Abstract Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) is the method of extraction of vehicle number plate information from an image or a sequence of images. The extracted data can be used in many applications, such as toll booths and vehicle parking areas where payment can be done electronically and traffic surveillance systems. The images are taken by the ANPR systems using either a color , black and white or an infrared camera, depending on which different techniques are applied for extraction of
The use of ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology is used to help detect, deter and disrupt criminality at a local, force, regional and national level, including tackling travelling criminals. ANPR provides lines of enquiry and evidences in the investigations of crime and is used by forces throughout UK, Wales and Northern Ireland. How it works As a car or a vehicle passes an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera, its registration number is read and checked thru database
investigate the vehicle and the persons that are within the vehicle if any (Lum et al., 2011, pg. 322). The whole process of the camera identification, matching to the database, and notifying the officer only takes seconds (Lum et al., 2011, pg. 322). ANPR can make patrol more effective because without this technology, officers would have to input license plates numbers manually into the databases in the computer that is located inside the patrol car or through communications with the dispatch (Lum
— The use of digital instruments in industries and laboratories is rapidly increasing as they are simple to calibrate and have relatively high precision. In this paper, an automatic data acquisition system is proposed using OCR technique from digital multi-meter and other similar digital display devices. The input image is taken from a digital multi-meter having LCD seven segment display using a web cam. The image is then processed to extract numeric digits which are recognized using a feedforward