EP0962894A2
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A vehicle entry/exit control system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1999-05-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle entry/exit control system 10 comprises a camera 14 arranged to view the face of a driver and a computer which compares the viewed image of the driver with a store of images of authorised drivers to identify the driver. The details of a transaction conducted by the vehicle within the entry controlled area are then printed and the computer prints a facsimile of the drive'r signature or the facial image of the driver on the printed record of the transaction. Other biometric sensing methods such as iris recognition, fingerprint or DNA analysis can be used.
Inventors
- 👤 Neil James Stevenson
- 👤 Jonathan Richard Raphael Martin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:25
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07B; G07B15/00; G07B15/02; G07B15/04; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/30; G07C9/32; G07C9/37
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A vehicle entry/exit control system for controlling
entry/exit of vehicles to a restricted area comprising
biometric sensing means for sensing a physical or
biological characteristic of a driver of a vehicle
entering an area, a control unit which compares the
sensed characteristic with a store of characteristics of
authorised drivers to identify the driver of the vehicle
and which associates the details of a transaction
conducted by the vehicle within the aforesaid area with
the driver of the vehicle and means for generating a
facsimile of the signature or facial image of the driver
on a record of a transaction conducted by the vehicle
within the area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
A vehicle entry/exit control system according to
claim 1 in which the biometric sensing means comprises
a camera arranged to view the driver of a vehicle and
image processing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vehicle entry/exit control system according to
claim 2 in which the image processing means comprises a
computer programmed with image processing software or
equipped with image processing hardware.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A vehicle entry/exit control system according to
claim 2 or 3 in which the camera is arranged to view the
face of the driver.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vehicle entry/exit control system according to
claim 1 in which the biometric sensing means comprises
an iris recognition device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A vehicle entry/exit control system according to
claim 1 in which the biometric sensing means comprises
a palm or finger print reader.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A vehicle entry/exit control system according to
claim 1 in which the biometric sensing means comprises
means for examining the DNA of the driver.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
A vehicle entry/exit control system according to
any preceding claim in which a camera is provided for
recording an image of the registration mark of the
vehicle, and there is provided optical character recognition
means for identifying the vehicle registration
mark recorded by the camera, whereby the control unit
associates details of a transaction conducted by the
vehicle within the aforesaid area with the registration
mark of the vehicle.
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