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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1997
Asdrubal Garcia-Ortiz, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Esco Electronics Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A sensing and processing unit ( ) installed on an elevated structure (T) adjacent a roadway (R). An enclosure ( ) is mounted on the structure. Housed in the enclosure is a television camera ( ), the camera being mounted at an angle less than the plane of the horizontal axis of the enclosure. A processor ( ) is also housed in the enclosure and is operatively connected to the camera to process video images acquired by the camera. A digital data storage device ( ) is also installed in the enclosure for storing information relevant to a monitoring activity. A communications device ( ) installed inside said enclosure sends data to and receives instructions from a monitoring site. The single enclosure facilitates remote site monitoring using a minimum of equipment and simplifies both installation and maintenance requirements.