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US 10,872,524 · App. 16/042,390 · Granted Dec 22, 2020

Method and device for operating a traffic monitoring device, traffic monitoring device, and traffic monitoring system

Inventors: Stefan Kienitz (Duisburg, DE); Katrin Wirz (Solingen, DE); Siegrun Reis (Solingen, DE); Martin Schroeder (Monheim, DE); Lars Ole Keller (Ratingen, DE)
Assignee: JENOPTIK Robot GmbH
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Patent No.
US 10,872,524
App. No.
16/042,390
Granted
Dec 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for operating a traffic monitoring device. A sensor signal is provided by a sensor device of the traffic monitoring device is first of all read in. An item of information is then generated using the sensor signal. Finally, the information is output to an interface to at least one vehicle.

Claims (18)

1. A method for operating a traffic monitoring device, the method comprising: reading in at least one sensor signal provided by a sensor device of the traffic monitoring device, wherein a signal representing a license plate number of a vehicle is read in as the at least one sensor signal; interchanging an at least temporarily unique, encrypted object identifier of the vehicle between a vehicle interface and an interface of the traffic monitoring device and interchanging keys;

generating an item of information using the at least one sensor signal; outputting the item of information via the interface of the traffic monitoring device to the vehicle and/or a computer unit; and assigning the license plate number to at least one local language using the sensor signal, wherein the item of information is generated based of the local language in the generating step.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a further signal from a signal source on or in the vehicle is read in as a locating signal, and wherein the locating signal is tracked and recorded over a distance.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of an image, an image sequence or a warning is generated as the item of information in the generating step.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a control signal for controlling the vehicle is also generated in the generating step using the sensor signal, and wherein the control signal is output via the interface of the traffic monitoring device in the outputting step.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the item of information is output via the interface of the traffic monitoring device in the outputting step in order to transmit the item of information to at least one further traffic monitoring device or at least one external data transmission device, and wherein at least one signal provided by the vehicle or the further traffic monitoring device or the external data transmission device is also read in in the reading-in step, wherein the item of information is also generated using the at least one signal in the generating step.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising: comparing the at least one signal with the at least one sensor signal to determine a difference between the at least one signal and the at least one sensor signal, wherein the item of information is generated based on the difference in the generating step.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one further sensor signal provided by the sensor device is read in in the reading-in step, wherein at least one further item of information is generated in the generating step using the further sensor signal, wherein the further item of information is output via the interface of the traffic monitoring device in the outputting step in order to transmit the further item of information to at least one further vehicle.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to carry out the method as claimed in claim 1 .

9. A traffic monitoring device comprising:

a sensor device for capturing at least one vehicle; and

the apparatus as claimed in claim 8 .

10. A traffic monitoring system comprising:

the traffic monitoring device as claimed in claim 9 ; and

the vehicle that is coupled to the traffic monitoring device via the interface of the traffic monitoring device for transmitting the item of information.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program to have a computer carry out the method as claimed in claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2018
From: KIENITZ, STEFAN; WIRZ, KATRIN; REIS, SIEGRUN; SCHROEDER, MARTIN; KELLER, LARS OLE
To: JENOPTIK ROBOT GMBH
Reel/Frame 047486/0366 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 000 532 · Jan 21, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2017051226 · Jan 20, 2017
Related Publication 20180350230A1 · Dec 6, 2018
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