Enforcement support device, enforcement support system, enforcement support method, and program
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/JP2025/010435
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-09-24
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Abstract
Description
Enforcement support apparatus, enforcement support system, enforcement support method, and program
[0001] The present disclosure relates to an enforcement support apparatus, an enforcement support system, an enforcement support method, and a program.
[0002] As a related art, Patent Document 1 discloses a speeding violation enforcement support system. In the speeding violation enforcement support system described in Patent Document 1, an imaging terminal apparatus detects the speed of a passing vehicle and determines a speeding vehicle. A camera captures an image of the speeding vehicle. The imaging terminal apparatus transmits license plate information of the speeding vehicle and violation vehicle information including the captured image to a central imaging apparatus. The central imaging apparatus transmits violator information to a central license reading apparatus. The captured image is used to identify the driver of the speeding vehicle.
[0003] The central license reading apparatus receives license plate information of vehicles passing on a road from a license reader installed on the road. The central license reading apparatus specifies the travel route of the violating vehicle by comparing the license plate information received from the license reader with the license plate information included in the violating vehicle information. The central license reading apparatus transmits an enforcement instruction to an enforcement terminal located near the travel route or to an enforcement terminal located downstream of the travel route.
[0004] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2003-151072
[0005] In Patent Document 1, when the speed of a vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed, an enforcement instruction is transmitted to an enforcement terminal. However, a driver of a vehicle does not always drive the vehicle at a constant speed, and the speed may temporarily exceed the predetermined speed. In Patent Document 1, an enforcement instruction is transmitted to an enforcement terminal even when the driver did not intentionally commit a speeding violation, but only temporarily violated the speed limit. For this reason, speeding violation enforcement can become excessive.
[0006] One exemplary object of the present disclosure is to provide an enforcement support apparatus, an enforcement support system, an enforcement support method, and a program that can support speeding violation enforcement while suppressing excessive enforcement.
[0007] A traffic enforcement support device according to a first aspect of this disclosure includes: a speed violation determination unit that determines whether a vehicle is speeding; a driver information acquisition unit that acquires information about the driver of the vehicle in which the speed violation is determined; a warning unit that warns the vehicle of exceeding the speed limit; a prediction unit that predicts the vehicle's travel route; a speed monitoring unit that monitors the vehicle's travel speed after the vehicle has been warned of exceeding the speed limit; and a notification unit that, if the monitored vehicle's travel speed is faster than a predetermined speed, notifies the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted travel route.
[0008] A second aspect of the present disclosure of a traffic enforcement support system includes a speed measuring device for measuring the speed of a moving vehicle; a speed violation determination unit for determining whether the vehicle is speeding based on the measured speed; a driver information acquisition unit for acquiring information on the driver of the vehicle in which the speed violation is determined; a warning unit for warning the vehicle of speeding; a prediction unit for predicting the vehicle's travel route; a speed monitoring unit for monitoring the vehicle's travel speed after the speeding warning has been issued; and a notification unit for notifying relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted travel route if the monitored vehicle's travel speed is faster than a predetermined speed.
[0009] A third aspect of the present disclosure of a traffic enforcement support method includes determining whether a vehicle is speeding, obtaining information on the driver of the vehicle that is speeding, warning the vehicle of the speeding violation, predicting the vehicle's route, monitoring the vehicle's speed after the speeding violation has been warned, and, if the monitored vehicle's speed is faster than a predetermined speed, notifying the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted route.
[0010] A program according to a fourth aspect of this disclosure determines whether a moving vehicle is speeding, obtains information about the driver of the vehicle that is speeding, warns the vehicle of the speeding violation, predicts the vehicle's route, monitors the vehicle's speed after the speeding violation has been warned, and, if the monitored vehicle's speed is faster than a predetermined speed, causes the computer to perform the following processes to notify the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted route.
[0011] The enforcement support device, enforcement support system, enforcement support method, and program related to this disclosure can support speeding violation enforcement while suppressing excessive enforcement.
[0012] This is a block diagram showing an example of the general configuration of the enforcement support system related to this disclosure. This is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the enforcement support system related to this disclosure. This is a block diagram showing an example of the vehicle configuration. This is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the enforcement support device. This is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the enforcement support device. This is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the computer device.
[0013] Prior to describing embodiments of this disclosure, an overview of this disclosure will be given. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a traffic enforcement support system according to this disclosure. The traffic enforcement support system 10 shown in Figure 1 has a traffic enforcement support device 20 and a speed measuring device 30. The traffic enforcement support device 20 has a speed violation determination unit 21, a driver information acquisition unit 22, a warning unit 23, a speed monitoring unit 24, a prediction unit 25, and a notification unit 26.
[0014] The speed measuring device 30 measures the speed of a moving vehicle. The speed violation determination unit 21 determines whether the vehicle is speeding based on the speed measured by the speed measuring device 30. The driver information acquisition unit 22 acquires information about the driver of the vehicle that is determined to be speeding. The warning unit 23 warns the vehicle of exceeding the speed limit.
[0015] The speed monitoring unit 24 monitors the vehicle's speed after it has been warned of exceeding the speed limit. The prediction unit 25 predicts the route the vehicle will take if it is determined to be in violation. The reporting unit 26 reports the acquired driver information and the predicted route to the police or other relevant authorities if the monitored vehicle's speed is faster than a predetermined speed.
[0016] In the enforcement support device 20 relating to this disclosure, if a speed violation is detected, the warning unit 23 warns the vehicle of the speed violation. After the warning, if the speed of the vehicle determined to be speeding is higher than a predetermined speed, the notification unit 26 notifies the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted route. In this disclosure, the relevant authorities can apprehend the violator by searching for or tracking the offending vehicle according to the reported route. In this disclosure, notification to the relevant authorities is made if the speed is not reduced after the warning. Therefore, the enforcement support device 20 relating to this disclosure can support the enforcement of speed violations while suppressing excessive enforcement.
[0017] The embodiments of this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following description and drawings have been omitted and simplified as appropriate for clarity of explanation. Furthermore, in each drawing, the same elements and similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations have been omitted where necessary.
[0018] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of the enforcement support system according to the present disclosure. An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figure 2. The enforcement support system 100 includes an enforcement support device 110, a vehicle detector 150, and a speed measuring instrument 151. In one embodiment, the enforcement support device 110 is used to support the enforcement of speeding violations by relevant organizations such as the police. The enforcement support system 100 corresponds to the enforcement support system 10 shown in Figure 1.
[0019] The vehicle detector 150 is installed on a road where vehicles travel. The vehicle detector 150 detects or senses vehicles traveling on the road. The vehicle detector 150 detects vehicles using, for example, ultrasound. The vehicle detector 150 may also detect vehicles using images, or it may detect vehicles using signals transmitted from vehicles.
[0020] The speed measuring device 151 measures the speed of vehicles traveling on the road. For example, if a vehicle is detected by the vehicle detector 150, the speed measuring device 151 measures the speed of the detected vehicle. The speed measuring device 151 may measure the speed of a vehicle using, for example, a Doppler radar that utilizes the Doppler effect during radar reflection. The speed measuring device 151 may also measure the speed of a vehicle using a loop coil embedded in the road. The speed measuring device 151 is installed in places where vehicles are expected to travel at a constant speed, such as highways and main roads. The speed measuring device 151 corresponds to the speed measuring device 30 shown in Figure 1.
[0021] The roadside camera 152 acquires images of vehicles traveling on the road. The roadside camera 152 is installed, for example, on the road at the location where the speed measuring device 151 is installed, or at a location a short distance away from the location where the speed measuring device 151 is installed. The images acquired by the roadside camera 152 include the area of the vehicle's license plate and the area of the driver's seat.
[0022] Vehicle 200 is a vehicle that travels on a road. Vehicle 200 is configured to communicate with the enforcement support device 110 via wireless communication. Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of vehicle 200. Vehicle 200 has an in-vehicle camera 201, a biometric authentication unit 202, and a terminal device 203. The in-vehicle camera 201 acquires an image of the driver of vehicle 200. The in-vehicle camera 201 may acquire an image of the driver and an image of passengers other than the driver riding in vehicle 200. The in-vehicle camera 201 may include a camera that acquires an image of the driver and a camera that acquires images of passengers.
[0023] The biometric authentication unit 202 performs biometric authentication using the biometric information of the driver of the vehicle 200 to identify the driver of the vehicle 200. In one embodiment, the biometric authentication unit 202 performs facial authentication on a facial image acquired by the in-vehicle camera 201 to identify the driver of the vehicle 200 by facial authentication. The functions of the biometric authentication unit 202 can be implemented, for example, in a device having one or more processors and one or more memories, by having the processor execute processing according to instructions read from the memory.
[0024] The biometric authentication performed in the biometric authentication unit 202 is not limited to facial recognition. The biometric authentication unit 202 may identify the driver using other biometric authentication methods. For example, the biometric authentication unit 202 may acquire fingerprint information or iris information of the driver of the vehicle 200 and identify the driver by fingerprint authentication or iris authentication.
[0025] The terminal device 203 is a device used in the vehicle 200 to notify the driver of information. The terminal device 203 is configured as, for example, a car navigation system or a display audio (DA) system. The terminal device 203 does not necessarily have to be a device installed in the vehicle 200. The terminal device 203 may be a portable terminal device such as a smartphone used by the driver in the vehicle 200.
[0026] The enforcement terminal 210 is a terminal device located in facilities of relevant organizations such as traffic management centers and police stations. The enforcement terminal 210 may also be a portable terminal device carried by a police officer or other person conducting traffic enforcement. The enforcement terminal 210 may also be a device mounted in a police vehicle. The enforcement terminal 210 is configured to communicate with an enforcement support device via a wired or wireless network. The enforcement support device 110 notifies the enforcement terminal 210 of speeding violations.
[0027] In Figure 2, one vehicle detector 150 and one speed measuring device 151 are shown, but the number of vehicle detectors 150 and speed measuring devices 151 is not limited to one. Similarly, the number of enforcement terminals 210 is not limited to one. The enforcement support device 110 can be connected to multiple vehicle detectors 150, multiple speed measuring devices 151, and multiple enforcement terminals 210.
[0028] Figure 4 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of the enforcement support device 110. The enforcement support device 110 shown in Figure 4 includes a speed violation determination unit 111, a driver information acquisition unit 112, a warning output unit 113, a speed monitoring unit 114, a route prediction unit 115, and a notification unit 116. The enforcement support device 110 may be configured as a device having, for example, one or more memories and one or more processors. At least some of the functions within the enforcement support device 110 can be realized by the processor executing processing according to instructions read from the memory. The enforcement support device 110 corresponds to the enforcement support device 20 shown in Figure 1.
[0029] The speed violation determination unit 111 obtains the speed of the vehicle 200 traveling on the road from the speed measuring device 151. The speed violation determination unit 111 determines whether the speed of the vehicle 200 exceeds the maximum speed specified by road signs, the maximum speed stipulated by government ordinance, or the legal maximum speed. For example, if the speed of the vehicle 200 is faster than the maximum speed on the road plus a predetermined margin, the speed violation determination unit 111 determines that the vehicle 200 is speeding. The speed violation determination unit 111 may also obtain an image of the vehicle 200 from the road camera 152 and obtain license plate information from the obtained image. The speed violation determination unit 111 corresponds to the speed violation determination unit 21 shown in Figure 1.
[0030] The driver information acquisition unit 112 acquires driver information of a vehicle 200 that has been determined to be speeding by the speed violation determination unit 111. For example, the driver information acquisition unit 112 instructs the vehicle 200 that has been determined to be speeding to transmit driver information. If transmission of driver information is instructed, the in-vehicle camera 201 in the vehicle 200 acquires an image including the driver's face image. The biometric authentication unit 202 performs facial recognition on the acquired image to identify the driver. The biometric authentication unit 202 transmits driver information, including information that identifies the identified driver, to the enforcement support device 110.
[0031] Driver identification may be performed in the enforcement support device 110. For example, the driver information acquisition unit 112 receives biometric information acquired in the vehicle 200 from the vehicle 200. The driver information acquisition unit 112 performs biometric authentication using the received biometric information to identify the driver. The driver information acquisition unit 112 may acquire images from the road camera 152 and acquire the driver's face image or features acquired from the face image included in the images from the road camera 152 as biometric information. The driver information acquisition unit 112 may transmit the acquired biometric information to an external server and request the external server (not shown) to perform biometric authentication. In that case, the driver information acquisition unit 112 may acquire driver information from the external server. The driver information acquisition unit 112 corresponds to the driver information acquisition unit 22 shown in Figure 1.
[0032] The warning output unit 113 warns a vehicle that has been determined to be speeding of the speeding violation. The warning output unit 113 transmits a signal to the vehicle 200 warning of the speeding violation, for example, via vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The warning output unit 113 may also transmit a signal to the vehicle 200 warning of the speeding violation via a wireless communication network such as a mobile communication network. In the vehicle 200, the terminal device 203 warns the driver of the speeding violation using sound or images. The warning output unit 113 corresponds to the warning unit 23 shown in Figure 1.
[0033] The speed monitoring unit 114 monitors the vehicle's speed after the warning output unit 113 has determined that the vehicle 200 is speeding and issued a warning. The speed monitoring unit 114 obtains speed information from the vehicle 200, for example, via vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. Alternatively, the speed monitoring unit 114 may obtain the measurement result of the vehicle's speed from a speed measuring device 151 located on the side of the vehicle 200's direction of travel and monitor the vehicle's speed.
[0034] The speed monitoring unit 114 determines whether the driver reduced the vehicle's speed to below a predetermined speed after the vehicle 200 was warned of a speeding violation. In other words, the speed monitoring unit 114 determines whether the vehicle's speed was above a predetermined speed after the vehicle 200 was warned of a speeding violation. The predetermined speed can be set to, for example, the maximum speed on the road the vehicle 200 is traveling on, or a speed that is a predetermined speed faster than the maximum speed. The speed monitoring unit 114 corresponds to the speed monitoring unit 24 shown in Figure 1.
[0035] The route prediction unit 115 predicts the predicted route of the vehicle 200, that is, the route that the vehicle 200 is expected to travel. The route prediction unit 115 works in conjunction with a system that analyzes images from traffic monitoring cameras, such as a roadside camera 152, to predict the direction of travel and destination of the vehicle 200. The route prediction unit 115 may predict the predicted route of the vehicle 200 based on the predicted destination. The destination may be obtained from the vehicle 200. The route prediction unit 115 may obtain the route calculated by the car navigation system from the vehicle 200 and predict the predicted route based on the obtained route. Furthermore, the route prediction unit 115 may obtain the past driving history of the driver of the vehicle 200 that has been determined to be speeding, and predict the predicted route of the vehicle 200 based on the driving history. The route prediction unit 115 corresponds to the prediction unit 25 shown in Figure 1.
[0036] The notification unit 116 notifies the enforcement terminal 210 of the speed violation of vehicle 200 if the vehicle's speed, as monitored by the speed monitoring unit 114, is faster than a predetermined speed. In other words, if vehicle 200 does not reduce its speed to below the predetermined speed after a speed violation warning, the notification unit 116 notifies the enforcement terminal 210 of the speed violation of vehicle 200. The speed violation notification includes driver information acquired by the driver information acquisition unit 112 and the predicted route predicted by the route prediction unit 115. The notification unit 116 may also transmit identification information of vehicle 200, such as license plate information, to the enforcement terminal 210.
[0037] The reporting unit 116 may transmit violation information, including the identification information of the identified driver, to a server that manages information on traffic offenders. The server that manages information on traffic offenders may identify users based on the driver's identification information and store violation information for each user. The violation information may include, for example, the offender's name and address, the date and time of the violation, and vehicle information.
[0038] The reporting unit 116 may determine which enforcement terminal 210 to report the speeding violation to based on the predicted route. For example, the reporting unit 116 may determine which police vehicle or police station enforcement terminal located near the predicted route will be used as the enforcement terminal 210 to report the speeding violation. Alternatively, the reporting unit 116 may determine which police vehicle or police station enforcement terminal located near the destination of the vehicle 200 will be used as the enforcement terminal 210 to report the speeding violation. The relevant agency that receives the report of the speeding violation can track down the offending vehicle and apprehend the traffic violator. The reporting unit 116 corresponds to the reporting unit 26 shown in Figure 1.
[0039] Next, the operating procedure will be explained. Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the enforcement support device 110. The operating procedure of the enforcement support device 110 corresponds to the enforcement support method. On the road, the vehicle detector 150 detects the vehicle 200, and the speed measuring device 151 measures the speed of the vehicle 200. The speed violation determination unit 111 obtains the speed of the vehicle 200 from the speed measuring device 151 (step S1). The speed violation determination unit 111 determines whether the obtained speed exceeds the maximum speed on the road (step S2).
[0040] If the speed violation determination unit 111 determines in step S2 that the vehicle 200's speed exceeds the maximum speed limit on the road, it determines that the vehicle 200 is speeding. If the unit determines in step S2 that the vehicle 200's speed is less than or equal to the maximum speed limit on the road, the process returns to step S1.
[0041] When a speeding violation is determined in step S2, the driver information acquisition unit 112 acquires driver information of the vehicle 200 determined to have committed the speeding violation (step S3). In step S3, the driver information acquisition unit 112 requests the vehicle 200 to transmit driver information, for example. In the vehicle, an in-vehicle camera 201 acquires a face image of the driver as biometric information of the driver. A biometric authentication unit 202 performs biometric authentication using the driver's biometric information to identify the driver. For example, the biometric authentication unit 202 compares the driver's face image with face images of one or more users registered as persons authorized to drive the vehicle 200, and identifies the driver based on the comparison result. The biometric authentication unit 202 transmits driver information including identification information of the identified driver to the driver information acquisition unit 112.
[0042] Note that the timing at which biometric information is acquired and the timing at which biometric authentication is performed in the vehicle 200 are not limited to after a speeding violation is determined. For example, biometric information of the driver may have already been acquired in the vehicle 200 when the vehicle 200 is started. Further, the biometric authentication unit 202 may perform biometric authentication and identify the driver before a speeding violation is determined.
[0043] A warning output unit 113 outputs a warning indicating the speeding violation to the vehicle 200 determined to have committed the speeding violation in step S2 (step S4). In the vehicle 200, a terminal device 203 notifies the driver of a warning such as "You are speeding. Please reduce your speed" using, for example, voice and text.
[0044] A speed monitoring unit 114 monitors the traveling speed of the vehicle 200 (step S5). After the warning is output in step S4, the speed monitoring unit 114 determines whether the driver of the vehicle 200 determined to have committed the speeding violation has reduced the traveling speed (step S6). In step S6, the speed monitoring unit 114 determines whether the vehicle 200 determined to have committed the speeding violation continues to commit the speeding violation without reducing the speed even after the warning is issued.
[0045] The route prediction unit 115 predicts the travel route of the vehicle 200 that has been determined to be speeding (step S7). The notification unit 116 notifies the enforcement terminal 210 of the speeding violation (step S8). In step S8, the notification unit 116 notifies the enforcement terminal 210 of the driver identification information obtained in step S3 and the travel route predicted in step S7. If it is determined in step S6 that the speed has decreased, no notification is made to the enforcement terminal 210, and the process ends.
[0046] In one embodiment, the speed violation detection unit 111 determines that a vehicle is speeding. The warning output unit 113 warns the vehicle 200 that has been determined to be speeding. The route prediction unit 115 predicts the route of the vehicle that has been determined to be speeding. The speed monitoring unit 114 determines whether the vehicle 200's speed has fallen below a predetermined speed after a speed violation warning has been issued. If the vehicle 200's speed remains above the predetermined speed even after the warning, the notification unit 116 notifies the enforcement terminal 210 of the driver's information and the predicted route. The police and other relevant agencies that receive the notification can effectively track the offending vehicle and enforce traffic violations by predicting the vehicle's position and direction of travel.
[0047] In one embodiment, the notification unit 116 does not notify the enforcement terminal 210 if the driver reduces the speed of the vehicle 200 to below a predetermined speed after a warning. In one embodiment, even if the vehicle 200 is temporarily exceeding the speed limit, if the driver reduces the vehicle 200's speed to a predetermined speed after a warning, no notification is made to the police or other relevant authorities. In one embodiment, the enforcement support device 110 can suppress excessive enforcement while supporting enforcement against intentional violators by notifying the relevant authorities of a speed violation if the driver does not reduce the vehicle 200's speed to a predetermined speed after a warning.
[0048] In the present disclosure, the cracking-down support apparatus 110 may be configured using a computer apparatus or a server apparatus. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a computer apparatus that can be used as the cracking-down support apparatus 110. The computer apparatus 500 includes a processor 510 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage unit 520, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 530, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 540, a communication interface (IF: Interface) 550, and a user interface 560.
[0049] The communication interface 550 is an interface for connecting the computer apparatus 500 and a communication network via wired communication means or wireless communication means. The user interface 560 includes a display unit such as a display, for example. Furthermore, the user interface 560 includes an input unit such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel.
[0050] The storage unit 520 is an auxiliary storage device capable of holding various types of data. The storage unit 520 is not necessarily required to be part of the computer apparatus 500, and may be an external storage device, or may be cloud storage connected to the computer apparatus 500 via a network.
[0051] The ROM 530 is a non-volatile storage device. For the ROM 530, a semiconductor storage device such as a flash memory with relatively small capacity is used, for example. Programs executed by the processor 510 can be stored in the storage unit 520 or the ROM 530. The storage unit 520 or the ROM 530 stores various programs for realizing the functions of each unit of the cracking-down support apparatus 110, for example.
[0052] The program, when loaded into a computer, includes a set of instructions (or software code) for causing the computer to perform one or more of the functions described in the embodiments. The program may be stored in a non-temporary computer-readable medium or a physical storage medium. Examples, but not limited to, include RAM, ROM, flash memory, solid-state drive (SSD) or other memory technologies, Compact Disc (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD), Blu-ray® disc or other optical disc storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices. The program may be transmitted over a temporary computer-readable medium or a communication medium. Examples, but not limited to, include, a temporary computer-readable medium or a communication medium that includes an electrical, optical, acoustic or other form of propagating signal.
[0053] The RAM 540 is a volatile memory device. Various semiconductor memory devices such as DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) can be used for the RAM 540. The RAM 540 may be used as an internal buffer for temporarily storing data, etc. The processor 510 loads the program stored in the memory unit 520 or ROM 530 into the RAM 540 and executes it. By executing the program, the functions of each part of the enforcement support device 110 can be realized. The processor 510 may have an internal buffer that can temporarily store data, etc.
[0054] In this disclosure, the enforcement support device 110 does not necessarily have to be configured as a single computer device. The enforcement support device 110 may be configured using multiple physically separated devices. For example, the enforcement support device 110 may be configured by multiple computer devices interconnected via a network.
[0055] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above. Various modifications to the structure and details of the present disclosure are possible, as can be understood by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present disclosure. Any embodiment can be combined with other embodiments as appropriate.
[0056] Each drawing is merely illustrative to illustrate one or more embodiments. Each drawing may be associated with one or more other embodiments, rather than being associated with only one specific embodiment. As those skilled in the art will understand, various features or steps described with reference to any one drawing can be combined with features or steps shown in one or more other drawings, for example, to create embodiments not explicitly shown or described. Not all features or steps shown in any one drawing to illustrate an exemplary embodiment are necessarily required, and some features or steps may be omitted. The order of steps described in any of the drawings may be changed as appropriate.
[0057] Some or all of the above embodiments may also be described as follows, but are not limited to the following:
[0058] [Note 1] An enforcement support device comprising: a speed violation determination unit that determines whether a vehicle is speeding; a driver information acquisition unit that acquires information about the driver of the vehicle in which the speed violation is determined; a warning unit that warns the vehicle of exceeding the speed limit; a prediction unit that predicts the vehicle's travel route; a speed monitoring unit that monitors the vehicle's travel speed after the vehicle has been warned of exceeding the speed limit; and a notification unit that, if the monitored vehicle's travel speed is faster than a predetermined speed, notifies the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted travel route.
[0059] [Note 2] The warning unit is the enforcement support device described in Note 1, which warns of speeding violations to a terminal device mounted on the vehicle or a terminal device used by the driver in the vehicle.
[0060] [Note 3] The speed monitoring unit is the enforcement support device according to Note 1 or 2, which acquires speed information from the vehicle and monitors the vehicle's speed.
[0061] [Note 4] The enforcement support device according to any one of Notes 1 to 3, wherein the prediction unit predicts the destination of the vehicle and predicts the driving route based on the predicted destination.
[0062] [Note 5] The prediction unit is the enforcement support device described in Note 4, which acquires the destination from the vehicle.
[0063] [Note 6] The enforcement support device according to any one of Notes 1 to 5, wherein the prediction unit obtains a route calculated by a car navigation system from the vehicle and predicts the driving route based on the obtained route.
[0064] [Note 7] The notification unit is an enforcement support device as described in any one of Notes 1 to 6, which notifies the enforcement terminal of the relevant organization of the driver's information and the predicted driving route.
[0065] [Note 8] The enforcement support device according to Note 7, wherein the notification unit determines an enforcement terminal to notify the driver's information and the predicted driving route based on the predicted driving route.
[0066] [Note 9] The driver of the vehicle in which the speed violation is determined is identified by biometric authentication, as described in any one of Notes 1 to 8.
[0067] [Note 10] An enforcement support system comprising: a speed measuring device for measuring the speed of a moving vehicle; a speed violation determination unit for determining whether the vehicle is speeding based on the measured speed; a driver information acquisition unit for acquiring information on the driver of the vehicle in which the speed violation is determined; a warning unit for warning the vehicle of speeding; a prediction unit for predicting the vehicle's travel route; a speed monitoring unit for monitoring the vehicle's travel speed after a speeding warning has been issued; and a notification unit for notifying relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted travel route if the monitored vehicle's travel speed is faster than a predetermined speed.
[0068] [Note 11] The enforcement support system according to Note 10, further comprising a biometric authentication unit for identifying the driver of the vehicle in which the speeding violation is determined by biometric authentication.
[0069] [Appendix 12] A method for assisting enforcement, which involves determining whether a vehicle is speeding, obtaining information on the driver of the vehicle that is speeding, warning the vehicle of speeding, predicting the vehicle's route, monitoring the vehicle's speed after it has been warned of speeding, and, if the monitored vehicle's speed is faster than a predetermined speed, notifying the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted route.
[0070] [Note 13] A program that causes a computer to perform the following processes: determine whether a moving vehicle is speeding; obtain information on the driver of the vehicle that is speeding; warn the vehicle about speeding; predict the vehicle's route; monitor the vehicle's speed after it has been warned about speeding; and, if the monitored vehicle's speed is faster than a predetermined speed, notify the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted route.
[0071] Some or all of the elements (e.g., configuration and function) described in Appendices 2 to 8 that are dependent on Appendice 1 may also be dependent on Appendice 10 in the same way as Appendices 2 to 8. Similarly, some or all of the elements described in Appendices 2 to 9 that are dependent on Appendice 1 may also be dependent on Appendices 12 and 13 in the same way as Appendices 2 to 9. Some or all of the elements described in any appendice may be applied to various hardware, software, recording means, systems, and methods for recording software.
[0072] 10: Enforcement support system 20: Enforcement support device 21: Speed violation determination unit 22: Driver information acquisition unit 23: Warning unit 24: Speed monitoring unit 25: Prediction unit 26: Notification unit 30: Speed measuring device 100: Enforcement support system 110: Enforcement support device 111: Speed violation determination unit 112: Driver information acquisition unit 113: Warning output unit 114: Speed monitoring unit 115: Route prediction unit 116: Notification unit 150: Vehicle detector 151: Speed measuring device 152: Roadside camera 200: Vehicle 201: In-vehicle camera 202: Biometric authentication unit 203: Terminal device 210: Enforcement terminal 500: Computer device 510: Processor 520: Memory unit 530: ROM 540: RAM 550: Communication interface 560: User interface
Claims
1. A speed enforcement support device comprising: a speed violation determination unit that determines whether a vehicle is speeding; a driver information acquisition unit that acquires information about the driver of the vehicle that is determined to be speeding; a warning unit that warns the vehicle of exceeding the speed limit; a prediction unit that predicts the vehicle's travel route; a speed monitoring unit that monitors the vehicle's speed after it has been warned about exceeding the speed limit; and a notification unit that, if the monitored vehicle's travel speed is faster than a predetermined speed, notifies the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted travel route.
2. The enforcement support device according to claim 1, wherein the warning unit warns a terminal device mounted on the vehicle or a terminal device used by the driver in the vehicle of a speed violation.
3. The speed monitoring unit acquires speed information from the vehicle and monitors the vehicle's speed, as described in claim 1 or 2.
4. The enforcement support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the prediction unit predicts the destination of the vehicle and predicts the driving route based on the predicted destination.
5. The enforcement support device according to claim 4, wherein the prediction unit acquires the destination from the vehicle.
6. The enforcement support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the prediction unit obtains a route calculated by a car navigation system from the vehicle and predicts the driving route based on the obtained route.
7. The enforcement support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the reporting unit reports the driver's information and the predicted driving route to the enforcement terminal of the relevant organization.
8. The enforcement support device according to claim 7, wherein the notification unit determines an enforcement terminal to notify the driver's information and the predicted driving route based on the predicted driving route.
9. The enforcement support device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the driver of the vehicle in which the speed violation is determined is identified by biometric authentication.
10. A traffic enforcement support system comprising: a speed measuring device for measuring the speed of a moving vehicle; a speed violation determination unit for determining whether the vehicle is speeding based on the measured speed; a driver information acquisition unit for acquiring information on the driver of the vehicle in which the speed violation is determined; a warning unit for warning the vehicle of speeding; a prediction unit for predicting the vehicle's travel route; a speed monitoring unit for monitoring the vehicle's travel speed after a speeding warning has been issued; and a notification unit for notifying relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted travel route if the monitored vehicle's travel speed is faster than a predetermined speed.
11. The enforcement support system according to claim 10, further comprising a biometric authentication unit for identifying the driver of the vehicle in which the speed violation is determined by biometric authentication.
12. A method for assisting enforcement, which involves determining whether a vehicle is speeding, obtaining information about the driver of the vehicle that is speeding, warning the vehicle about exceeding the speed limit, predicting the vehicle's route, monitoring the vehicle's speed after it has been warned about exceeding the speed limit, and, if the monitored vehicle's speed is faster than a predetermined speed, notifying the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted route.
13. A program that causes a computer to perform the following processes: determine whether a moving vehicle is speeding; obtain information about the driver of the vehicle that is speeding; warn the vehicle about speeding; predict the vehicle's route; monitor the vehicle's speed after it has been warned about speeding; and, if the monitored vehicle's speed is faster than a predetermined speed, notify the relevant authorities of the driver's information and the predicted route.