Patent ID: 8284996

Claim:
A multiple object speed tracking apparatus comprising: a camera positioned to capture images of a monitored area; a set of images of the monitored area that are generated by the camera; a computer system that can analyze the set of images to detect at least two moving objects that are moving simultaneously within the monitored area; wherein the computer system provides an on-site speed calibration process that includes a single process for transforming a single frame from the set of images into real world coordinates by considering, in a single step, the perspective of the image in a single frame from the set of images and the scaling of the image in the same single frame from the set of images; and, an apparatus mount upon which at least one of either the camera or the computer system is positioned, wherein the apparatus mount is one of either a fixed mount or a mobile mount, and wherein a longitudinal axis of the camera may be positioned at any viewing angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of a roadway as long the viewing angle allows images of the at least two moving objects to be included in one of either the set of low resolution images or the set of high resolution images.