WO2023086071A1 - Method of detecting traffic rules violations and system for its implementation - Google Patents

Method of detecting traffic rules violations and system for its implementation Download PDF

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WO2023086071A1
WO2023086071A1 PCT/UA2022/000066 UA2022000066W WO2023086071A1 WO 2023086071 A1 WO2023086071 A1 WO 2023086071A1 UA 2022000066 W UA2022000066 W UA 2022000066W WO 2023086071 A1 WO2023086071 A1 WO 2023086071A1
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  • the group of inventions refers to the field of road traffic, namely to methods and means of Law Enforcement and Safety on roads.
  • Known methods and systems for detecting violations of traffic rules can be divided into two classes - detection of offenses using stationary video cameras installed on highways, and using mobile control devices - video recorders, smartphones with special software applications, etc.
  • an Automatic Fixation System of violations is used, were the recording of violations is carried out by automatic recording complexes - stationary technical means (control devices - video cameras), which make it possible to automatically detect and take a photo/video of the events that contain evidences of traffic rules violations.
  • this System of Automatic Fxation (and, accordingly, the Method of Automatic Fixation) is used specifically as a mechanism for speed control on the roads (official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, https:/ /mvs.gov.ua/uk/ministry/avtomaticna-sistema- fotovideofiksaciyi-porusen-pdr/zapusk-sistemi-avtomaticnoyi-fiksaciyi-porusen-pravil- doroznyogo-ruxu, date of application 09/03/2021).
  • the disadvantage of the technical solution is that it is designed mainly to control the speed of traffic on the roads. Such a Method and System cannot be used to detect other offenses, which amount to around thirty different types of traffic violations.
  • the Method and System of automatic fixation of traffic violations requires mandatory installment of corresponding traffic signs. It’s done this way so drivers know where the control devices are installed, and have the opportunity to prepare for driving in the field of vision of the control devices according to traffic rules. But, as practice shows, after "responsibly” bypassing the checkpoints, drivers often speed-up above the permitted speed to make up for the time they "lost" while passing the stationary checkpoints on lower speed.
  • a known method of administering video data according to which there is a mechanism of recording of a violation from the first vehicle, the sending of violation data with indicators of geographical coordinates to a common server, the data sampling by the common server from other vehicles that were located in the area of the first vehicle, and the formation of a comprehensive picture of violation of the first vehicle.
  • the video data administration system contains multiple dashboard cameras connected to one network, the operation of which is provided by a common server. Each of the dashboard cameras is installed in the vehicle and connected to the corresponding gyroscopic sensor. Data on the movement of the first vehicle is obtained using the gyroscopic sensor of the first vehicle.
  • the common server receives data of the movement of other vehicles during the specified period of time before the traffic accident. It is predefined that the other vehicles are located within a predetermined distance from the first vehicle at the time of the traffic accident and their dashboard cameras are members of the network described above. This data is processed on the common server, resulting in figures of all accelerations of the vehicle in all directions, and then the data is analyzed by comparing it to a predefined characteristic model of the traffic accident data or to a predefined rule, thereby determining whether the data about the movement of the first vehicle has any anomaly. If the acceleration of the first vehicle changes significantly at a certain point in time, or the direction of the acceleration suddenly changes significantly, an anomaly is considered to be present in the traffic data.
  • the disadvantage of such analogs is a significant amount of memory, which must be provided for the functioning of such a video data administration system and the Method of video data administration. Also no possibility of using a video recorded earlier and no possibility to distinguish fake video files getting on the common server.
  • Photo fixation is carried out using a mobile phone, and the video report is transmitted to the server of Law Enforcement Office through a special mobile application (NoCamels website, https://nocamels.com/2017/10/israeli-app- reports-bad-drivers-safe-lane, Eyes On The Road: Israeli App Lets You Report Bad Drivers Straight To The Police, publication date indicated in the article 10/16/2017, access date 09/03/2021)
  • Blockchain is a distributed database technology in which information is stored in the form of a chain of blocks. Thanks to the integration of blockchain technology in the system, it is impossible to change, remove or correct any video evidence file.
  • the System includes a platform for processing traffic violations, a banking financial system, the Law Enforcement Office control terminal, and a device for traffic violations fixation.
  • the control terminal of the Law Enforcement Office contains information about all vehicles registered with the Law Enforcement Office - car brand, license plate number, color, photo of the owner, etc.
  • the violation processing platform includes several units: a violation information storage unit, a vehicle information storage unit, a driver information storage unit, a message transfer unit, and a financial management unit.
  • the device for traffic violations fixation can be in the form of a smartphone or a police’s special control devices.
  • the Method of processing recorded violation includes the following stages: the device for traffic violations fixations records the violation by photographing the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle; violation processing platform transmits information about violation to the owner of the vehicle; the owner performs the processing of the violation; and after the processing of the violation is completed, the processing platform marks the violation information in the violation information storage unit as processed.
  • the processing platform marks the violation information in the violation information storage unit as processed.
  • a known Method and System for managing fines for traffic violations using blockchain technology according to which the facts that have been revealed by each road traffic controlling body are recorded in real time on the user device and sent to the precision control server.
  • the precision control server distributes and stores information about traffic violations in the blockchain network. In real time, together with the notification of the violation of traffic rules, the violator of the traffic rules is notified of the fact of the violation and the fact of the imposition of a fine.
  • Information recorded in the blockchain is transmitted to all participants of the blockchain network. Therefore, in order to falsify the recorded information, most of the participants must be hacked at the same time, which is practically impossible.
  • the user device may be a form of a smartphone, a desktop computer, a tablet, a laptop, etc.
  • the process of storing information about violations of traffic rules includes the formation of a rating of users who provided information about violations.
  • the process of paying the fine may be accompanied by the payment of a reward to users who have provided video footage of the violation.
  • Good drivers or citizens who are disciplinary payers of fines during a certain period of time can also receive a reward.
  • this analogue protects personal information using blockchain encryption technology, while the algorithms that can be used for this are PoW, PoS and DPoS (South Korea patent for invention No. KR102081777B1, IPC G06Q30/04, G06Q50/26, H04L29/ 06, published on February 27, 2020).
  • the control server and the entire blockchain network are integrated into the operational and analytical system of the Law Enforcement Office and are inextricably connected with it.
  • all recorded violations are sent to the blockchain network and each of the recorded violations is stored in each link of the blockchain network.
  • recorded violation footage is duplicated a certain number of times and the amount of memory they occupy in general is unreasonably large. Therefore, the drawback of the fines management Method and System is that video or photo files with recorded violation footage are stored directly in the blockchain network.
  • the analogue is using identifiers of video or photo files, such as GPS coordinates, the date and time of the recording of the violation. There is also a question of ensuring the authenticity of the recorded violation. If a fabricated video recording was sent to the precision control server, then the fabricated video footage will be stored in each link of the blockchain.
  • a known Method and System by the Korean National police Agency according to which a person who witnesses a crime takes a photo or video recording the crime, indicating the place and time it was committed, and immediately sends the files to the nearest police station. Fixation of the crime scene is carried out using a website related to Daum Map®. At the same time, violation can be recorded from various spheres of life - violation of traffic rules, violence against children, sexual harassment, etc. After receiving photo and video evidence of a violation, police immediately process the evidentiary materials and prepare a decision on imposing sanctions on the offender.
  • the closest analogue of traffic rules violations fixation is the Method of eJarima, implemented by the Law Enforcement Office of Uzbekistan. It designed for the recording of a violation by using an electronic-digital device and the software installed on it by creating a video file with the identifier of the time and date of the creation of the video file, by saving the video file in permanent memory electronic-digital device and by transferring the video file to the server of the Law Enforcement Office.
  • electro-digital devices is used as generalization for mobile devices of drivers.
  • eJarima system is considered as the closest analogue for the fixation of traffic rules violations, and contains at least one electronic-digital device and a server of the Law Enforcement Office.
  • a software complex is installed on the electronic-digital device or on each electronic-digital device, which provides the possibility of video fixation of the violation by forming video file with the identifier of the time and date of its creation, as well as the connection between the electronic-digital device and the server of the Law Enforcement Office or between each electronic-digital device and the server of the Law Enforcement Office via the means of Internet communication.
  • a special eJarima website has been created to receive video recordings on the server of the Law Enforcement Office.
  • Video files are accepted during the first three days, the electronic-digital device can only be a dashboard camera, and the duration of the video file must be no longer than 120 seconds.
  • the date and time of recording the violation, as well as the model of the car and its license plate number must be visible on the video footage. It is strictly forbidden to make any changes to the video footage. Any changes to the video file are not allowed, with the exception of trimming the video footage of the violation to reduce its size.
  • the author of the video After collecting an administrative fine from the violator, the author of the video receives a financial bonus in the amount of five percent of the Official Minimum Wage (Gazeta.UZ website, 3apa6oTaji caiiT ia onacunntin Bir ⁇ eo c Hapo/ibiMBiMn PDD, https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2019/ 07/01/jarima/, publication date specified in the article, 07/01/2019, date of application 09/03/2021).
  • the object of the claimed invention is to create a Method of fixation of traffic rules violations, wherein, due to the formation of a database of identifiers of all recorded violations, it is possible to confirm the authenticity of any of them in the future without the need to use a significant amount of memory.
  • a further object of the invention is to ensure the possibility of a recorded violation submission to the Law Enforcement Office whether at the time of its formation or after a certain period has elapsed, including more than three days from the moment when the violation took place.
  • the object is accomplished by the Method of traffic rules violations fixation which involves recording of the violation 13 with the help of the video camera 3 of the electronic- digital device 1 and the software complex 2 installed on it by forming B video file 5 with a duration of M seconds with identifiers 6 of the time and date of creation of the video file 5, saving CI of the video file 5 to the permanent memory unit 8 of the electronic-digital device
  • the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1 contains additional program block of temporary memory 4.
  • the program complex 2 makes a constant cyclic recording A with a cycle duration of N seconds in the program block of temporary memory 4 of the electronic-digital device 1.
  • the violation 13 from the cycle of constant cyclic recording A it forms video file 5 with a duration of M seconds, identifiers 6 of video file 5 which additionally contains the identifier of the GPS location of the electronic-digital device 1, and the software complex
  • a separate file 7 is sent C2 to the identifier storage 9, which is installed on an external server, while before sending D video file 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, the video file 5 is sent DO to the external server of the identifier storage 9.
  • time and date of creation of the video file 5 is comparing E with the identifiers of the individual file 7.
  • the video clip 5 is transferred D to the server the Law Enforcement Office 11.
  • the object is accomplished by the system for fixation of the traffic rules violations which contains a server of the Law Enforcement Office 11 and at least one electronic-digital device 1, connected to each other by means of Internet communication 15, wherein the electronic-digital device 1 or each electronic-digital device 1 that carry a video camera 3 and a permanent memory unit 8 and a software complex 2 is installed on the electronic-digital device 1 or on each electronic-digital device 1, which provides the possibility to use the video camera 3 of this electronic-digital device 1 to record the video of a violation 13 by creating a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds with identifiers 6 of the time and date of creation of this video file 5, wherein the video file 5 or each video file 5 is taken with the possibility of saving it in a block of permanent memory memory 8 of the electronic-digital device 1 on which this video file 5 was created, which, according to the invention, additionally contains an identifier storage device 9 being installed on an external server, the electronic-digital device 1 or each electronic-digital device 1 additionally contains a program block of temporary memory
  • the identifiers 6 of the video file 5 or the identifiers 6 of each of video files 5 additionally contain the identifier of the GPS location of the electronic- digital device 1 on which this video file 5 was created, and the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1 or the software complex 2 of the each of electronic-digital devices 1 is made with the possibility of formation of a separate file 7 with the identifiers of the GPS location of this electronic-digital device 1, time and the date of creation of the video file 5 and with the possibility of transferring a separate file 7 to the identifier storage 9, wherein the external server of the identifiers storage 9 is made with the possibility of receiving and storing a separate file 7 of a video file 5 or separate files 7 of all video files 5 of all electronic and digital devices 1 , the external server of the identifiers storage 9 made with the possibility of matching the identifiers 6 of the video file 5 with the identifiers of the corresponding individual file 7 or the identifiers 6 of each video file 5 with the identifiers of the corresponding
  • the claimed group of inventions envisages the implementation of a Method of a traffic rules violations along the chain of "one electronic-digital device 1 - the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office” with the use of a System that is a chain of "one electronic-digital device 1 or a set of electronic-digital devices 1 - one server 11 of the Law Enforcement Offices.” It is clear that for the electronic-digital device 1 or for each electronic-digital device 1 included in the claimed System, all operations are valid according to the independent section for the claimed Method.
  • the claimed Method involves three basic elements - the user's electronic-digital device 1, the storage of identifiers 9, which is established outside the electronic-digital device 1, and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Agencies.
  • the electronic-digital device 1 or each electronic-digital device 1 is connected to the storage of identifiers 9 by means of Internet communication 14, and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office is connected to the storage of identifiers 9 by means of communication 15.
  • the term electronic-digital device 1 refers to any electronic-digital device equipped with a video camera 3, a permanent memory block 8 and with the possibility of installing a specialized software complex 2 on it for the formation of a video file 5 as evidence of an event, which can be qualified as a traffic rules violation.
  • the electronic digital device 1 can be implemented, for example, but not limited to, as a smartphone or a tablet.
  • the DASHCAMUA® mobile application can be used as a specialized software complex 2, but is not limited to this.
  • Installation of the specialized software complex 2 on the electronic and digital device 1 involves the formation of the program block of temporary memory 4 within the permanent memory block 8.
  • the software complex 2 of the electronic and digital device 1 provides the possibility of using a video camera 3 for permanent cyclical recording A with a cycle duration of N seconds in the program block of the temporary memory 4 of the electronic digital device 1.
  • the formation of a permanent cyclical recording with a cycle duration of N seconds does not require a significant volume of the program block of the temporary memory 4 on electronic-digital device 1 and is set for continuous shooting according to the principle of the "new on top of the old": one recording cycle is [1...N] seconds. Starting at (N+l) second, the first second of the video is erased and replaced by the content of the new second, and the duration of the video is [2...(N+l)], etc. So, the program block of the temporary memory 4 needs a memory size which is equivalent to the duration N of the video file 5.
  • the duration of the cycle N can be, for example, twenty seconds, thirty seconds, thirty-five seconds, one minute, etc.
  • the identifiers of the GPS location of the time and date of formation of the cyclic recording are not taken.
  • the user sends a command to the electronic-digital device 1 to record a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds.
  • the electronic-digital device 1 is for instance a user’s smartphone, then the user command is a physical "tap" on the screen or a voice command (for example, but not limited to, a trigger phrase, or a system function of Siri® or GoogleAssistant®).
  • the software complex 2 forms a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds from cyclical recording B with a duration of N seconds.
  • the duration of M video file 5 can be equal to or less than the duration of one cycle of cyclical recording N.
  • the duration of N of one cycle of cyclical recording is thirty seconds and from it is formed a video file 5 with a duration of M twenty seconds.
  • the duration of N cyclical recording is thirty seconds and a video file 5 with a duration of M thirty seconds is formed from it.
  • the video file 5 is made with the identifiers 6 of the GPS location, the time and date of its creation.
  • the formed video file 5 with the identifiers 6 from the software complex 2 is transferred to the permanent memory block 8 on the electronic-digital device 1.
  • the software complex 2 forms a separate file 7 in Bl with identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of this video file 5.
  • the formed separate file 7 is transferred to C2 using the means of Internet communication 14 to the external server in the storage of identifiers 9, which is made outside the electronic-digital device 1, this is done simultaneously with sending Cl of the video file 5 to the block of permanent memory 8 on the electronic-digital device 1.
  • the video file 5 with identifiers 6 from the permanent memory of the unit 8 is transmitting DO to the external server of the identifiers storage 9, and on the external server of the identifiers storage 9, the identifiers 6 of the video file 5 are comparing E with the identifiers of the corresponding to individual file 7, which is related to this video file 5.
  • this video file 5 is transferring D for final processing by the Law Enforcement Office.
  • identifier storage 9 refers to specialized equipment in combination with specialized software, designed for the ability to receive and store a single file 7 or a set of separate files 7.
  • entity server on which the identifier storage 9 is installed, without a separate digital indication refers to specialized equipment in combination with specialized software, designed to ensure two-way communication with electronic digital device 1 or with each electronic digital device 1 of the entire set of electronic digital devices 1 and/or with the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office and is made with the possibility to receive and store a video file 5 or a set of video files 5, to process a separate file 7 or each separate file 7 from a set of separate files 7 together with the corresponding video file 5, to transfer a video file 5 or set of video files 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office.
  • the specialized equipment combined with the specialized software of the identifiers storage 9 and the specialized equipment combined with the specialized software of the external server can perform as a whole or be part of each other.
  • the external server can be designed with other additional functions, such as receiving information from the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, being connected to the servers of other government offices, etc., which in no way contradicts or limits its main function - to contain an information storage device 9 and to compare E identifiers 6, 7 of a video file 5 or of each video file 5.
  • the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office can be used as an external server of the identifiers storage 9.
  • the specialized equipment together with the specialized software of the identifiers storage 9 is part of the specialized equipment in combination with specialized server software 11 of the Law Enforcement Office. Accordingly, in such a case, the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office is made not only with the possibility of final processing of video file 5 or final processing of each video file 5, but also with the possibility of receiving and accumulating individual files 7, processing them, as well as receiving, storing and processing video files 5, making comparison of identifiers 6, 7 of the video file 5 or of each video file 5.
  • the wording "transmitting the video file 5 to the the Law Enforcement Office” means performing two separate operations - transmission DO of the video file 5 to the external server of the identifiers storage 9 and only after that (in the case confirmation of the identity of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5 identifiers 6 with the identifiers of a separate file 7) transmitting D video file 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office.
  • the system for fixation of the traffic violations may additionally contain a control server 10 tp be used as an external server of the identifiers storage 9.
  • a control server 10 tp be used as an external server of the identifiers storage 9.
  • server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office receives video files 5 with recorded violation 13 not directly from electronic-digital device 1 or from each electronic-digital device 1, but with the help of an intermediate link - of the control server 10.
  • each individual video file 5 with "its" identifiers 6 is stored in a block permanent memory 8 of "its" electronic-digital device 1, on which such video file 5 with identifiers 6 were created; all video files 5 are saved in a set of electronic-digital devices 1;
  • each separate file 7, formed on the corresponding electronic-digital devices 1 are directed to the storage of identifiers 9, assembled on an external server; all individual files 7 of all video recordings of events 13, which can be qualified as a traffic violation, are stored on the external server of the identifiers storage 9.
  • Such a technical solution ensures the formation of a database of identifiers of all recorded violations 13, which will be the set (arrey) of all individual files 7 collected in the identifiers storage 9.
  • the authenticity of each video file 5 will be confirmed or, on the contrary, questioned by comparing the identifiers 6, which are embedded to this video file 5, with identifiers 7.
  • only those video files 5, the identity of identifiers 6, 7 of which has been confirmed, will be sent to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office (or for further processing in the case when the storage of identifiers 9 is located on the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office).
  • the amount of memory required to store the identifiers 9 of all individual files 7 of all generated video files 5 is relatively small.
  • one individual file 7 takes about [100] bytes, one million individual files 7 would require respectively [100] Mbytes of memory; one thirty-second video file takes [15]- ⁇ [70] MB memory for the Android® platform and [10]- ⁇ [30] MB memory for the iOS® platform megabytes, and one million thirty-second video files will require [15]- ⁇ -[70] and [10]- ⁇ [30] Tbytes of memory per platform respectively.
  • a separate file 7 with identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the corresponding video file 5 is used to confirm the authenticity of this video file 5.
  • the Method of traffic rules violations fixation and the System for its implementation are technical solutions that provide the possibility of confirming the authenticity of recorded actions, as well as those that can be qualified as violations and transmission of exclusively reliable video files 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, which at the same time do not require the use of a significant amount of memory. Therefore, the Law Enforcement Office does not need to carry out a long-term verification of the authenticity of the video, because all video files 5 that got to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office have already passed the stage of the authenticity verification.
  • Technical solutions according to the invention also provide the possibility of transmitting the video evidence of violation 13 immediately after their formation or upon the expiration of a certain period, including terms of more than three days from the moment of the committing of the violation 13. Moreover, the recording of violation 13 and the transmission of video evidence 5 takes place without the knowledge of the violator, so the whole army of users of electronic-digital devices 1 , with the possibility of installing a software complex 2, can act as such witness of violation 13. That is, the "coverage zone" of the System for fixation of traffic violations, which is claimed, can be the coverage zone of mobile phone carriers.
  • storage Cl of the video file 5 in the permanent memory 8 of the electronic- digital device 1 provides the conditions for the primary preliminary checking of the video file 5 for data completeness, and the possibility of processing a separate file 7 and the video file 5 on the external server of the identifiers storage 9 provides the conditions for the secondary preliminary checking the video file 5 for completeness of data, which is an additional technical result of the group of claimed inventions.
  • the user of the electronic-digital device 1 Before sending the DO video file 5 to the external server of the identifiers storage 9, the user of the electronic-digital device 1 can review it to check whether an event that can be qualified as a traffic rules violation actually has taken place; weather it is possible to clearly identify from video file 5, the road users with whom such an event happened (that is, whether the license plate number of the car is visible, whether the road markings are visible, whether road signs are visible, whether a traffic light is in the frame, etc., depending on the specific situation).
  • the user of the electronic-digital device 1 does not have to immediately check the video file 5 for completeness of data and thus be distracted from driving the vehicle or stop his movement, but can review and analyze the video file 5 at a time convenient for him, even if three or more days have passed since the date of recording the violation 13 (from the date of creation of the video file 5). Thus, the user of the electronic-digital device 1 decides whether to send the video file 5 to the Law Enforcement Office or not (whether two separate operations DO and D will be performed or not).
  • the video file 5 After the video file 5 has arrived at the external information storage server 9, it can be processed for secondary preliminary verification.
  • this specialized equipment in combination with specialized software of the external server of the identifier storage 9 is designed with the possibility of processing and analyzing the video file 5 in order to determine whether the event 13, which can be classified as a traffic violation, really took place, or whether the participants can be uniquely identified from the video file 5 with whom such an event occurred (that is, whether the license plate number of the car is visible, whether the road markings are visible, whether road signs are visible, whether a traffic light is in the frame, etc., depending on the specific situation).
  • the external server of the identifiers storage 9 analyzes or re-analyzes the video file 5 for completeness of data. And only after the authenticity of the video file 5 is confirmed and the completeness of the data of the video file 5 is confirmed, this video file 5 is sent to D from the external server of the identifiers storage 9 for final processing on the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office.
  • a separate useful feature of the claimed Method and System is to provide conditions for the implementation of primary and secondary preliminary checks of the video file 5 for the sufficiency of data by the user of the electronic-digital device 1 and by the external server of the identifier storage 9.
  • the claimed Method and System acquire an additional useful effect, namely the possibility of confirming the validity of the video file 5 using cellular technology by the means of the "digital footprint" of the electronic-digital device 1 within the connection in the cellular network as an additional means of confirming the validity of the video file 5.
  • Three base stations of any mobile operator allow to determine the current location of its mobile subscribers and ensure continuity of communication when the subscriber moves from the coverage area of one transceiver to the coverage area of another.
  • the Law Enforcement Office will be able to obtain confirming that the identifiers 6 (7) of the video file 5 are true, and therefore the event 13 recorded in the video file 5 took place in the GPS coordinate zone of the electronic digital device 1 and recording the violation 13 with the participation of the violator took place in the exact place and as of the date and time according to identifiers 6 (7). It is obvious that the geographic coordinates of electronic digital device 1 and the geographic coordinates of the violator will differ just slightly.
  • checksum mechanism which is known and understandable to a specialist in the field, can also be used to quickly determine the authenticity of the video file 5.
  • the checksum mechanism will confirm whether the video file 5 has been modified, by being reduced, combined, etc. But such a technique, as well as the use of a "digital footprint" of an electronic-digital device 1 , are additional technical solutions.
  • a key means of confirming the authenticity of a video file 5 is to verify the identity of the identifiers 6 of the GPS coordinates, date and time of the video file 5 with the identifiers of the corresponding individual file 7.
  • the video file 5 may be digitally signed before it is sent DO to the external identifier storage server 9 and/or before it is sent D to the Law Enforcement Office server 11.
  • the group of claimed inventions may consider use of additional operations and/or contain additional elements that provide certain improvements, which in turn will not affect the scope of rights according to the independent clauses of the formula and will only improve the existing technical result of one or another consumer characteristics.
  • the method of the claimed invention can additionally include classification of video file 5 by type of offense.
  • the software complex 2 of each electronic- digital device 1 and/or the external server for storing identifiers 7 may additionally contain a mechanism for classifying 16 (17) video file 5 or each video file 5 according to the type of violation.
  • the classification mechanism 16 (17) of the video file 5 or each video file 5 is providing an opportunity for each user of the electronic-digital device 1 and/or for the external server of the identifier storage 9 to classify the recorded violation 13 as one of the following list:
  • the list of violation types provided above is not exhaustive, and it is shown just as an example.
  • the result of the use of the classification mechanism 16 (17) is the formation of the classification element Ecl, which is sent to the external server of the identifiers storage 9 together with the video file 5.
  • the classification mechanism of each video file 5 can additionally contain the identification element Eid of the violator, so that the user of electronic-digital device 1 can indicate for example a license plate number of the violator, while sending the video file 5 to the external server of the identifier storage 9 and/or the external server of the identifier storage 9 when sending the video file 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office.
  • the usage of the classification mechanism 16 can to some extent discipline the users of the electronic-digital devices 1, because by using the classification mechanism 16, the user analyzes, evaluates and checks the clarity of evidence of the video file 5, and this eventually creates the effect of a certain legal responsibility.
  • the user will only transmit to the external server of the identifier storage 9, solely the video file 5, which will surely contain the true evidence. So, such a technical solution will ensure that video files 5 not only verified for reliability and completeness of data, but also classified by type of recorded violence and alongside with the identification of the violator, are sent to the server of the Law Enforcement Office.
  • An Ecl classification element and/or an Eid identification element can also be digitally signed.
  • the element of classification Ecl with the element of identification Eid, together with the identifiers 6 of the video file 5 can be combined into a single block of information, access to which can be provided via an Internet link or via a QR code (for providing the ability to search for information about this video file 5 through scanning).
  • such a technical solution creates conditions for simplifying the performance of a final check of the file 5 or each of the video file 5 by the Law Enforcement Office and creates the possibility for automating this process - when a representative of the Law Enforcement Office receives a video file 5 with identifiers 6, an element of the Ecl classification, an element Eid, the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office can automatically prepare a template of the corresponding document on the imposition of the applicable fine.
  • the use of the mechanism of classification 16 (17) of video files 5 with the element of identification Eid of the violator can provide conditions for the complete automation of the claiming process by users about recorded violation 13 - the element of classification Ecl can be the equivalent of an allegation statement to the Law Enforcement Office about a recorded offense 13.
  • the element of classification Ecl classification will contain all the necessary data for the formation of a resolution, protocol or other official document about a fine by a representative of the Law Enforcement Office. That is, an additional useful effect of the invention may be found in the possibility of automating the formation of an official document about a fine while using the Method and System that are claimed.
  • the Method and System which are declared, can ensure a high speed of final processing of video files 5 by the Law Enforcement Office.
  • the Law Enforcement Office has the contact number of the violator’s phone in its database, then such a digital ticket with a fine, a protocol or an equivalent document can be delivered to him instantly - the violator could ran a red light and after that could pass just the next few quarters, as he receives a ticket or protocol on the imposition of a fine on his mobile phone.
  • It's convenient for the police it's useful (and convenient) for the violator driver.
  • the convenience for the violator driver lies in the possibility to eliminate possible delays in information delivery and thus to miss the deadline for an appeal, as it could be in the case when the violator receives the resolutions and protocols by regular mail, and discovers them after the expiration of the appeal period.
  • the management server 10 as an external server of the identifier storage 9 and as an intermediate link between the electronic-digital device 1 and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office as part of the system for fixation of the traffic violations, an additional beneficial effect is provided - the ability to control the processing of video files 5 cases which were sent to the server 11. This will provide additional motivation to record violation 13: people will know that the violator will be indeed punished.
  • the use of the control server 10 provides transparency of the response of the Law Enforcement Office to each of the submitted violations 13. If it suddenly turns out that the video file 5 has been deleted from the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, there is a copy of it on the control server 10.
  • the Method and System that are claimed provide the possibility of forming a mutually linked system, where all participants are interconnected and control each other, where the entire process is transparent and the possibility of losing any of the recorded violation 13 is eliminated, and violators have no opportunity to avoid paying any fines imposed.
  • the violation fixation system may additionally contain a server of the fiscal authority, which will be interconnected with the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office and/or the server of a special financial fund to ensure the possibility of paying the user of the electronic-digital device 1 a bonus for the fixated and confirmed violation 13, for which the fine was paid by violator.
  • a bonus can be a part of the fine or can be calculated with reference to standardized amounts, for example, to the minimum wage rate.
  • the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1 may also have additional means for receiving and managing such compensations. For example, the user of electronic-digital device 1 can transfer these funds to his personal account or send them to charity.
  • control server 10 can be designed as a distributed blockchain network.
  • the data of the control server 10 will not be stored on a single device, but on multiple devices, none of which will be defined as the main one. This will ensure further increase of the data protection level within the claimed inventions.
  • the software complex 2 of the electronic digital device 1 or the software complex 2 of each electronic digital device 1 may additionally contain video trimming mechanism for the video file 5. Numerous practical tests have shown that the most informative are the last ten seconds right before the violation 13 and most often it is the last ten to fifteen seconds of the video file 5. Obviously in this case for the possibility of using the checksum mechanism to confirm authentication video file 5, the checksum of video file 5 will be renewed.
  • the electronic digital device 1 may use an external device such as, but not limited to, a dashboard camera for cyclical recording.
  • the dashboard camera will functionally perform the role of an external video camera, and the recording of the violation 13 by creating a video file 5 from the cyclical recording of the dashboard camera will take place on the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1.
  • the dashboard camera as an external camera is a device that ensures safe data transmission and supports wi-fi data transmission technology.
  • activation of fixations of violation 13 can be carried out remotely, for example, using tablet buttons, joysticks, etc.
  • remote control elements can be attached to the steering wheel, for example.
  • the reception and processing of commands given by remote control elements will also take place in the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1. Therefore, even if the video recording will be carried out from an external camera, or the command to record the violation 13 by creating a video file 5 will be sent from the remote control element, implementation of the method of detection of violations, which is claimed, will take place in such a way as it is described in the corresponding independent clause of the formula.
  • the software complex 2 may additionally include a blocking element so that the user of the electronic-digital device 1 has the opportunity to review the video file 5 stored in the permanent memory unit 8 only after stopping the continuous cyclic recording.
  • a blocking element will help the user not to be distracted while driving.
  • the violations 13 are detected in the process of cyclic shooting. That is, most often, the driver installs his electronic-digital device 1 on the dashboard of his car, starts a cyclical recording via the software complex 2, starts his movement, records the violation 13 during the movement, and after completing his drive, at a time convenient for him, reviews the generated video files 5, analyzes them for the completeness of the evidence and sends them to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office via the external server of the identifier storage 9.
  • the violation 13 can be detected later, while the cyclical recording was not enabled. For example, in the case of recording illegal parking, which can be classified as a violation prolonged in time.
  • a cyclical recording of the illegal parking in the context of the surrounding environment is carried out - from the front of the car, so that the surrounding environment and license plates of the violator’s vehicle are visible, with a transition to the area of the back of the car, again so that the surrounding environment and license plates of the offender's vehicle are visible.
  • Video shooting is carried out from the software complex 2 in the cyclical recording mode, from which a video file 5 is formed. Therefore, even during the recording of violations 13, a post-facto method of detecting violations, which is claimed, will occur in the manner described in the corresponding independent clause of the formula.
  • fig. 1 block diagram of the system for fixation of traffic violations, general view
  • fig. 2 block diagram of the system for traffic violations fixation, in which communication between the electronic-digital device and the server of the Law Enforcement Office is carried out directly
  • fig. 3 block diagram of the system for traffic violations fixation, in which communication between the electronic-digital device and the server of Law Enforcement Office is carried out through the control server
  • fig. 4 block diagram of the system for traffic violations fixation with the classification mechanism installed in the software complex of the electronic-digital device
  • fig. 5 block diagram of the system for traffic violations fixation with the classification mechanism installed on the external server of the identifier storage device
  • fig. 6 block diagram of a system for traffic violations fixation with multiple electronic and digital devices.
  • the block diagrams use the following numerical designations (which denote structural elements) and letter designations (representing operations):
  • the system for traffic violations fixation includes an electronic- digital device 1, an identifier store 9 and a server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, while the identifier storage 9 is designed on a server that is external to the electronic-digital device
  • the electronic- digital device 1 is connected to the external server of the identifier store 9 by means of Internet communication 14, and the external server of the identifier store 9 is connected to the server
  • the image on fig. 1 contains a set of all essential features in accordance with the independent clauses of the formula.
  • the system for traffic violations fixation may contain a set of electronic-digital devices 1 and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office. Specifically in fig. 6 it is shown a set of four electronic digital devices 1 , but their number can be any - two, three, eight, one hundred, one thousand, one million, etc. (II, III, 1III, 1IV, ..., In). Communication between the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office and each of the electronic and digital devices 1 (II, III, 1III, 1IV, ..., In) is provided through an external identifier storage server 9, which is the control server 10 in this illustrative version.
  • the electronic-digital device 1 or each electronic-digital device 1 contains a video camera 3, a permanent memory unit 8 and a software complex 2, which provides the possibility of carrying out A with the help of the video camera 3 a cyclical video recording lasting N seconds with the subsequent fixation B of the violation 13 by the formation of a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds from a cyclical recording with a duration of N seconds, while the video file 5 is accompanied with the identifiers 6 of the GPS location of the electronic-digital device 1 , as well as the time and date of its creation.
  • the installation of a specialized software complex 2 on the electronic-digital device 1 involves the formation of a program block of temporary memory 4 in the block of permanent memory 8.
  • a cyclical video recording with a duration of N seconds is stored in the program block of temporary memory 4, and the formed video file 5 stores Cl in permanent memory block 8.
  • the software complex 2 forms Bl identifiers of the GPS location of the electronic-digital device 1, as well as the time and date of creation of the video file 5 as a separate file 7, which is automatically sent by C2 to the storage of identifiers 9 designed on an external server (not indicated with a separate position on the drawings).
  • the user of the electronic-digital device at a time convenient for him, has the opportunity to review the video file 5 or each of the video files 5 that is stored in the permanent memory unit 8, analyze it for the completeness of the evidence and make a decision whether to send such a video file 5 for final processing to police.
  • the video file 5 with identifiers 6 is sent DO to the external server of the identifier storage 9.
  • the E identifiers 6 are compared with the identifiers of the corresponding separate file 7 (the one that was created at the time of the formation of this video file 5). If the identifiers 6, 7 are identical, the video file 5 with the identifiers 6 is sent D to the Law Enforcement server 11 for final processing.
  • the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office can be used as an external server of the storage of identifiers 9.
  • the transmission D is meant to be a transferring of video file 5 for final processing by the Law Enforcement Office, and the concept of Internet communication 15 serves as a separate structural element that ensures the transfer D of video file 5, and such internet communication is meant to be a conditional.
  • the claimed system can additionally contain a control server 10, which is used as an external server of the identifier storage 9.
  • the control server 10 is an intermediate link during the communication of the electronic-digital device 1 and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office and such server 10 allows to provide a set of additional effects, which were described earlier.
  • the software complex 2 may additionally contain a classification mechanism 16 of the video file 5, the result of which is the formation of the Ecl classification element, or the Ecl classification element and the Eid identification element.
  • the software complex 2 classifies the C3 video file 5 before transmitting it to the external server of the identifier storage 9.
  • the video file 5, which is transmitted to the external server of the identifier storage 9, is designed with identifiers 6 and the Ecl classification element (or with the Ecl classification element and the Eid identification element).
  • the external identifier storage server 9 may also additionally include a classification mechanism 17 of the video file 5. Using the classification mechanism 17, the external identifier storage server classifies the C4 video file 5.
  • the video file 5 comes into the external identifier storage server 9 with identifiers 6, and comes out from it - with identifiers 6 and the Ecl classification element (or the Ecl classification element and the Eid identification element).
  • each electronic-digital device 1 1 , 1 II , I III , and l iv is installed, for example, on the dashboard of the corresponding car.
  • Each of the video files 5 I , 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv is represented as an information object which carries visual and audiovisual material, which is suitable for processing, transmission, storage and reproduction.
  • Each of the video files 5 I , 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv is formed from the corresponding continuous cyclical recordings and represents at least a part of the corresponding cycle with a duration of N I , N II , N III , and N iv seconds, and its duration is M I , M II , M III , and M iv seconds. That is, for each video file 5 I , 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv , its duration M ⁇ duration N of the corresponding cycle (M ⁇ duration N).
  • Each video file 5 I , 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv is formed with its identifiers of GPS location, time and date of creation 6 I , 6 II , 6 III , 6iv.
  • software complexes 2 I , 2 II , 2 III , 2 iv is forming B2 I , B2 II , B2 , B2iv separate files 7 I , 7 II , 7 III , 7 iv with identifiers of GPS location, time and date of creation of the corresponding video file 5 I , 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv .
  • the video file 5 I is sent to the permanent memory unit 8i of the electronic-digital device 1 1 , and at the same time the separate file 7 I is sent C2 I to the external server of the identifier storage 9, which is the control server 10.
  • video files 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv are sent to the corresponding blocks of permanent memory 8 II , 8 III , 8 iv
  • separate files 7 II , 7 III , 7 iv are sent to C2 II , C2 III , C2 iv to the control server 10, which performs the function of the external server of the identifier storage 9
  • the control server 10 As an interim summary - all individual files 7 I , 7 II , 7 III , 7 iv are stored on the control server 10 as an external server of the identifier storage 9, and each of the video files 5 I , 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv is stored on "its" electronic-digital device 1, on which it was performed (electronic-digital devices 1 I , 1 II , 1 III , and 1 iv , respectively).
  • any electronic-digital device 1 1 , 1 II , 1 III , and 1 iv or from each electronic- digital device 1 1 , 1 II , I III , and I iv can fixate two, three, five, ten or another number of n I ,, n II , n III , and n iv of the violations 13. And for each recorded violation 13, all operations are performed as described above. As a result, a database of identifiers of violation 13 is gradually formed and accumulated on the control server 10 in the form of a set of separate files 7 I , 7 II-I , 7 II-2 , 7 II-3 , 7 II-4 , 7 III , 7 IV , ... , 7 n , 7 n-n .
  • each user of the corresponding electronic-digital device 1 1 , 1 II , l III , l iv can review the corresponding saved video file 5 I , 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv , check its completeness of evidences and make a decision on the possibility and feasibility of transmitting such video files 5 I , 5 II , 5 III , 5 iv on the server 1 lof the Law Enforcement Office.
  • video files 5 I , 5 III meet the criterion of completeness of evidences, in each of them it is clearly visible that an event that can be qualified as a traffic rules violation indeed took place, from video files 5 I , 5 III it is possible to clearly identify road users and, in particular, traffic law violators, they contain clear visuals of car license plates numbers, road markings and road signs, the rules of which were violated.
  • Video file 5 II did not meet the criterion of completeness of the evidence, as the number plate of the violator could not be identified and there were no road markings on the road. Therefore, the user of the electronic-digital device 1 II decided not to send the video file 5 II to the control server 10.
  • the video file 5 iv met the evidence completeness criteria, but the user of the electronic digital device l iv amended it, which changed the identifiers of the 6 iv GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5 iv , which the user of the electronic-digital device l iv was not aware of.
  • the video file 5 iv was also sent by D0 iv o the control server 10.
  • identifiers 6i, 6 III , 6 iv GPS location, time and date creation with separate files 7 I , 7 III , 7 iv as appropriate identifiers.
  • identifiers 61 are compared with identifiers of a separate file 7 I
  • identifiers 6 III are compared with identifiers of a separate file 7 III
  • identifiers 6 iv are compared with identifiers of a separate file 7 iv .
  • the identifiers of the individual file 7 III remained unclaimed, because the video file 5 III did not arrive at the external server of the identifier storage 9 (the function of which is performed by the control server 10).
  • video files 5 I , 5 III , 5 iv As a result of checking the authenticity of video files 5 I , 5 III , 5 iv , it was found that video files 5 I , 5 III are authentic, as their identifiers 6i, 7 I are identical to each other. Identifiers 6 III , 7 III are also identical to each other. At the same time, the video file 5 I v is not reliable, because its identifiers 6 iv , 7 iv are different.
  • video files 5 I , 5ni were sent by D I , D III to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office for final processing.
  • Video file 5 iv was not sent to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, as its authenticity was not confirmed.
  • the server 11 received only those whose reliability and completeness of evidences was confirmed by video files 5 I , 5 III .
  • Two others - video files 5 II , 5 iv - were "rejected".
  • the proposed Method and System can provide conditions for the lion's share of violation 13 that were actually committed to be recorded and selected, and only valid recorded violations 13 to be handed over to the Law Enforcement Office.
  • the inventions have a certain moral component: road users - users of electronic-digital devices 1, who will encourage others to behave correctly on the roads, will not themselves violate traffic rules. Therefore, the use of such a Method and System can create conditions for drivers to keep up the safety on roads by themselves.

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Abstract

The group of inventions refers to the field of road traffic, namely to methods and means of Law Enforcement and Safety on roads. The method of traffic rules violations fixation comprises the implementation of continuous cyclical recording A using a video camera (3) of an electronic-digital device (1) and the formation of B from the cyclical recording of a video file (5) with identifiers (6) as a recording of an event which can be qualified as violation of traffic rules. Simultaneously with the formation of B video file (5), software complex (2) forms B1 a separate file (7) with the identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of this video file (5). The formed separate file (7) is transmitting C2 to the storage of identifiers (9), and the video file (5) itself is transmitting C1 to the block of permanent memory data (8) of the electronic-digital device (1). Subsequently, the video file (5) with identifiers (6) from the permanent memory unit (8) is transmitted D0 to the external server of the identifier storage (9), and on the external server of the identifier storage (9), compare E the identifiers (6) of the video file (5) with the identifiers of the corresponding individual file (7), which corresponds to this video file (5). If the identity of identifiers (6, 7) of video file (5) was confirmed, this video file (5) is transmitted to D for final processing by the Law Enforcement Office. Thus, only the authentic and actual violations that have been recorded will be transferred to the Law Enforcement Office.

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METHOD OF DETECTING TRAFFIC RULES VIOLATIONS
AND SYSTEM FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION
The group of inventions refers to the field of road traffic, namely to methods and means of Law Enforcement and Safety on roads.
Today, Ukraine has a catastrophic situation in the field of road safety. The scale of traffic related injuries in Ukraine is significantly larger than in most countries of the world. According to statistical data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, there are daily averages of 9 people who die and 90 people who are injured in road crashes in Ukraine. The main reasons are the careless behavior, irresponsibility of violators and specific conditions that allow drivers to avoid a punishment. The lion's share of violations remain unnoticed, and violators behave according to the principle "No man is a thief in fact if not caught in the act".
Known methods and systems for detecting violations of traffic rules can be divided into two classes - detection of offenses using stationary video cameras installed on highways, and using mobile control devices - video recorders, smartphones with special software applications, etc.
There is a known method of automatic recording of traffic rules violations, according to which permanent photo and/or video recording of events containing evidence of administrative offenses in the field of road safety is carried out. This method is used abroad, and relatively recently - from June 1, 2020 - in Ukraine as well. After fixation of a traffic violation, information in the form of a photo or video file is sent to the data center for automatic processing of violations. The authorized person of the data processing center examines the information and, based on the result of the case review, issues an administrative fine for a traffic violation. To implement this method, an Automatic Fixation System of violations is used, were the recording of violations is carried out by automatic recording complexes - stationary technical means (control devices - video cameras), which make it possible to automatically detect and take a photo/video of the events that contain evidences of traffic rules violations. Of all the types of traffic vioilations, which are around thirty types, this System of Automatic Fxation (and, accordingly, the Method of Automatic Fixation) is used specifically as a mechanism for speed control on the roads (official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, https:/ /mvs.gov.ua/uk/ministry/avtomaticna-sistema- fotovideofiksaciyi-porusen-pdr/zapusk-sistemi-avtomaticnoyi-fiksaciyi-porusen-pravil- doroznyogo-ruxu, date of application 09/03/2021).
The disadvantage of the technical solution is that it is designed mainly to control the speed of traffic on the roads. Such a Method and System cannot be used to detect other offenses, which amount to around thirty different types of traffic violations. In addition, the Method and System of automatic fixation of traffic violations requires mandatory installment of corresponding traffic signs. It’s done this way so drivers know where the control devices are installed, and have the opportunity to prepare for driving in the field of vision of the control devices according to traffic rules. But, as practice shows, after "responsibly" bypassing the checkpoints, drivers often speed-up above the permitted speed to make up for the time they "lost" while passing the stationary checkpoints on lower speed. Moreover, such means of control, as stationary video cameras, can effectively monitor only a small area - about forty meters in front of the camera. Their installation process is also quite long and expensive, accompanied by numerous approvals and permits requests from a number of government bodies. In addition to this, video cameras require special conditions of maintenance and service, therefore they require significant financial costs not only at the stage of their purchase, but also in the process of further operation. Therefore, the Method and System of Automatic Fixation of violations cannot be qualified as an effective preventive measure for traffic rules violations and an effective way of disciplining road users. Video cameras for automatic fixation of traffic violations cannot be everywhere and always. The presence of video cameras on roads and highways serves more as a restraining factor and does not solve the general problem of road safety.
A known method of administering video data, according to which there is a mechanism of recording of a violation from the first vehicle, the sending of violation data with indicators of geographical coordinates to a common server, the data sampling by the common server from other vehicles that were located in the area of the first vehicle, and the formation of a comprehensive picture of violation of the first vehicle. To implement this method, the video data administration system contains multiple dashboard cameras connected to one network, the operation of which is provided by a common server. Each of the dashboard cameras is installed in the vehicle and connected to the corresponding gyroscopic sensor. Data on the movement of the first vehicle is obtained using the gyroscopic sensor of the first vehicle. When it is detected that the first vehicle got into a traffic accident, the common server receives data of the movement of other vehicles during the specified period of time before the traffic accident. It is predefined that the other vehicles are located within a predetermined distance from the first vehicle at the time of the traffic accident and their dashboard cameras are members of the network described above. This data is processed on the common server, resulting in figures of all accelerations of the vehicle in all directions, and then the data is analyzed by comparing it to a predefined characteristic model of the traffic accident data or to a predefined rule, thereby determining whether the data about the movement of the first vehicle has any anomaly. If the acceleration of the first vehicle changes significantly at a certain point in time, or the direction of the acceleration suddenly changes significantly, an anomaly is considered to be present in the traffic data. This means, an event took place and can be characterized as a traffic accident. Such a technical solution ensures the accumulation of the maximum possible amount of video data about a certain traffic accident and increases the efficiency of the use of dashboard cameras (international publication of the PCT application WO 2017/177606, IPC G08G 1/01, G08G 1/01, publ. 10.19.2017 r.).
The disadvantage of this Method and System of video data administration is in its focus on identifying emergency situations that have already occurred. In addition, the detection of such violation involves recording "from the first hand" - that is, from a vehicle that was a direct participant of such violation. Such a Method and System are unsuitable for recording violations by a non-participants of the violation if there were no correspondent movement anomalies and there is no possibility of identification and confirmation of the validity for the video file sent from the first car. In addition to that, there are unclear concepts of "predefined characteristic model" and the concepts of "predefined rule", which are used as standard values for classifying car driving characteristics as abnormal. Moreover, the disadvantage of such analogs is a significant amount of memory, which must be provided for the functioning of such a video data administration system and the Method of video data administration. Also no possibility of using a video recorded earlier and no possibility to distinguish fake video files getting on the common server. As it can be understood from the materials of the analogue, fixation of violations, transmission of them to a common server, collecting video materials from other dashboard cameras by the request of the common server - all this happens in real time. That is, the fixated violation is immediately transmitted to the common server and no preliminary verification of the video evidence is carried out. This creates conditions for transmission of a large number of low-quality video materials, in terms of the completeness of the evidence, to a common server. In addition, since not all drivers are using dashboard cameras, there may always be a situation when there are no other vehicles with dashboard cameras connected to the network in the area of the first vehicle. Therefore, it will be impossible to make a complete picture according to the technical solution of the analogue. A well-known method of detecting traffic violations, developed at the Israel Institute of Technology, according to which volunteer drivers approved by the Law Enforcement Office can continuously take pictures of the road and vehicles visible through their car windshields. When such drivers see a traffic violation, they use a voice command to request the system to transmit a video report to the server of the Law Enforcement Office for further evaluation and necessary actions by the police. Photo fixation is carried out using a mobile phone, and the video report is transmitted to the server of Law Enforcement Office through a special mobile application (NoCamels website, https://nocamels.com/2016/10/israeli-app- reports-bad-drivers-safe-lane, Eyes On The Road: Israeli App Lets You Report Bad Drivers Straight To The Police, publication date indicated in the article 10/16/2016, access date 09/03/2021)
Undoubtedly, a significant advantage of this method of detecting offenses is the possibility of attracting a large number of volunteer drivers who only need a mobile phone with the appropriate software installed to record violations. However, the disadvantage of such a technical solution is that photo and video evidence cannot be checked for authenticity as well as such materials do not pass a preliminary check, so a significant part of them is rejected by the Law Enforcement Office due to the insufficient evidences. In addition, during the procession of the video files from drivers, the Law Enforcement Office faces the problem of confirming the geo-location of the recorded event. Also, the disadvantage of such an analogue is that there is no possibility of sending a photo or video recording made earlier to the server of the Law Enforcement Office.
The problem of data reliability is solved by blockchain technology, which is increasingly penetrating various spheres of human life, including the sphere of road safety. Blockchain is a distributed database technology in which information is stored in the form of a chain of blocks. Thanks to the integration of blockchain technology in the system, it is impossible to change, remove or correct any video evidence file.
There is a well-known System and Method of processing recorded violations of traffic rules, which are based on blockchain technology. The System includes a platform for processing traffic violations, a banking financial system, the Law Enforcement Office control terminal, and a device for traffic violations fixation. The control terminal of the Law Enforcement Office contains information about all vehicles registered with the Law Enforcement Office - car brand, license plate number, color, photo of the owner, etc. The violation processing platform includes several units: a violation information storage unit, a vehicle information storage unit, a driver information storage unit, a message transfer unit, and a financial management unit. The device for traffic violations fixation can be in the form of a smartphone or a police’s special control devices. The Method of processing recorded violation includes the following stages: the device for traffic violations fixations records the violation by photographing the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle; violation processing platform transmits information about violation to the owner of the vehicle; the owner performs the processing of the violation; and after the processing of the violation is completed, the processing platform marks the violation information in the violation information storage unit as processed. According to such a technical solution, a driver who has violated the rules may be deprived of the opportunity to use someone else's driver's license (China Patent for Invention No. CN108986479A, IPC G08G1/017, published on 12/11/2018).
The disadvantage of such an analogue is that such a technical solution is mainly aimed at solving the problem of using someone else's driver's license. At the same time, the developers do not reveal details about the possibility of using this method and system to detect other types of violations.
A known Method and System for managing fines for traffic violations using blockchain technology, according to which the facts that have been revealed by each road traffic controlling body are recorded in real time on the user device and sent to the precision control server. The precision control server distributes and stores information about traffic violations in the blockchain network. In real time, together with the notification of the violation of traffic rules, the violator of the traffic rules is notified of the fact of the violation and the fact of the imposition of a fine. Information recorded in the blockchain is transmitted to all participants of the blockchain network. Therefore, in order to falsify the recorded information, most of the participants must be hacked at the same time, which is practically impossible. The user device may be a form of a smartphone, a desktop computer, a tablet, a laptop, etc. The process of storing information about violations of traffic rules includes the formation of a rating of users who provided information about violations. The process of paying the fine may be accompanied by the payment of a reward to users who have provided video footage of the violation. Good drivers or citizens who are disciplinary payers of fines during a certain period of time, can also receive a reward. In addition, this analogue protects personal information using blockchain encryption technology, while the algorithms that can be used for this are PoW, PoS and DPoS (South Korea patent for invention No. KR102081777B1, IPC G06Q30/04, G06Q50/26, H04L29/ 06, published on February 27, 2020).
As can be understood from the description of such an analogue, the control server and the entire blockchain network are integrated into the operational and analytical system of the Law Enforcement Office and are inextricably connected with it. At the same time, all recorded violations are sent to the blockchain network and each of the recorded violations is stored in each link of the blockchain network. Thus, recorded violation footage is duplicated a certain number of times and the amount of memory they occupy in general is unreasonably large. Therefore, the drawback of the fines management Method and System is that video or photo files with recorded violation footage are stored directly in the blockchain network. In addition, it is unclear whether the analogue is using identifiers of video or photo files, such as GPS coordinates, the date and time of the recording of the violation. There is also a question of ensuring the authenticity of the recorded violation. If a fabricated video recording was sent to the precision control server, then the fabricated video footage will be stored in each link of the blockchain.
A known Method and System by the Korean National Police Agency, according to which a person who witnesses a crime takes a photo or video recording the crime, indicating the place and time it was committed, and immediately sends the files to the nearest police station. Fixation of the crime scene is carried out using a website related to Daum Map®. At the same time, violation can be recorded from various spheres of life - violation of traffic rules, violence against children, sexual harassment, etc. After receiving photo and video evidence of a violation, police immediately process the evidentiary materials and prepare a decision on imposing sanctions on the offender. Such technical solutions are designed to ensure the formation of a public policing system that would allow easy and convenient reporting of various incidents and accidents with a quick processing of each fact of violation (Internet - article "Police "Smart national application for reporting" is useless on weekends ?” ( O M ^0|X||S. Op 011^ 01 “ | | §?), publication date indicated in the article
03/16/2017, access date 10/25/2021, https://imnews.imbc.com/replay/2017/ nwdesk/article/4237113_30212.html, Smart National Reporting App
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The disadvantage of such analogs is in immediate submission of photo and video evidence to the Law Enforcement Office. On the one hand, this creates conditions for sending to the Law Enforcement Office a large number of defective photo and video files, which the police then have to eliminate, spending a substantial amount of time. On the other hand, there is no possibility to send photo and video evidence later, which may lead to the committing a violence by the users themselves, because their attention will not be focused on the situation on the road, but on immediate transmission of the recorded violation to the Law Enforcement Office. Also, such technical solutions are not designed for authenticity checking of photo and video files. Moreover, according to users of a mobile application, this Method and System have unsolved problems regarding the sending of photo and video evidence during weekends.
The closest analogue of traffic rules violations fixation is the Method of eJarima, implemented by the Law Enforcement Office of Uzbekistan. It designed for the recording of a violation by using an electronic-digital device and the software installed on it by creating a video file with the identifier of the time and date of the creation of the video file, by saving the video file in permanent memory electronic-digital device and by transferring the video file to the server of the Law Enforcement Office. Here “electronic-digital devices” is used as generalization for mobile devices of drivers.
Also, eJarima system is considered as the closest analogue for the fixation of traffic rules violations, and contains at least one electronic-digital device and a server of the Law Enforcement Office. A software complex is installed on the electronic-digital device or on each electronic-digital device, which provides the possibility of video fixation of the violation by forming video file with the identifier of the time and date of its creation, as well as the connection between the electronic-digital device and the server of the Law Enforcement Office or between each electronic-digital device and the server of the Law Enforcement Office via the means of Internet communication. A special eJarima website has been created to receive video recordings on the server of the Law Enforcement Office. Video files are accepted during the first three days, the electronic-digital device can only be a dashboard camera, and the duration of the video file must be no longer than 120 seconds. The date and time of recording the violation, as well as the model of the car and its license plate number must be visible on the video footage. It is strictly forbidden to make any changes to the video footage. Any changes to the video file are not allowed, with the exception of trimming the video footage of the violation to reduce its size. After collecting an administrative fine from the violator, the author of the video receives a financial bonus in the amount of five percent of the Official Minimum Wage (Gazeta.UZ website, 3apa6oTaji caiiT ia onacunntin Bir^eo c Hapo/ibiMBiMn PDD, https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2019/ 07/05/jarima/, publication date specified in the article, 07/05/2019, date of application 09/03/2021).
The disadvantage of this closest analogue is that such a technical solution does not provide sufficient conditions for submitting only authentic video evidence of traffic rules violations, and does not create an opportunity to submit video evidence of a violation after a period of time longer than three days. Therefore, such a Method and System can facilitate submissions of a large amount of spam to the server of the Law Enforcement Offices - fraudulent or low-quality video evidence which then law enforcement officers have to filter and which takes up a very large amount of server’s memory. The mentioned above time and date of creation of the video file are mandatory identifiers, although geographical coordinates are not obligatory, which creates favorable conditions for falsification by unethical users. In addition, such a technical solution provides for the direct communication of the witness of the violation with the state authorities, which entails the consequences that have already been described above.
The object of the claimed invention is to create a Method of fixation of traffic rules violations, wherein, due to the formation of a database of identifiers of all recorded violations, it is possible to confirm the authenticity of any of them in the future without the need to use a significant amount of memory. A further object of the invention is to ensure the possibility of a recorded violation submission to the Law Enforcement Office whether at the time of its formation or after a certain period has elapsed, including more than three days from the moment when the violation took place.
The object is accomplished by the Method of traffic rules violations fixation which involves recording of the violation 13 with the help of the video camera 3 of the electronic- digital device 1 and the software complex 2 installed on it by forming B video file 5 with a duration of M seconds with identifiers 6 of the time and date of creation of the video file 5, saving CI of the video file 5 to the permanent memory unit 8 of the electronic-digital device
1 and sending D of the video file 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office using the means of Internet communication 15, in which, according to the invention, the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1 contains additional program block of temporary memory 4. The program complex 2 makes a constant cyclic recording A with a cycle duration of N seconds in the program block of temporary memory 4 of the electronic-digital device 1. At the moment of the violation 13 from the cycle of constant cyclic recording A, it forms video file 5 with a duration of M seconds, identifiers 6 of video file 5 which additionally contains the identifier of the GPS location of the electronic-digital device 1, and the software complex
2 of the electronic-digital device 1 additionally forms B2 as a separate file 7 with the identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5. Simultaneously with sending CI of the video file 5 to the block of permanent memory 8, a separate file 7 is sent C2 to the identifier storage 9, which is installed on an external server, while before sending D video file 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, the video file 5 is sent DO to the external server of the identifier storage 9. After this on the external server of the identifier storage 9 identifiers 6 of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5 is comparing E with the identifiers of the individual file 7. In the case of confirmation of the identity of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video, of the file 5 and its identifiers 6 with the identifiers of the individual file 7, the video clip 5 is transferred D to the server the Law Enforcement Office 11.
Also, the object is accomplished by the system for fixation of the traffic rules violations which contains a server of the Law Enforcement Office 11 and at least one electronic-digital device 1, connected to each other by means of Internet communication 15, wherein the electronic-digital device 1 or each electronic-digital device 1 that carry a video camera 3 and a permanent memory unit 8 and a software complex 2 is installed on the electronic-digital device 1 or on each electronic-digital device 1, which provides the possibility to use the video camera 3 of this electronic-digital device 1 to record the video of a violation 13 by creating a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds with identifiers 6 of the time and date of creation of this video file 5, wherein the video file 5 or each video file 5 is taken with the possibility of saving it in a block of permanent memory memory 8 of the electronic-digital device 1 on which this video file 5 was created, which, according to the invention, additionally contains an identifier storage device 9 being installed on an external server, the electronic-digital device 1 or each electronic-digital device 1 additionally contains a program block of temporary memory 4 designed with the function of constant cyclical recording 16 with a duration of N seconds in the program block of the temporary memory 4 of this electronic-digital device 1, wherein the program complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1 or the program complex 2 of each electronic-digital device 1 is made with the possibility of creation of a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds from the cycle of continuous cyclical recording with a duration of N seconds of this electronic-digital device 1 and the video file 5 is at least a part of one of the cycles of this continuous cyclical recording 16 with a duration of N seconds. The identifiers 6 of the video file 5 or the identifiers 6 of each of video files 5 additionally contain the identifier of the GPS location of the electronic- digital device 1 on which this video file 5 was created, and the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1 or the software complex 2 of the each of electronic-digital devices 1 is made with the possibility of formation of a separate file 7 with the identifiers of the GPS location of this electronic-digital device 1, time and the date of creation of the video file 5 and with the possibility of transferring a separate file 7 to the identifier storage 9, wherein the external server of the identifiers storage 9 is made with the possibility of receiving and storing a separate file 7 of a video file 5 or separate files 7 of all video files 5 of all electronic and digital devices 1 , the external server of the identifiers storage 9 made with the possibility of matching the identifiers 6 of the video file 5 with the identifiers of the corresponding individual file 7 or the identifiers 6 of each video file 5 with the identifiers of the corresponding individual files 7 before sending this video file 5 for final processing to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office.
The claimed group of inventions envisages the implementation of a Method of a traffic rules violations along the chain of "one electronic-digital device 1 - the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office" with the use of a System that is a chain of "one electronic-digital device 1 or a set of electronic-digital devices 1 - one server 11 of the Law Enforcement Offices." It is clear that for the electronic-digital device 1 or for each electronic-digital device 1 included in the claimed System, all operations are valid according to the independent section for the claimed Method.
The claimed Method involves three basic elements - the user's electronic-digital device 1, the storage of identifiers 9, which is established outside the electronic-digital device 1, and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Agencies. At the same time, the electronic-digital device 1 or each electronic-digital device 1 is connected to the storage of identifiers 9 by means of Internet communication 14, and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office is connected to the storage of identifiers 9 by means of communication 15. Here and further, the term electronic-digital device 1 refers to any electronic-digital device equipped with a video camera 3, a permanent memory block 8 and with the possibility of installing a specialized software complex 2 on it for the formation of a video file 5 as evidence of an event, which can be qualified as a traffic rules violation. The electronic digital device 1 can be implemented, for example, but not limited to, as a smartphone or a tablet. The DASHCAMUA® mobile application can be used as a specialized software complex 2, but is not limited to this. Installation of the specialized software complex 2 on the electronic and digital device 1 involves the formation of the program block of temporary memory 4 within the permanent memory block 8. Also, the software complex 2 of the electronic and digital device 1 provides the possibility of using a video camera 3 for permanent cyclical recording A with a cycle duration of N seconds in the program block of the temporary memory 4 of the electronic digital device 1. The formation of a permanent cyclical recording with a cycle duration of N seconds does not require a significant volume of the program block of the temporary memory 4 on electronic-digital device 1 and is set for continuous shooting according to the principle of the "new on top of the old": one recording cycle is [1...N] seconds. Starting at (N+l) second, the first second of the video is erased and replaced by the content of the new second, and the duration of the video is [2...(N+l)], etc. So, the program block of the temporary memory 4 needs a memory size which is equivalent to the duration N of the video file 5. The duration of the cycle N can be, for example, twenty seconds, thirty seconds, thirty-five seconds, one minute, etc. At the same time, during the cyclical recording, the identifiers of the GPS location of the time and date of formation of the cyclic recording are not taken.
At the moment when the user of the electronic-digital device 1 notices that the event 13 is taking place, which can be qualified as a violation of traffic rules, the user sends a command to the electronic-digital device 1 to record a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds. If the electronic-digital device 1 is for instance a user’s smartphone, then the user command is a physical "tap" on the screen or a voice command (for example, but not limited to, a trigger phrase, or a system function of Siri® or GoogleAssistant®). As a command execution the software complex 2 forms a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds from cyclical recording B with a duration of N seconds. At the same time, the duration of M video file 5 can be equal to or less than the duration of one cycle of cyclical recording N. For example, the duration of N of one cycle of cyclical recording is thirty seconds and from it is formed a video file 5 with a duration of M twenty seconds. Or the duration of N cyclical recording is thirty seconds and a video file 5 with a duration of M thirty seconds is formed from it. At the same time, the video file 5 is made with the identifiers 6 of the GPS location, the time and date of its creation. The formed video file 5 with the identifiers 6 from the software complex 2 is transferred to the permanent memory block 8 on the electronic-digital device 1.
Simultaneously with the recording of the event 13, which can be qualified as a traffic violation and the formation of a video file 5, the software complex 2 forms a separate file 7 in Bl with identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of this video file 5. The formed separate file 7 is transferred to C2 using the means of Internet communication 14 to the external server in the storage of identifiers 9, which is made outside the electronic-digital device 1, this is done simultaneously with sending Cl of the video file 5 to the block of permanent memory 8 on the electronic-digital device 1.
Later, the video file 5 with identifiers 6 from the permanent memory of the unit 8 is transmitting DO to the external server of the identifiers storage 9, and on the external server of the identifiers storage 9, the identifiers 6 of the video file 5 are comparing E with the identifiers of the corresponding to individual file 7, which is related to this video file 5. In the case of the confirmation of the identity of the identifiers 6 and 7 of video file 5, this video file 5 is transferring D for final processing by the Law Enforcement Office.
The term "identifier storage 9" refers to specialized equipment in combination with specialized software, designed for the ability to receive and store a single file 7 or a set of separate files 7. The term "external server" (on which the identifier storage 9 is installed, without a separate digital indication) refers to specialized equipment in combination with specialized software, designed to ensure two-way communication with electronic digital device 1 or with each electronic digital device 1 of the entire set of electronic digital devices 1 and/or with the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office and is made with the possibility to receive and store a video file 5 or a set of video files 5, to process a separate file 7 or each separate file 7 from a set of separate files 7 together with the corresponding video file 5, to transfer a video file 5 or set of video files 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office. The specialized equipment combined with the specialized software of the identifiers storage 9 and the specialized equipment combined with the specialized software of the external server can perform as a whole or be part of each other. Moreover, the external server can be designed with other additional functions, such as receiving information from the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, being connected to the servers of other government offices, etc., which in no way contradicts or limits its main function - to contain an information storage device 9 and to compare E identifiers 6, 7 of a video file 5 or of each video file 5.
For example, the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office can be used as an external server of the identifiers storage 9. In this case, the specialized equipment together with the specialized software of the identifiers storage 9 is part of the specialized equipment in combination with specialized server software 11 of the Law Enforcement Office. Accordingly, in such a case, the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office is made not only with the possibility of final processing of video file 5 or final processing of each video file 5, but also with the possibility of receiving and accumulating individual files 7, processing them, as well as receiving, storing and processing video files 5, making comparison of identifiers 6, 7 of the video file 5 or of each video file 5. In this case, the wording "transmitting the video file 5 to the the Law Enforcement Office" means performing two separate operations - transmission DO of the video file 5 to the external server of the identifiers storage 9 and only after that (in the case confirmation of the identity of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5 identifiers 6 with the identifiers of a separate file 7) transmitting D video file 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office.
Or the system for fixation of the traffic violations may additionally contain a control server 10 tp be used as an external server of the identifiers storage 9. Such a technical solution provides the transmission DO, D of video files 5 with recorded violations 13 not directly from the electronic-digital device 1 or from each electronic-digital device 1 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, but through an intermediate link - the control server 10. Reciprocally, server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office receives video files 5 with recorded violation 13 not directly from electronic-digital device 1 or from each electronic-digital device 1, but with the help of an intermediate link - of the control server 10. Thus, there is no direct connection between the electronic-digital device 1 or with each electronic-digital device 1 and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, which is especially valuable when there is an insufficient level of public trust in the State Law Enforcement Office, because it ensures high degree of identity protection for the author of the recorded violence 13.
So, if we consider the formation of separate files 7 and their transmission to the storage of identifiers 9 done simultaneously with the storing the video files 5 in the block of permanent memory 8 within the framework of the entire system of the traffic violation fixation, we will get the following:
• each individual video file 5 with "its" identifiers 6 is stored in a block permanent memory 8 of "its" electronic-digital device 1, on which such video file 5 with identifiers 6 were created; all video files 5 are saved in a set of electronic-digital devices 1;
• each separate file 7, formed on the corresponding electronic-digital devices 1 are directed to the storage of identifiers 9, assembled on an external server; all individual files 7 of all video recordings of events 13, which can be qualified as a traffic violation, are stored on the external server of the identifiers storage 9.
Such a technical solution ensures the formation of a database of identifiers of all recorded violations 13, which will be the set (arrey) of all individual files 7 collected in the identifiers storage 9. In the future, the authenticity of each video file 5 will be confirmed or, on the contrary, questioned by comparing the identifiers 6, which are embedded to this video file 5, with identifiers 7. Thus, only those video files 5, the identity of identifiers 6, 7 of which has been confirmed, will be sent to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office (or for further processing in the case when the storage of identifiers 9 is located on the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office). At the same time, the amount of memory required to store the identifiers 9 of all individual files 7 of all generated video files 5 is relatively small. So, for comparison, one individual file 7 takes about [100] bytes, one million individual files 7 would require respectively [100] Mbytes of memory; one thirty-second video file takes [15]-^[70] MB memory for the Android® platform and [10]-^[30] MB memory for the iOS® platform megabytes, and one million thirty-second video files will require [15]-^-[70] and [10]-^[30] Tbytes of memory per platform respectively. That is, if we take the technical solutions known from the disclosed technical level, in which it is proposed to centrally store all video files with recorded violations, and compare it with the technical solutions of these inventions, where it is proposed to store centrally not all the video files 5 with recorded violations 13, but only all individual files 7 with the identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of all generated video files 5, the memory savings of about ten million times can be achieved.
A separate file 7 with identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the corresponding video file 5 is used to confirm the authenticity of this video file 5.
When DO is transmitted from the electronic-digital device 1 to external server of the identifiers storage 9, video file 5 with embedded identifiers 6 GPS location, time and date of creation of this video file 5 from the permanent memory unit 8 of the electronic digital device 1 to the external storage server identifiers 9, the external server compares E embedded identifiers 6 of the GPS location, time and date of creation of this video file 5 with identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of this video file 5 from a separate file 7. If the identifiers 6, 7 match, then the video file 5 is valid. If the identifiers 6, 7 are not identical, then the video file 5 is considered to be invalid.
In the case when the identity of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5 of the identifiers 6 is confirmed with the identifiers of a separate file 7, the video file 5 from the external server of the identifiers storage 9 is sent D to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, where the video file 5 is considered for final processing with the preparation of a decision regarding the qualification of recorded event 13 m video file 5 as a traffic rules violation. It is clear that in the case when external server 11 of the Law Enforecement Office is used for identifiers storage 9, operation D - transmission of the video file 5 for final processing - takes place within the single server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office. In the event that the identity of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5 of the identifiers 6 with the identifiers of the individual file 7 is not confirmed, the video file 5 is marked as distorted.
Thus, the Method of traffic rules violations fixation and the System for its implementation are technical solutions that provide the possibility of confirming the authenticity of recorded actions, as well as those that can be qualified as violations and transmission of exclusively reliable video files 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, which at the same time do not require the use of a significant amount of memory. Therefore, the Law Enforcement Office does not need to carry out a long-term verification of the authenticity of the video, because all video files 5 that got to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office have already passed the stage of the authenticity verification.
Technical solutions according to the invention also provide the possibility of transmitting the video evidence of violation 13 immediately after their formation or upon the expiration of a certain period, including terms of more than three days from the moment of the committing of the violation 13. Moreover, the recording of violation 13 and the transmission of video evidence 5 takes place without the knowledge of the violator, so the whole army of users of electronic-digital devices 1 , with the possibility of installing a software complex 2, can act as such witness of violation 13. That is, the "coverage zone" of the System for fixation of traffic violations, which is claimed, can be the coverage zone of mobile phone carriers. As a summary, such technical solutions solve the problem of the lack of patrol officers on the roads, who do not have time to physically follow up on all violation 13 and do not require the installation of specialized equipment; such technical solutions will motivate people to record violation 13 and can become an effective preventive mechanism for traffic rules violations and an effective method of disciplining road users - drivers will become more law-abiding and careful, because they will know that at any moment their actions can be observed and recorded by other road users.
In addition, storage Cl of the video file 5 in the permanent memory 8 of the electronic- digital device 1 provides the conditions for the primary preliminary checking of the video file 5 for data completeness, and the possibility of processing a separate file 7 and the video file 5 on the external server of the identifiers storage 9 provides the conditions for the secondary preliminary checking the video file 5 for completeness of data, which is an additional technical result of the group of claimed inventions.
Before sending the DO video file 5 to the external server of the identifiers storage 9, the user of the electronic-digital device 1 can review it to check whether an event that can be qualified as a traffic rules violation actually has taken place; weather it is possible to clearly identify from video file 5, the road users with whom such an event happened (that is, whether the license plate number of the car is visible, whether the road markings are visible, whether road signs are visible, whether a traffic light is in the frame, etc., depending on the specific situation). In addition, due to saving the video file 5 in the permanent memory unit 8, the user of the electronic-digital device 1 does not have to immediately check the video file 5 for completeness of data and thus be distracted from driving the vehicle or stop his movement, but can review and analyze the video file 5 at a time convenient for him, even if three or more days have passed since the date of recording the violation 13 (from the date of creation of the video file 5). Thus, the user of the electronic-digital device 1 decides whether to send the video file 5 to the Law Enforcement Office or not (whether two separate operations DO and D will be performed or not).
After the video file 5 has arrived at the external information storage server 9, it can be processed for secondary preliminary verification. For this specialized equipment in combination with specialized software of the external server of the identifier storage 9 is designed with the possibility of processing and analyzing the video file 5 in order to determine whether the event 13, which can be classified as a traffic violation, really took place, or whether the participants can be uniquely identified from the video file 5 with whom such an event occurred (that is, whether the license plate number of the car is visible, whether the road markings are visible, whether road signs are visible, whether a traffic light is in the frame, etc., depending on the specific situation). So, regardless of whether the user of the electronic- digital device 1 has checked that the video file 5 has all necessary data and evidence, the external server of the identifiers storage 9 analyzes or re-analyzes the video file 5 for completeness of data. And only after the authenticity of the video file 5 is confirmed and the completeness of the data of the video file 5 is confirmed, this video file 5 is sent to D from the external server of the identifiers storage 9 for final processing on the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office.
Thus, a separate useful feature of the claimed Method and System is to provide conditions for the implementation of primary and secondary preliminary checks of the video file 5 for the sufficiency of data by the user of the electronic-digital device 1 and by the external server of the identifier storage 9.
In the case when a mobile phone is used as the electronic-digital device 1, the claimed Method and System acquire an additional useful effect, namely the possibility of confirming the validity of the video file 5 using cellular technology by the means of the "digital footprint" of the electronic-digital device 1 within the connection in the cellular network as an additional means of confirming the validity of the video file 5. Three base stations of any mobile operator allow to determine the current location of its mobile subscribers and ensure continuity of communication when the subscriber moves from the coverage area of one transceiver to the coverage area of another. That is, in the event of a conflict, when the violator will defend the position that he was not in the GPS coordinate zone of the electronic-digital device 1 from which the video file 5 was made as of the date and time according to his identifiers 6 (7), the Law Enforcement Office will be able to obtain confirming that the identifiers 6 (7) of the video file 5 are true, and therefore the event 13 recorded in the video file 5 took place in the GPS coordinate zone of the electronic digital device 1 and recording the violation 13 with the participation of the violator took place in the exact place and as of the date and time according to identifiers 6 (7). It is obvious that the geographic coordinates of electronic digital device 1 and the geographic coordinates of the violator will differ just slightly. This will be due to the optical capabilities of the video camera 3 of the electronic-digital device 1. Most often, sufficient quality of the video file 5 can be provided by the video camera 3 of the electronic- digital device 1, which will shoot at a distance of no more than forty meters, and more often ten to fifteen meters. The recording error cannot be large, because this will automatically lead to a deterioration in the quality of the evidence base of the video file 5 - the violator's vehicle license plate numbers will not be visible, road signs will not be clearly distinguished, etc., which will lead to the "self-screening" of such video files 5 even on at the stage of sending them DO to the external server of the identifier storage 9.
Additionally, a checksum mechanism (hash file), which is known and understandable to a specialist in the field, can also be used to quickly determine the authenticity of the video file 5. The checksum mechanism will confirm whether the video file 5 has been modified, by being reduced, combined, etc. But such a technique, as well as the use of a "digital footprint" of an electronic-digital device 1 , are additional technical solutions. A key means of confirming the authenticity of a video file 5 is to verify the identity of the identifiers 6 of the GPS coordinates, date and time of the video file 5 with the identifiers of the corresponding individual file 7.
Also, as an additional means of protection and improvement of identification, the video file 5 may be digitally signed before it is sent DO to the external identifier storage server 9 and/or before it is sent D to the Law Enforcement Office server 11. The group of claimed inventions may consider use of additional operations and/or contain additional elements that provide certain improvements, which in turn will not affect the scope of rights according to the independent clauses of the formula and will only improve the existing technical result of one or another consumer characteristics.
In some particular cases, in order to expand the possibilities of preliminary verification of video files 5, the method of the claimed invention can additionally include classification of video file 5 by type of offense. For this purpose, the software complex 2 of each electronic- digital device 1 and/or the external server for storing identifiers 7 may additionally contain a mechanism for classifying 16 (17) video file 5 or each video file 5 according to the type of violation. The classification mechanism 16 (17) of the video file 5 or each video file 5 is providing an opportunity for each user of the electronic-digital device 1 and/or for the external server of the identifier storage 9 to classify the recorded violation 13 as one of the following list:
- driving on sidewalks;
- failure to comply with the requirements of intersection signs;
- driving through a red light or a police officer signal;
- driving into head on traffic;
- creation of an obstacles for special transport with the priority of movement;
- using a mobile phone while driving;
- creation of emergency situations;
- improper passing of the railway crossing;
- violation of overtaking rules;
- failure to comply with markup rules;
- stopping rules violation;
- parking violation; - illegal passing on the public transport stops;
- crossing the stop line on a prohibiting traffic light;
- intentional obstructing of traffic;
- improper use of headlights;
- no turn signal for making a maneuver;
- driving on a public transport line.
The list of violation types provided above is not exhaustive, and it is shown just as an example. The result of the use of the classification mechanism 16 (17) is the formation of the classification element Ecl, which is sent to the external server of the identifiers storage 9 together with the video file 5. Also, the classification mechanism of each video file 5 can additionally contain the identification element Eid of the violator, so that the user of electronic-digital device 1 can indicate for example a license plate number of the violator, while sending the video file 5 to the external server of the identifier storage 9 and/or the external server of the identifier storage 9 when sending the video file 5 to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office. The usage of the classification mechanism 16 can to some extent discipline the users of the electronic-digital devices 1, because by using the classification mechanism 16, the user analyzes, evaluates and checks the clarity of evidence of the video file 5, and this eventually creates the effect of a certain legal responsibility. The user will only transmit to the external server of the identifier storage 9, solely the video file 5, which will surely contain the true evidence. So, such a technical solution will ensure that video files 5 not only verified for reliability and completeness of data, but also classified by type of recorded violence and alongside with the identification of the violator, are sent to the server of the Law Enforcement Office. An Ecl classification element and/or an Eid identification element can also be digitally signed.
In some particular cases of the implementation of any of the inventions, the element of classification Ecl with the element of identification Eid, together with the identifiers 6 of the video file 5 can be combined into a single block of information, access to which can be provided via an Internet link or via a QR code (for providing the ability to search for information about this video file 5 through scanning). Thus, such a technical solution creates conditions for simplifying the performance of a final check of the file 5 or each of the video file 5 by the Law Enforcement Office and creates the possibility for automating this process - when a representative of the Law Enforcement Office receives a video file 5 with identifiers 6, an element of the Ecl classification, an element Eid, the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office can automatically prepare a template of the corresponding document on the imposition of the applicable fine.
On the other hand, in the case of integration of the claimed system into the system of the Law Enforcement Office, the use of the mechanism of classification 16 (17) of video files 5 with the element of identification Eid of the violator, can provide conditions for the complete automation of the claiming process by users about recorded violation 13 - the element of classification Ecl can be the equivalent of an allegation statement to the Law Enforcement Office about a recorded offense 13. Moreover, such an element of the Ecl classification will contain all the necessary data for the formation of a resolution, protocol or other official document about a fine by a representative of the Law Enforcement Office. That is, an additional useful effect of the invention may be found in the possibility of automating the formation of an official document about a fine while using the Method and System that are claimed. That is, the Method and System which are declared, can ensure a high speed of final processing of video files 5 by the Law Enforcement Office. Next, if the Law Enforcement Office has the contact number of the violator’s phone in its database, then such a digital ticket with a fine, a protocol or an equivalent document can be delivered to him instantly - the violator could ran a red light and after that could pass just the next few quarters, as he receives a ticket or protocol on the imposition of a fine on his mobile phone. Beneficial effect - the police very quickly processes recorded violation 13, the violator very quickly receives official documents on the imposition of a fine. It's convenient for the police, it's useful (and convenient) for the violator driver. The convenience for the violator driver lies in the possibility to eliminate possible delays in information delivery and thus to miss the deadline for an appeal, as it could be in the case when the violator receives the resolutions and protocols by regular mail, and discovers them after the expiration of the appeal period.
Moreover, in the case of using the management server 10 as an external server of the identifier storage 9 and as an intermediate link between the electronic-digital device 1 and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office as part of the system for fixation of the traffic violations, an additional beneficial effect is provided - the ability to control the processing of video files 5 cases which were sent to the server 11. This will provide additional motivation to record violation 13: people will know that the violator will be indeed punished. The use of the control server 10 provides transparency of the response of the Law Enforcement Office to each of the submitted violations 13. If it suddenly turns out that the video file 5 has been deleted from the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, there is a copy of it on the control server 10. Therefore, the Method and System that are claimed, provide the possibility of forming a mutually linked system, where all participants are interconnected and control each other, where the entire process is transparent and the possibility of losing any of the recorded violation 13 is eliminated, and violators have no opportunity to avoid paying any fines imposed.
In some particular cases of implementation of the invention, the violation fixation system may additionally contain a server of the fiscal authority, which will be interconnected with the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office and/or the server of a special financial fund to ensure the possibility of paying the user of the electronic-digital device 1 a bonus for the fixated and confirmed violation 13, for which the fine was paid by violator. Such bonus can be a part of the fine or can be calculated with reference to standardized amounts, for example, to the minimum wage rate. In this case, the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1 may also have additional means for receiving and managing such compensations. For example, the user of electronic-digital device 1 can transfer these funds to his personal account or send them to charity.
Also, in some cases of the implementation of inventions to ensure the elimination of the possibility of data loss as a result of the failure of the control server 10 as an external server of the identifier storage 9, the control server 10 can be designed as a distributed blockchain network. Wherein, the data of the control server 10 will not be stored on a single device, but on multiple devices, none of which will be defined as the main one. This will ensure further increase of the data protection level within the claimed inventions.
Also, as a tool for additional optimization of the amount of memory required for the operation of the claimed Method and System, the software complex 2 of the electronic digital device 1 or the software complex 2 of each electronic digital device 1 may additionally contain video trimming mechanism for the video file 5. Numerous practical tests have shown that the most informative are the last ten seconds right before the violation 13 and most often it is the last ten to fifteen seconds of the video file 5. Obviously in this case for the possibility of using the checksum mechanism to confirm authentication video file 5, the checksum of video file 5 will be renewed.
In addition, the electronic digital device 1 may use an external device such as, but not limited to, a dashboard camera for cyclical recording. In this case, the dashboard camera will functionally perform the role of an external video camera, and the recording of the violation 13 by creating a video file 5 from the cyclical recording of the dashboard camera will take place on the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1. The dashboard camera as an external camera is a device that ensures safe data transmission and supports wi-fi data transmission technology. At the same time, it is clear to a specialist in this field that the geographic coordinates of the electronic-digital device 1 and the geographic coordinates of the external video camera do not differ significantly, in most cases up to five meters, which ensures maintenance of wi-fi data transmission technology between the electronic-digital device 1 and the external video camera.
Also, activation of fixations of violation 13 can be carried out remotely, for example, using tablet buttons, joysticks, etc. For the convenience of the driver, such remote control elements can be attached to the steering wheel, for example. The reception and processing of commands given by remote control elements will also take place in the software complex 2 of the electronic-digital device 1. Therefore, even if the video recording will be carried out from an external camera, or the command to record the violation 13 by creating a video file 5 will be sent from the remote control element, implementation of the method of detection of violations, which is claimed, will take place in such a way as it is described in the corresponding independent clause of the formula.
The software complex 2 may additionally include a blocking element so that the user of the electronic-digital device 1 has the opportunity to review the video file 5 stored in the permanent memory unit 8 only after stopping the continuous cyclic recording. Such a blocking element will help the user not to be distracted while driving.
In most of the cases of the invention implementation, the violations 13 are detected in the process of cyclic shooting. That is, most often, the driver installs his electronic-digital device 1 on the dashboard of his car, starts a cyclical recording via the software complex 2, starts his movement, records the violation 13 during the movement, and after completing his drive, at a time convenient for him, reviews the generated video files 5, analyzes them for the completeness of the evidence and sends them to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office via the external server of the identifier storage 9. However, there are situations when the violation 13 can be detected later, while the cyclical recording was not enabled. For example, in the case of recording illegal parking, which can be classified as a violation prolonged in time. In this case, a cyclical recording of the illegal parking in the context of the surrounding environment is carried out - from the front of the car, so that the surrounding environment and license plates of the violator’s vehicle are visible, with a transition to the area of the back of the car, again so that the surrounding environment and license plates of the offender's vehicle are visible. Video shooting is carried out from the software complex 2 in the cyclical recording mode, from which a video file 5 is formed. Therefore, even during the recording of violations 13, a post-facto method of detecting violations, which is claimed, will occur in the manner described in the corresponding independent clause of the formula.
These additional features do not in any way limit the scope of the rights defined in the independent clause of the formula and do not in any way limit the possibility of using other improvements or updates, and are shown here only as illustration.
The operation of the claimed Method and System is shown in block diagrams: fig. 1 - block diagram of the system for fixation of traffic violations, general view; fig. 2 - block diagram of the system for traffic violations fixation, in which communication between the electronic-digital device and the server of the Law Enforcement Office is carried out directly; fig. 3 - block diagram of the system for traffic violations fixation, in which communication between the electronic-digital device and the server of Law Enforcement Office is carried out through the control server; fig. 4 - block diagram of the system for traffic violations fixation with the classification mechanism installed in the software complex of the electronic-digital device; fig. 5 - block diagram of the system for traffic violations fixation with the classification mechanism installed on the external server of the identifier storage device; fig. 6 - block diagram of a system for traffic violations fixation with multiple electronic and digital devices. The block diagrams use the following numerical designations (which denote structural elements) and letter designations (representing operations):
1 - electronic-digital device;
2 - software complex installed on electronic-digital device 1 ;
3 - video camera of electronic-digital device 1 ;
4 - program block of temporary memory of electronic-digital device 1 ;
5 - video file with a recorded violation;
6 - identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5, embedded in video file 5;
7 - identifiers of GPS location, time and date of creation of video file 5, executed as a separate file;
8 - block of permanent memory of electronic-digital device 1 ;
9 - identifiers storage:
10 - control server;
11 - server of the Law Enforcement Office;
12 - road traffic participant, potential violator of traffic rules;
13 - an event that can be classified as a violation of traffic rules (conditionally - a violation);
14 - means of Internet communication between the electronic-digital device 1 and the external server;
15 - means of Internet communication between the external server and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office;
16, 17 - classification mechanism;
A - realization of permanent cyclical recording with cycle duration N;
B - formation of a video file 5 with identifiers 6;
Bl - formation of a separate file of 7 identifiers; Cl - transmission of the video file 5 with identifiers 6 to the permanent memory block 8;
C2 - transmission of a separate file 7 to the identifier storage 9;
C3 - classification of video file 5 by software package 2;
C4 - implementation of classification of the video file 5 external server of the storage of identifiers 9;
DO - transmission of the video file 5 with identifiers 6 to the external server of the identifier storage 9;
D - transmission of the video file 5 with identifiers 6, the authenticity of which was confirmed, to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office;
E - comparison of identifiers 6 with identifiers of a separate file 7;
N - duration of the cyclical recording cycle;
M - duration of video file 5; n - number of electronic and digital devices 1 ;
Ecl - classification element;
Eid - element of identification.
As shown in fig. 1, the system for traffic violations fixation includes an electronic- digital device 1, an identifier store 9 and a server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, while the identifier storage 9 is designed on a server that is external to the electronic-digital device
I (not shown in Fig. 1 and does not have own indication on the drawings). The electronic- digital device 1 is connected to the external server of the identifier store 9 by means of Internet communication 14, and the external server of the identifier store 9 is connected to the server
I I of the Law Enforcement Office by means of Internet communication 15. The image on fig. 1 contains a set of all essential features in accordance with the independent clauses of the formula. As shown in fig. 6, the system for traffic violations fixation may contain a set of electronic-digital devices 1 and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office. Specifically in fig. 6 it is shown a set of four electronic digital devices 1 , but their number can be any - two, three, eight, one hundred, one thousand, one million, etc. (II, III, 1III, 1IV, ..., In). Communication between the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office and each of the electronic and digital devices 1 (II, III, 1III, 1IV, ..., In) is provided through an external identifier storage server 9, which is the control server 10 in this illustrative version.
As shown in fig. 1, the electronic-digital device 1 or each electronic-digital device 1 contains a video camera 3, a permanent memory unit 8 and a software complex 2, which provides the possibility of carrying out A with the help of the video camera 3 a cyclical video recording lasting N seconds with the subsequent fixation B of the violation 13 by the formation of a video file 5 with a duration of M seconds from a cyclical recording with a duration of N seconds, while the video file 5 is accompanied with the identifiers 6 of the GPS location of the electronic-digital device 1 , as well as the time and date of its creation. In addition, the installation of a specialized software complex 2 on the electronic-digital device 1 , involves the formation of a program block of temporary memory 4 in the block of permanent memory 8. A cyclical video recording with a duration of N seconds is stored in the program block of temporary memory 4, and the formed video file 5 stores Cl in permanent memory block 8.
At the time of creation of the video file 5, the software complex 2 forms Bl identifiers of the GPS location of the electronic-digital device 1, as well as the time and date of creation of the video file 5 as a separate file 7, which is automatically sent by C2 to the storage of identifiers 9 designed on an external server (not indicated with a separate position on the drawings).
The user of the electronic-digital device, at a time convenient for him, has the opportunity to review the video file 5 or each of the video files 5 that is stored in the permanent memory unit 8, analyze it for the completeness of the evidence and make a decision whether to send such a video file 5 for final processing to police. In the case of a positive decision, the video file 5 with identifiers 6 is sent DO to the external server of the identifier storage 9.
After the video file 5 with the identifiers 6 is received on the external server of the identifier storage 9, the E identifiers 6 are compared with the identifiers of the corresponding separate file 7 (the one that was created at the time of the formation of this video file 5). If the identifiers 6, 7 are identical, the video file 5 with the identifiers 6 is sent D to the Law Enforcement server 11 for final processing.
As shown in fig. 2, the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office can be used as an external server of the storage of identifiers 9. For the video file 5 whose authenticity has been confirmed, the transmission D is meant to be a transferring of video file 5 for final processing by the Law Enforcement Office, and the concept of Internet communication 15 serves as a separate structural element that ensures the transfer D of video file 5, and such internet communication is meant to be a conditional.
As shown in fig. 3, the claimed system can additionally contain a control server 10, which is used as an external server of the identifier storage 9. The control server 10 is an intermediate link during the communication of the electronic-digital device 1 and the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office and such server 10 allows to provide a set of additional effects, which were described earlier.
As shown in fig. 4, the software complex 2 may additionally contain a classification mechanism 16 of the video file 5, the result of which is the formation of the Ecl classification element, or the Ecl classification element and the Eid identification element. Wherein, the software complex 2 classifies the C3 video file 5 before transmitting it to the external server of the identifier storage 9. The video file 5, which is transmitted to the external server of the identifier storage 9, is designed with identifiers 6 and the Ecl classification element (or with the Ecl classification element and the Eid identification element). As shown in fig. 5, the external identifier storage server 9 may also additionally include a classification mechanism 17 of the video file 5. Using the classification mechanism 17, the external identifier storage server classifies the C4 video file 5. The video file 5 comes into the external identifier storage server 9 with identifiers 6, and comes out from it - with identifiers 6 and the Ecl classification element (or the Ecl classification element and the Eid identification element).
The claimed method is fulfilled as follows:
The implementation of the method will be described on the example of a system for traffic violations fixation, which contains four electronic-digital devices 11, 1II, IIII, and liv, and the control server 10 is used as an external server with a storage of identifiers 9 (see Fig. 6). In order to perform cyclical shooting of the surrounding environment, each electronic- digital device 11, 1II, IIII, and liv is installed, for example, on the dashboard of the corresponding car. Through the program complex 2 of each of the electronic-digital devices 11, 1II, 1 III, and liv (that is, through the program complexes 2i, 2II, 2III, 2iv with the help of the corresponding video cameras 31, 3 II, 3 III, 3 IV) start A continuous cyclic recording with the duration of the cycle N seconds (i.e. start Ai , An, Am, Aiv continuous records). At the same time, the constant cyclical recording with a cycle duration of N seconds is performed in the program block of the temporary memory 4 of the corresponding electronic-digital device 1 (that is, in the program blocks of the temporary memory 4i, 4n, 4III, 4iv). At the moment when a relevant event 131, 13 n, 13 III, and 13 iv occurs in front of each of the electronic-digital devices 11, 1II, 1 in, and liv, which can be qualified as an violation, with the participation of the relevant road traffic participant (or participants) 12i, 12n, 12ni, and 12iv, through the corresponding software complex 2i, 2II, 2in, 2iv will record Bi, Bn, Bin, Biv events, as a result of which video files 5i, 5II, 5III, 5iv are obtained, respectively. To avoid unnecessary crowding of the scheme according to fig. 6, on each electronic-digital device 11, 1II, lIII, and liv, the corresponding video file 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv is shown, and operations AI , AII , AIII , Aiv, BI, BII, BIII, Biv and structural elements 2I, 2II, 2III, 2iv, 3I, 3II, 3III, 3iv, 4I, 4II, 4III, 4iv are not shown; for each electronic-digital device li, 1II, IIII, and liv, the location of the not indicated markings is similar to those shown in fig. 1.
Each of the video files 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv is represented as an information object which carries visual and audiovisual material, which is suitable for processing, transmission, storage and reproduction. Each of the video files 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv is formed from the corresponding continuous cyclical recordings and represents at least a part of the corresponding cycle with a duration of NI, NII, NIII, and Niv seconds, and its duration is MI, MII, MIII, and Miv seconds. That is, for each video file 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv, its duration M ≤ duration N of the corresponding cycle (M ≤ duration N). Each video file 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv is formed with its identifiers of GPS location, time and date of creation 6I, 6II, 6III, 6iv. Simultaneously with the formation of each video file 5I, 5II, 5ni, 5iv, software complexes 2I, 2II, 2III, 2iv is forming B2I, B2II, B2 , B2iv separate files 7I, 7II, 7III, 7iv with identifiers of GPS location, time and date of creation of the corresponding video file 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv. After the video file 5I and the separate file 7I have been formed, the video file 5I, is sent to the permanent memory unit 8i of the electronic-digital device 11, and at the same time the separate file 7I is sent C2I to the external server of the identifier storage 9, which is the control server 10. Accordingly, video files 5II, 5III, 5iv are sent to the corresponding blocks of permanent memory 8II, 8III, 8iv, and separate files 7II, 7III, 7iv are sent to C2II, C2III, C2iv to the control server 10, which performs the function of the external server of the identifier storage 9 As an interim summary - all individual files 7I, 7II, 7III, 7iv are stored on the control server 10 as an external server of the identifier storage 9, and each of the video files 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv is stored on "its" electronic-digital device 1, on which it was performed (electronic-digital devices 1I, 1II, 1III, and 1iv, respectively).
While driving, any electronic-digital device 11, 1II, 1III, and 1iv or from each electronic- digital device 11, 1II, IIII, and Iiv can fixate two, three, five, ten or another number of nI,, nII, nIII, and niv of the violations 13. And for each recorded violation 13, all operations are performed as described above. As a result, a database of identifiers of violation 13 is gradually formed and accumulated on the control server 10 in the form of a set of separate files 7I, 7II-I, 7II-2, 7II-3, 7II-4, 7III, 7IV, ... , 7n, 7n-n. And on each separate electronic-digital device 11, 1II, lIII, liv, "its own" video file 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv or "its own" video files 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv are stored in the corresponding block of permanent memory 8I, 8II 8III, 8iv. After completing the driving trip, each user of the corresponding electronic-digital device 11, 1II, lIII, liv can review the corresponding saved video file 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv, check its completeness of evidences and make a decision on the possibility and feasibility of transmitting such video files 5I, 5II, 5III, 5iv on the server 1 lof the Law Enforcement Office.
For the purpose of illustration, it was picked that video files 5I, 5III meet the criterion of completeness of evidences, in each of them it is clearly visible that an event that can be qualified as a traffic rules violation indeed took place, from video files 5I, 5III it is possible to clearly identify road users and, in particular, traffic law violators, they contain clear visuals of car license plates numbers, road markings and road signs, the rules of which were violated.
Therefore, video files 5I, 5III were sent to D0I, D0III of control server 10.
Video file 5II did not meet the criterion of completeness of the evidence, as the number plate of the violator could not be identified and there were no road markings on the road. Therefore, the user of the electronic-digital device 1II decided not to send the video file 5II to the control server 10.
The video file 5iv met the evidence completeness criteria, but the user of the electronic digital device liv amended it, which changed the identifiers of the 6iv GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file 5iv, which the user of the electronic-digital device liv was not aware of. The video file 5iv was also sent by D0iv o the control server 10.
On the control server 10 immediately after the arrival of each of the video files 5I, 5III, 5iv comparison was performed of identifiers 6i, 6III, 6iv GPS location, time and date creation with separate files 7I, 7III, 7iv as appropriate identifiers. In other words, identifiers 61 are compared with identifiers of a separate file 7I, identifiers 6III are compared with identifiers of a separate file 7III, and identifiers 6iv are compared with identifiers of a separate file 7iv. The identifiers of the individual file 7III remained unclaimed, because the video file 5III did not arrive at the external server of the identifier storage 9 (the function of which is performed by the control server 10).
As a result of checking the authenticity of video files 5I, 5III, 5iv, it was found that video files 5I, 5III are authentic, as their identifiers 6i, 7I are identical to each other. Identifiers 6III, 7III are also identical to each other. At the same time, the video file 5Iv is not reliable, because its identifiers 6iv, 7iv are different.
Therefore, video files 5I, 5ni, were sent by DI, DIII to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office for final processing. Video file 5iv was not sent to the server 11 of the Law Enforcement Office, as its authenticity was not confirmed. Thus, from the four prepared video files 5, the server 11 received only those whose reliability and completeness of evidences was confirmed by video files 5I, 5III. Two others - video files 5II, 5iv - were "rejected".
The proposed Method and System can provide conditions for the lion's share of violation 13 that were actually committed to be recorded and selected, and only valid recorded violations 13 to be handed over to the Law Enforcement Office. Also, the inventions have a certain moral component: road users - users of electronic-digital devices 1, who will encourage others to behave correctly on the roads, will not themselves violate traffic rules. Therefore, the use of such a Method and System can create conditions for drivers to keep up the safety on roads by themselves.

Claims

1. The method of fixation of traffic rules violations, which characterized in that:
• recording of the violation using a video camera (3), an electronic-digital device (1) and the software complex installed on it (2) by creating a B video file (5) with duration of M seconds with identifiers (6) of time and video file creation dates (5),
• transmission Cl of the video file (5) in the block of permanent memory (8) of the electronic-digital device (1) and
• transmission the D video file (5) to the server (11) of the Law Enforcement Office using the means of Internet communication (15), wherein the said method differs in that
• software complex (2) of electronic-digital device (1) additionally contains a program block of temporary memory (4),
• the software complex (2) makes a continuous cyclical recording A with a cycle duration of N seconds in the program block of the temporary memory (4) of the electronic-digital device (1), and at the time of the violation (12) a video file (5) is formed from the cycle of the continuous cyclical recording A with a duration of M seconds,
• identifiers (6) of the video file (5) additionally contain the identifier of the GPS location of the electronic-digital device (1), wherein
• the software complex (2) of the electronic-digital device (1) additionally forms in B2 a separate file (7) with identifiers of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file (5),
• simultaneously with transmission Cl of the video file (5) to the permanent memory block (8), a separate file (7) is transmitted C2 to the identifier storage (9), which is installed on an external server, wherein • before sending the D video file (5) to the Law Enforcement server (11), the video file (5) is transmitted D0 to the external storage server identifiers (9), after which the identifiers (6) of the GPS location, time and date of creation of the video file (5) are compared to the identifiers of a separate file (7) on the external server of the identifier storage (9) and,
• in the case of confirmation of the identity of the GPS location, the time and date of creation of the video file (5) of the identifiers (6) with the identifiers of a separate file (7), the video clip (5) is transferred to D on the server (11) of the Law Enforcement Office.
2. The said method of claim 1, which differs in that before sending the D video file (5) to the server (11) of the Law Enforcement Office, the video file (5) is additionally classified as C3 (C ) by type of violation.
3. The system of traffic rules violations fixation for the implementation of the method in accordance with claim 1, which contains a server (11) of the Law Enforcement Office and connected to it by means of Internet communication (15) at least one electronic and digital device (1 ), wherein
• the electronic-digital device (1) or each electronic-digital device (1) contains a video camera (3) and a permanent memory unit (8) and
• a software complex (2) is installed on the electronic-digital device (1) or on each electronic-digital device (1), which characterized in the possibility of using the video camera (3) of this electronic-digital device (1) to record a video the violation by creating a video file ( 5) with a duration of M seconds with identifiers (6) of the time and date of creation of this video file (5), while • the video file (5) or each video file (5) is designed with the possibility of its saving to the permanent memory block (8) of the electronic-digital device (1), on which this video file (5) was created, which differs in that
• It additionally contains a storage for identifiers (9), installed on external server,
• the electronic-digital device (1) or each electronic-digital device (1) additionally contains a program block of temporary memory (4) and which is characterized in the possibility of permanent cyclical recording (16) of duration N seconds into the program block of the temporary memory (4) of this electronic-digital device (1), wherein
• the software complex (2) of the electronic-digital device (1) or the software complex (2) of each electronic-digital device (1) which is characterized in the possibility of forming a video file (5) with a duration of M seconds from a cycle of continuous cyclical recording with a duration of N seconds of this electronic-digital the device (1) and the video file (5) is at least a part of one cycle of this continuous cyclical recording (16) with a duration of N seconds,
• the identifiers (6) of the video file (5) or the identifiers (6) of each video file (5) additionally contain the identifier of the GPS location of the electronic-digital device
(1) from which this video file (5) was formated, and
• the software complex (2) of the electronic-digital device (1) or the software complex
(2) of each electronic-digital device (1) which is characterized in the possibility of creating a separate file (7) with the identifiers of the GPS location of this electronic- digital device (1), time and date of video file creation (5) and with the possibility of transmitting a separate file (7) to the identifier storage (9), wherein • the external server of the storage of identifiers (9) is characterized in the possibility of receiving and storing a separate file (7) of a video file (5) or separate files (7) of all video files (5) of all electronic-digital devices (1)
• the external identifier storage server (9) is characterized in the possibility of matching the identifiers (6) of the video file (5) with the identifiers of the corresponding individual file (7) or the identifiers (6) of each video file (5) with the identifiers of the corresponding individual files (7) before transmitting video file (5) to the server (11) of the Law Enforcement Office.
4. The said system according to claim 3, which is characterized by the fact that it additionally contains a control server (10).
5. The said system according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the control server
(10) is an external server on which the identifier storage (9) is installed.
6. The said system according to claim 3, which differs in that the Law Enforcement server
(11) is an external server on which the identifier storage device (9) is installed.
7. The said system according to claims 3-6, which differs in that the software complex (2) of each electronic and digital device (1) and/or the external server of the identifier storage (9) additionally contains a classification mechanism (16) ((17)) video file (5) or each video file (5) by the type of violation.
8. The said system according to any of claims 4-5, which differs in that the control server
(10) is implemented as a distributed blockchain network.
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