Movable Camera Route Planning for Illegal Parking Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for detecting illegally parked/stopped vehicles are inefficient due to limited manpower and facilities, resulting in a low effectiveness in cracking down on illegal parking and stopping.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring apparatus and method using a movable or fixed camera device that generates a patrol route based on location information of parking/stopping monitoring areas, collects and compares captured images to identify illegally parked/stopped vehicles, and sends warning messages to registered user terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If police directly patrol to detect illegally parked/stopped vehicles, then detection capability is improved, but manpower requirements increase and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual police patrol (mechanical human effort) with an automated monitoring apparatus that uses cameras, processors, and communication circuits to detect illegally parked/stopped vehicles. The server processor automatically generates patrol routes, controls camera devices to capture images, identifies vehicles based on license plate recognition, and sends warning messages without requiring direct human intervention in the field.
Solution Approach 2:
The monitoring apparatus enables self-service detection by autonomously performing the entire enforcement workflow: the server processor independently generates patrol routes, controls camera devices to capture images at specified locations and times, automatically processes images to identify illegally parked/stopped vehicles through license plate recognition, and sends warning messages to vehicle owners without requiring continuous human oversight or manual patrol.
2Reliability
If more patrol resources are deployed to improve detection effectiveness, then detection capability is improved, but facility costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring apparatus achieves multi-functionality through a single integrated system: the server processor performs route generation, camera control, image processing, vehicle identification, and warning message transmission; the camera device serves both as a surveillance tool and an evidence collection device; the system handles multiple monitoring areas and multiple vehicles simultaneously, reducing the need for separate specialized equipment for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple enforcement functions into a single coordinated system: patrol route planning, image capture, license plate recognition, vehicle identification, and warning notification are all integrated into one automated workflow managed by the server processor, eliminating the need for separate manual operations and reducing overall system complexity despite increased capability.
3Area of stationary object
If manual monitoring of multiple parking areas is performed, then comprehensive coverage is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic patrol route generation where the server processor creates optimized routes based on the locations of multiple parking/stopping monitoring areas. The movable camera device dynamically adjusts its patrol path to efficiently cover all designated areas, and the system can adapt routes based on real-time conditions such as detected vehicles requiring monitoring, minimizing travel time while ensuring comprehensive coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The monitoring apparatus ensures continuous useful action by automatically capturing images at all designated parking/stopping monitoring areas along the patrol route without interruption. The server processor coordinates the movable camera device to systematically monitor each area, and the automated image processing and vehicle identification continue uninterrupted, eliminating idle time between manual inspections and ensuring no area is missed.
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AI summary
An apparatus and method for monitoring illegally parked/stopped vehicles using a movable camera device or a fixed camera device are provided. In an example of the monitoring method, the monitoring apparatus receives location information of a plurality of parking/stopping monitoring areas and generates a patrol route for a movable camera device to collect captured images based on the location information of the parking/stopping monitoring areas. The monitoring apparatus provides the patrol route to the movable camera device, receives, from the movable camera device, first captured images of the parking/stopping monitoring areas included in the patrol route and second captured images of the parking/stopping monitoring areas after a specified time has elapsed, and determines that a vehicle commonly detected in the first and second captured images is an illegally parked/stopped vehicle.