Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-24
2007-07-24
Lieu, Julie Bichngoc (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
C340S933000, C340S937000, C701S119000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10960129
ABSTRACT:
An intersection controlled by an intersection controller receives trigger signals from on-coming emergency vehicles responding to an emergency call. The intersection controller initiates surveillance of the intersection via cameras installed at the intersection in response to a received trigger signal. The surveillance may begin immediately upon receipt of the trigger signal from an emergency vehicle, or may wait until the intersection controller determines that the signaling emergency vehicle is in the field of view of the cameras at the intersection. Portions of the captured images are tagged by the intersection controller based on tag signals transmitted by the vehicle or based on detected traffic patterns that indicate a potential traffic violation. The captured images are downloaded to a processing facility that analyzes the images and automatically issues citations for captured traffic violations.
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Bachelder Aaron
Wickline Richard
California Institute of Technology
Christie Parker & Hale, LLP.
E-Views Safety Systems, Inc.
Lieu Julie Bichngoc
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