Patent ID: 6970102
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A red light traffic violation recording and processing system, comprising: at least one camera for monitoring a region under surveillance; means for supplying independently sourced and verifiable time, date and location data to provide an indication of the time, date and location of a violation; a storing means for continuously storing images taken by the at least one camera; a non-intrusive violation detection means for detecting vehicle presence and movement through the region and for providing an indication of a violation in a violation period; processing means for identifying images stored in the storage means and which relate to a violation detected by the violation detection means so that images associated with a violation are identifiable and can be processed to provide evidence of the violation and also identify the vehicle associated with the violation; and processing means for processing images captured by a camera to identify changes in the colour of the traffic signals to thereby make a determination of the commencement and end of a red light traffic phase and therefore define the violation period.