Electronic Signature Tracking With ALPR for Driver Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) systems are expensive and primarily used for vehicle identification, lacking the capability to accurately identify and track individuals separate from their vehicles, and often struggle with determining who is driving or riding in a vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A surveillance system that combines electronic signal sensors with ALPR systems to capture and correlate electronic signatures and visual identifiers, using sensors to gather data from various devices and vehicles, and an intelligence system to track and associate these signatures with geographic locations, enabling precise identification and tracking of vehicles and individuals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional ALPR systems are used for vehicle identification, then vehicle tracking capability is provided, but the system cannot accurately identify individuals separate from vehicles and cannot determine who is driving or riding
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines ALPR systems with electronic signal sensors (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RFID) to create a hybrid surveillance system. This merging allows the system to capture both visual vehicle identifiers and electronic signatures from devices within vehicles, enabling accurate identification of individuals separate from vehicles while maintaining vehicle tracking capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The enhanced system performs multiple functions: it tracks vehicles via ALPR, identifies individuals through electronic signal sensors, determines driver and passenger identities, and correlates both data sources. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by adding personal identification capability to the existing vehicle tracking system.
2Measurement precision
If existing ALPR systems are deployed, then vehicle identification is achieved, but the systems are expensive and not suitable for precise tracking of individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the surveillance function into separate components: ALPR for vehicle identification and electronic signal sensors for individual identification. Each component performs a specific function, allowing the system to achieve precise individual tracking without requiring the entire system to be overly complex or expensive.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces electronic signal sensors as intermediary devices that capture signals from devices within vehicles. These sensors act as mediators between the ALPR system and the individual occupants, enabling precise individual tracking at a lower cost than traditional camera-based systems would require.
3Adaptability or versatility
If ALPR systems are used in areas without vehicular traffic, then vehicle tracking is not applicable, but the system should still be able to identify and track individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed with universal applicability through multi-functionality. The electronic signal sensors can operate independently of ALPR systems, enabling the same infrastructure to reliably identify individuals whether or not vehicles are present. This resolves the contradiction by ensuring the system adapts to different environmental conditions while maintaining identification reliability.
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AI summary
A system and method to identify and track one or more targets of interest. The system may include a plurality of collection systems to capture information related to visual identifiers and/or electronic signatures associated with targets in selected locations. The system may further include an intelligence system to determine a target of interest based on the information related to visual identifiers and/or electronic signatures and to track the target of interest.