosensitive portion of such image sensor
The photosensitive portion of an image sensor which is used for monitoring a forward view of a vehicle on a roadway is formed that is horizontally elongated with an aspect ratio in a range from...
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