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AbstractA Hungarian small enterprise is looking for licence plate identification software already existing on the market which can operate as software embedded into video cameras used on motorways. The system software currently runs on a server computer, placing tremendous workload on the host machine. Embedded software allows several cameras to be linked into a network, without putting heavy workload on the server. The company develops and manufactures cameras. Partners sought: service companies.DetailsThe Hungarian company develops video camera based security systems, road monitoring systems and customer analytics solutions. Major company profile encompasses video analytic processes.Technology sought can be used for monitoring motorway traffic intensity and to improve accident prevention measures: • stop detection, • moving and stopping traffic on the hard shoulder, • detection of illegal parking • classification of vehicles, • speed measurement, • average speed measurement, • opposite or cross traffic. When the system detects a dangerous situation, an accident or a traffic offense, it sends an immediate alarm to the centre. Based on the licence plate number, the system can determine the vehicle and the motorway section where the incident occurred. A licence plate identification software is needed which can be embedded into video cameras. There are already 2 processors built into cameras to serve this purpose. • network video processor (receives and processes images), • video analytics processor (analyses images). Internet bandwidth can be adjusted in the cameras: • if there is no event taking place, only a small bandwidth is used, • should an event be taking place, the system automatically changes to broad bandwidth, in order to provide high resolution images. Contemporary licence plate identification applications run on the server computer, thus placing tremendous workload on the servers. As a consequence, no large-scale systems can be established, or else the server stops. If the system software was running in the cameras, extensive networks could be established, because server workload would significantly shrink. Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements: The software should be able to identify different types of licence plates; i.e. regular passenger vehicles, lorries, police vehicles, cabs, ambulance cars or embassy vehicles. The software should run on Texas Instruments DSP (Digital Signal Processing).
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