Product Description

The ALPHATECH License Plate Reader system has cameras at entry and exit lanes that capture license plate images. Optical character recognition software interprets the images. The images and the textual interpretations are stored in a database along with parking ticket serial numbers and times of entry/exit. 

The simplest transaction occurs when a vehicle enters and later exits a parking facility. When a driver presents a parking ticket at the exit lane, the License Plate Reader system checks that the license plate number at exit is the same as the license plate number at entry for that ticket number. The License Plate Reader system can detect swapped tickets, provide entry time information for patrons who lose their tickets, and can handle a wide range of special transactions and exception transactions. 

The ALPHATECH License Plate Reader system has four major components: camera assemblies, image capture processors, a centralized database, and image review workstations. 

ALPHATECH's License Plate Reader can be fully integrated with parking management equipment (ticket spitters, pay-on-foot stations, etc.) and enhances the operations of these system components in a variety of transactions. 

The following images and flow charts show you how the system tracks and stores entry and exit information. Click on the images for a full-sized picture. 

System layout
Entry Transaction The process that the License Plate Reader system goes through when a car enters a parking facility.
General Exit Transaction General process that the system goes through when a customer exits the facility.
Lost Ticket Transaction General process that the system goes through when a customer exits the facility without their parking ticket