ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,216, issued on July 29, was assigned to VIG Vehicle Intelligence Group LLC (Carefree, Ariz.).
"Mobile surveillance system and methods" was invented by Greg Horn (Burr Ridge, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to mobile surveillance and, more particularly, to systems and methods for policing traffic violations, such as illegal cell phone use while driving. The surveillance system may include a mobile unit and an imaging device configured to monitor, detect, and record vehicles moving in the same direction or in an opposite direction of the mobile unit. The imaging device may capture license plate information and...