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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR YOUR BUSINESS


ROMAVia Cristoforo Colombo, 9800147 RomaTel +39 06 9740411Fax +39 06 9740470

MILANOVia Errico Petrella, 2220124 MilanoTel +39 02 67100542Fax +39 02 67100542TORINOLungo Dora Colletta 129 10152 TorinoTel +39 011 2484300Fax +39 011 2484342

ATHENSZappa 8,13123 Ilion AthensTel +30 210 2693781Fax +30 210 2693780

ISTANBULPAZARLAMA ITHALAT IHRACAT Sehit Muhatar Cad. Adelet Apt.34/5 Taksim ISTANBUL Tel +90.212.2973977 Fax +90.212.2973978

Roma

MilanoTorino

Athens

Istanbul


Ministero del Tesoro Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali

Partnership:Partnership:


• Year of constitution: 19791979

• Offices in Italy: Rome, Milan, TurinRome, Milan, Turin• Offices abroad: Athens, IstanbulAthens, Istanbul

• Personnel (2002):9090• Revenue (2002): € 4.000.000,00€ 4.000.000,00• Personnel (2003):105105• Revenue (2003): € 5.500.000,00€ 5.500.000,00

• May 2003: e-volution tech has been founded as member of May 2003: e-volution tech has been founded as member of Setting group in Greece.Setting group in Greece.

• October 2004: Setting group became official distributor of Plexa October 2004: Setting group became official distributor of Plexa in Greece. in Greece.


•The system is able to guarantee the access, activating passage’s systems such as automatic barriers, gates, etc., thanks to the identification and recognition in real time of the plate’s image of the car coming to it.

•The Software of the image acquisition, optimized for the reading and recognition of the plate items of auto vehicle, allows through the usage of a normal camera, to take the anterior picture of the vehicle transiting and translate the plate in a characters sequence.


• The system, taking advantage of the Motion Detection technology, doesn’t require the usage of sensors like photocells, etc., and it is able to guarantee an optimal behavior in every weather condition.

• The possibility to handle until to 4 different channels (4 tele camera), allows to extend the system for the parallel control of more than one gate, or to make on one gate, the acquisition of lateral, back and front pictures of the vehicle for the analysis of the main characteristics of the vehicle (creation of a mathematical model of the chars of the car).


The system is made up by the following components:The system is made up by the following components:

• PC with Windows 2000/XP hosting the Software of the PC with Windows 2000/XP hosting the Software of the plate recognition system.plate recognition system.

• Telecamera CCD, in B/N, colors and/or infrared Telecamera CCD, in B/N, colors and/or infrared sensible, to capture the images.sensible, to capture the images.

• Two interface cards, one with I/O interface and one Two interface cards, one with I/O interface and one video acquisition card.video acquisition card.

• The Software of the plate recognition system.The Software of the plate recognition system.• Optionals: lamps, infrared lamps, photocells, etc.Optionals: lamps, infrared lamps, photocells, etc.


The identification and recognition process of a car plate follows several The identification and recognition process of a car plate follows several phases:phases:

• The elaboration on the n-mo photo gram starts when it detects consistent The elaboration on the n-mo photo gram starts when it detects consistent movement ( car moving ); then the tele-camera acquires images to be movement ( car moving ); then the tele-camera acquires images to be elaborated for the plate recognition.elaborated for the plate recognition.

• The image is elaborated in order to search for a plate, using gradient The image is elaborated in order to search for a plate, using gradient based analysis and geometrical verification techniques. In case of success based analysis and geometrical verification techniques. In case of success the elaboration go ahead, otherwise the system go back to the stand-by the elaboration go ahead, otherwise the system go back to the stand-by state.state.

• In case of the acquisition of a valid image, first the system discards not In case of the acquisition of a valid image, first the system discards not relevant elements ( other cars, people, etc.), then segments the plate and relevant elements ( other cars, people, etc.), then segments the plate and the OCR (Optical Character Recognition: component specialized in the the OCR (Optical Character Recognition: component specialized in the classification of the alphanumerical characters based on the neural classification of the alphanumerical characters based on the neural networks technology) proposes a string of characters and a percentage of networks technology) proposes a string of characters and a percentage of error on every single character, or aborts the operation if doesn’t reach the error on every single character, or aborts the operation if doesn’t reach the minimal set of characters with a certain percentage of errors ( for instance minimal set of characters with a certain percentage of errors ( for instance it can happen if the plate is too dirty or there is not enough light).it can happen if the plate is too dirty or there is not enough light).


• The system then search in the database the string more similar to the The system then search in the database the string more similar to the one proposed by the OCR using a criteria definable by the user one proposed by the OCR using a criteria definable by the user ( minimum number of coincident characters). The results can be of ( minimum number of coincident characters). The results can be of success in case of maximum coincidence, or not success and a report success in case of maximum coincidence, or not success and a report of number of character coincident. In case of no coincidence, the car of number of character coincident. In case of no coincidence, the car will be defined unknown.will be defined unknown.

• In case of success, the system is able to command activations, also In case of success, the system is able to command activations, also combined, such as gate’s opening, ticket’s issue, etc., or activation of combined, such as gate’s opening, ticket’s issue, etc., or activation of alarms in case of not authorized access. Furthermore, the system alarms in case of not authorized access. Furthermore, the system inhibits the recognized plate for a certain timeframe ( definable by the inhibits the recognized plate for a certain timeframe ( definable by the user ) to avoid multiple successes.user ) to avoid multiple successes.

• The system also keeps an XML log file of all the events that can be The system also keeps an XML log file of all the events that can be used as input for other systems. Further, it also keeps images of events used as input for other systems. Further, it also keeps images of events for a definable number of days.for a definable number of days.


• The possibility to handle until to 4 different gates (channels).

• The possibility to define the minimum number of characters that have to match and the percentage of error per character in order to have a success in the plate recognition.

• The system is based on the usage of two modules interfaced between them: the first one executes the pre-elaboration of the image and the search of the plate in the current frame. If the plate exist, it is passed to the second module that returns the string of characters and the percentage of error for each character. Then the first module execute the database search of the string that match with the minimal requirements the elaborated one.

• The total elaboration time ( from the arrival of the car to the system response ) is not superior the 3 second with 4 gates contemporary:– Reaction time to the movement < 300 ms– Plate search time < 200 ms– Elaboration plate time and DB search < 500 ms– Max elaboration time < 1 sec– Medium elaboration time < 500 ms


• Parking handling with ticket issue, with the possibility to register the exact entrance and exit time and the relative cost. It also can make the identification of the cars that have passed the authorized parking time or the prepaid time, etc.

• Statistical collection of the traffic flow for commercial scopes or to optimize traffic lights behavior.

• Identification of suspect cars in a specific area.

• Registration of traffic violations close to traffic lights.

• Registration of traffic speed violations.

• Identification of characteristics of the car like color, model, brand.

• Registration of the picture of the driver at the entrance and match of the picture of the driver at the exit ( stolen cars).


• Any element of a parking system: Gates, Tickets Any element of a parking system: Gates, Tickets machines, Automatic payment systems, Led Pannelsmachines, Automatic payment systems, Led Pannels

• Customer Care and Billing Systems through XML Customer Care and Billing Systems through XML log file or thorugh Database.log file or thorugh Database.

• External alarms (surveillance system …)External alarms (surveillance system …)


• Availability of a complete solution.

• Ratio costs/benefits competitive.

• Flexible and fast personalization.

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