BR-102024017974-A2 - Self-monitoring road system

Abstract

A system that provides enforcement agents and police authorities with electronic and automated monitoring of motor vehicles and people. The system is equipped with a traffic light subsystem (2), a gate subsystem (1), facial recognition (3), a biometric fingerprint reader system (4), an optical character recognition (OCR) subsystem (5), a document reader (6), a 1D and 2D barcode (QR code) reader (7), a program, a radar subsystem (not shown), a scale (8), a breathalyzer/alcohol test subsystem (9), a touchscreen video monitor (10), an audio subsystem (11), an interaction panel (12), an X-ray scanner subsystem (13), and a call button (14).

Inventors

• ROGÉRIO ALBERTO DOS REIS

Assignees

• LUZIA DONHA ARTERO

Dates

Publication Date

20260317

Application Date

20240830

Claims (4)

1. 1. ROAD SELF-MONITORING SYSTEM characterized by having a traffic light subsystem (2), a barrier subsystem (1), a facial recognition subsystem (3), a biometric fingerprint reader subsystem (4), an optical character recognition (OCR) subsystem (5), a document reader (6), a 1D and 2D barcode (QR code) reader (7), a CPU and a computer program, a database, a radar subsystem (not shown), a scale (8), a breathalyzer/alcohol test subsystem (9), a touchscreen video monitor (10), an audio subsystem (11), an X-ray scanner subsystem (13) and a call button (14), where the traffic light subsystem (2) and the barrier subsystem (1) are equipped with green, red and yellow colored lights and directional arrows, all automatically controlled by the computer program or activated by the monitoring agent, and operates automatically or by activation. on the part of enforcement agents, directing vehicles for self-inspection, where the facial recognition subsystem (3) is equipped with a video facial recognition algorithm, which can be embedded in the camera or a subsystem in external equipment mapping human faces and identifying their unique characteristics, forwarding the images and information to the database and comparing them with searched faces and pointing out possible restrictions to the citizen based on the system's return information, where the biometric fingerprint reader (4) identifies the physical characteristics of the user's fingerprint and generates data and photo that are sent to the database to validate the data of the document provided by the citizen and compare with fingerprints registered in said database, where the document reader (6) recognizes the characters and images of identity documents, passport, national driver's license, vehicle registration certificate, CPF, voter registration card and invoices, international documents and new official documents issued by the government; the information is sent to a server and compared with the database pointing out possible restrictions (missing, wanted, fugitives); Next, the documents are validated for their authenticity, so that the information is compared with each other; The reader still identifies and reads the face printed on the document so that it can be compared with the face captured by facial recognition (3), where the barcode reader (7) reads the information encoded in the documents, with QR codes being decrypted internally or in official state databases and the information obtained is compared with the information obtained by the other subsystems (3, 4, 5 and 6), and sends the character reading information from the documents, face photo, data and fingerprint photo, to a database through the data networks of telephone operators, satellite, wireless data networks, fiber optic data networks, metallic pair or other means that fulfill the same function, for validation regarding veracity, inconsistencies, irregularities and judicial and governmental pending issues, where the computer program compares the information taken from the OCR of license plates (5) with the characters recognized by the document reader (6) from the vehicle certificate or decrypted characters from the QR code (7), as well as comparing the data obtained by facial recognition. (3) with the data obtained by the document reader (6); and transmits the data via the internet or other available network, for verification in databases and alerts enforcement agents and nearby police forces via an application or subsystems installed at inspection and policing posts so that they can take the appropriate measures according to the level of irregularities, where the radar system detects the vehicle's speed and informs the program and, when irregular, directs the vehicles for document verification and driver identification, where the scale (8) reads the weight of the vehicles, which is evaluated by the program and the said vehicles may be directed for inspection if they present excess weight and/or irregularities in relation to the invoice and/or other information in the database, where the breathalyzer/ethylometry system (9) passively detects the driver's alcohol level, and, if traces of alcohol are detected within the range considered irregular, generates alerts for police officers through the computer program, where the touchscreen video monitor (10) visually guides the self-inspection procedures, where the audio system (11) is bidirectional to audibly guide procedures of self-monitoring, and which also enables interaction with inspection agents or with police forces remotely, where the x-ray scanner subsystem (13) scans the interior of the vehicle in order to discover illegal objects, substances and products, and where a call button (14) allows communication with the inspection agent to be activated at any time.
2. 2. A self-monitoring road system, according to claim 1, characterized by, alternatively, having additional biometric readers, such as an iris scanner, palm reader, body temperature reader, voice biometric reader, behavioral biometric reader, and/or vascular biometric reader (not shown).
3. 3. SELF-MONITORING PROCESS characterized by containing the following steps: (a) Initialization of the system by resetting all variables and verifying its operating conditions, steps (200) and (201), (b) Measuring the speed (100) and reading the license plate (101) of vehicles passing through the radar subsystem equipped with a camera, (c) Checking if the vehicle's speed is above the legal limit (102), if so, activates the traffic light (2.1) to direct the vehicle (106) to the interaction panel (12), if not, the program checks if the license plate was read correctly (103), and, if not, activates the traffic light (2.1) to direct the vehicle (106) to the interaction panel (12), if so, the program checks if there is any restriction (104) on the traffic of this vehicle for this license plate, and, if so, activates the traffic light (2.1) to direct the vehicle (106) until the interaction panel (12), if negative, activates the green light of the traffic light (2.1) releasing the vehicle (105) and returns to step (100) for the next vehicle, and so on until the next vehicle to be inspected,(d) For the next vehicle that was directed to self-inspection, step (106), a new reading of the plate (107) is performed with the camera (5), and it is verified whether the plate was read (108), if negative, activates the traffic light (2.2) to direct the vehicle (117) to manual inspection by an agent, the turnstile (1B) opens releasing the passage of the vehicle to the manual inspection yard (118) and the inspection is carried out by the agent (119, 120) and, once no restriction of the inspected vehicle is verified, it is released and the turnstile (1C)(121) is opened, if positive, the program checks if there are any restrictions (109) on the traffic of this vehicle for this license plate, and, if positive, activates the traffic light (2.2) to direct the vehicle (117) to manual inspection by an agent, opens the turnstile (1B) releasing the vehicle's passage to the manual inspection yard (118) and proceeds with the inspection by the agent (119, 120) and, once no restrictions are verified for the inspected vehicle, it is released and turnstile (1C)(121) is opened, if negative, it proceeds to step (110) of reading data on the interaction panel (12) starting its routine, steps (202) to (217),(e) Show a message on the monitor (10) for the vehicle driver to touch the screen to start service (202) and wait for the driver's interaction (203),(f) Once the driver has touched the screen, show a message on the monitor (10) requesting that the (g) Ask the driver to place the identity document on the document reader (6) (204), scan the document with the reader (6) and/or read the barcode or QR code with the barcode and QR code reader (7), and check if the identity document and code(s) were read (205), if not, request the document to be replaced in the document reader (6) and code reader (7) (206), if so, (h) Ask the vehicle driver to place the vehicle document on the document reader (6) (207), scan the document with the reader (6) and/or read the barcode or QR code with the barcode and QR code reader (7), and check if the vehicle document and code(s) were read (208), if not, request the document to be replaced in the document reader (6) and code reader (7) (209), if so, (h) (i) Ask the driver to position their face in front of the facial recognition camera (3)(210), and check if the face was read (211), if not, ask the driver to reposition their face in front of the facial recognition camera (3)(212), if so, (i) Ask the driver to place their thumb on the biometric fingerprint reader (4) (213), and check if the fingerprint was collected correctly (214), if not, ask the driver to reposition their thumb on the biometric fingerprint reader (4) (215), if so, (j) Ask the driver to blow towards the monitor (10) allowing the breathalyzer/ethylometry subsystem (9) to measure the driver's blood alcohol level (216), (k) Send all collected data to the supervisory body's database (217), (l) Check if there is any inconsistency or restriction in relation to the driver's and/or vehicle's data (111), if so, activate the traffic light (2.2) to direct the vehicle (117) to manual inspection by an agent, turnstile (1B) opens allowing the vehicle to pass to the manual inspection yard (118) and the inspection is carried out by the agent (119, 120) and, once no restriction is verified on the inspected vehicle, it is released and turnstile (1C)(121) is opened, if negative, (m) Perform X-ray image capture (112) with the X-ray scanner subsystem (13), and check if any anomaly was found (113), if positive, traffic light (2.2) is activated to direct the vehicle (117) to manual inspection by an agent, turnstile (1B) opens allowing the vehicle to pass to the manual inspection yard (118) and the inspection is carried out by the agent (119, 120) and, once no If the vehicle under inspection has no restriction, it is released and turnstile (1C)(121) is opened. If not, (n) the vehicle is weighed (114) using the scale (8), and it is checked if any anomaly was found (115). If so, traffic light (2.2) is activated to direct the vehicle (117) to manual inspection by an agent. Turnstile (1B) is opened, allowing the vehicle to pass to the manual inspection yard (118). The agent (119, 120) then proceeds with the inspection. Once no restriction is found on the inspected vehicle, it is released and turnstile (1C)(121) is opened. If not, (o) a message is displayed on the monitor (10) informing that the passenger and vehicle passed the inspection and are released. Turnstile (1A) is opened and the green light of traffic light (2.2) is turned on, allowing the vehicle (116) to leave. (e) Repeat steps (a) through (o) until an agent interrupts the process.
4. 4. PROCESS, according to claim 18, characterized in that, at any time within steps (202) to (217), the vehicle driver can press the call button (14) to communicate with an enforcement officer.

Description

FIELD OF APPLICATION [0001] The present innovation is situated in the field of physics, specifically instruments, more specifically biometric and document readings, measurements, signaling, algorithms, communication, exactly a self-monitoring road system. [0002] Its purpose is, through new technologies, to assist in the work of inspection and policing at highway police stations or at points that require control and inspection, as an instrument for approaches, inspection and roadblocks. STATE OF THE ART [0003] In an in-depth analysis of the state of the art, a gap is perceived regarding self-monitoring road systems, as can be seen in patent PI0903795, which deals with a mobile and autonomous device used in crime suppression, emergency calls, and remote monitoring through image and audio recording and data transmission. It is characterized by being capable of producing, by itself, a moral effect, in order to transmit to the population the reliability of an effective local security system, a police presence or patrol service that is efficient, or that, by its mere presence, serves as an instrument of crime suppression and assistance to emergency calls that require urgent intervention from public or private security agencies, responding to calls for help such as robberies, pursuits, minor emergencies, traffic accidents, fires, catastrophes, etc. The equipment is provided with image capture devices. Audio and data transmission devices, devices for local recording and analysis of video, audio and data, devices for online video, audio and data transmission via telephone operator data networks, satellite, wireless data networks, fiber optic data networks, metallic pair or other means that fulfill the function. It is also equipped with warning systems with lights and sirens, an emergency button, a two-way audio capture device, a high-power loudspeaker system, and intelligent video, audio and data analysis software. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] In view of such a problem, this invention will provide the inspection and/or police agency with electronic and automated monitoring of motor vehicles and people. The invention is equipped with a gate subsystem (1) and a traffic light subsystem (2) that operates automatically or by activation by an inspection agent, directing said vehicles for self-monitoring. [0005] In addition, the traffic light subsystem (2) has green, red and yellow colored light indicators; and directional arrows indicating to the user whether to proceed or wait, all controlled by the system or activated by an agent in person or remotely. [0006] Furthermore, it is equipped with facial recognition (3), where a video camera attached to the equipment has an adjustable height to facilitate the capture of the face of the citizen to be monitored. There is also a video facial recognition algorithm, which can be embedded in the camera or a subsystem in external equipment that maps the human face in order to identify its unique characteristics. This image and information will be sent to a database of security agencies or third parties for comparison with searched faces and returns to the equipment whether or not the citizen is restricted. [0007] It is also equipped with a biometric fingerprint reader system (4). The biometric reader identifies the physical characteristics of the user's fingerprint and generates data and a photo. The data and photos are sent to a database (of the police or third parties) in order to validate with the document provided by the citizen and compare with fingerprints registered as wanted in the police or third-party database. [0008] Alternatively, other biometric readers can be added to the system, such as iris scanner, palm scanner, body temperature scanner, voice biometric scanner, behavioral biometric scanner, vascular biometric scanner (not shown). [0009] Furthermore, it is equipped with an optical character recognition (OCR) subsystem(5) capable of reading vehicle license plate characters in camera video, which may be embedded in the equipment or installed externally on poles. The characters are compared to the vehicle database, indicating possible restrictions. [0010] The system also consists of a document reader (6), which recognizes the characters and images of identity documents, passports, national driver's licenses, vehicle registration certificates, CPF, voter registration cards and invoices. It can be updated for international documents and/or new official documents issued by the government. The information is sent to a server and compared with databases of the police, federal revenue service, state revenue service, among other databases, pointing out possible restrictions (missing persons, wanted persons, fugitives, tax irregularities, among others). The documents are validated for their authenticity, so that the information is compared with each other. The reader also identifies and reads the face printed on the document so that it can be compared with the face captured