Graduated Vehicle Detection via Sensor Network Bandwidth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for locating a specific vehicle during emergency situations rely on manual observations by untrained individuals, which are inefficient and prone to errors, as they require numerous people to identify a suspect vehicle among many, leading to delays in dispatching law enforcement or rescue personnel.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a network of remote devices equipped with data-gathering sensors to request, receive, and analyze information about a target vehicle, progressively increasing bandwidth and complexity to narrow down the geographic search area, allowing for rapid identification and confirmation of the vehicle's location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If conventional manual observation techniques are used to locate a suspect vehicle, then the system complexity remains low, but the detection time increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical observation systems with an automated electronic detection network. Remote devices with sensors, processors, and communication capabilities automatically detect, track, and report suspect vehicles, eliminating the need for human observers to manually monitor and report vehicle locations, thereby dramatically increasing detection speed while accepting increased system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a network of remote devices as intermediaries between the suspect vehicle and law enforcement authorities. These devices act as mediators that automatically gather vehicle information, process data, and communicate locations to authorities, replacing the direct human observation and reporting chain with an automated intermediary system
2Reliability
If a large geographic area is monitored to ensure comprehensive coverage, then the reliability of detection improves, but the bandwidth and complexity of information processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the large geographic monitoring area into smaller zones covered by multiple remote devices. Each device independently monitors its local area and transmits only relevant data about suspect vehicles detected in its zone. This segmentation allows comprehensive area coverage while reducing the information bandwidth required at each node, as each device processes only local information rather than entire area data
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and transmits only the essential information about suspect vehicles (vehicle identification, location, relevant characteristics) from the vast amount of data generated by monitoring a large geographic area. This extraction approach ensures reliable detection across the entire area while minimizing information bandwidth requirements by transmitting only critical data points rather than complete surveillance footage or raw sensor data
3Measurement precision
If basic information requests are sent to remote devices, then the ease of operation is high, but the measurement precision of vehicle identification is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic information request system where the complexity and detail of information requests adapt based on the detection stage and confidence level. Initially, simple requests for basic vehicle characteristics are sent to maintain ease of operation. As detection progresses and precision requirements increase, the system automatically requests more detailed information such as license plate numbers, vehicle descriptions, or high-resolution images, allowing measurement precision to improve without requiring manual adjustment of system complexity
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AI summary
Methods and systems for a graduated process of increasing bandwidth and increasing complexity to identify and confirm a location of a target vehicle based on information received from motor vehicles are described. In one embodiment, a method for detection of a target vehicle includes requesting, from one or more remote devices in a geographic area, information associated with a target vehicle. The method also includes receiving, from the one or more remote devices, information associated with the target vehicle. The method further includes determining whether the received information associated with the target vehicle matches the requested information. Upon determining that the received information matches the requested information, the method includes increasing at least one of a bandwidth or a complexity level of the requested information associated with the target vehicle and decreasing the geographic area associated with the request.