The plate categories feature is currently used exclusively with the ARH Carmen engine. This engine is capable of differentiating the type of license plate (for example, cars, taxis, motorcycles, etc.) through a category code (ID), however this ID is not user-friendly, so it is possible to register a label where the system will replace the ID received by the library by the label provided in this registration.
To access the integration settings, open the License Plate Recognition item in the Settings Menu and click on the License Plate Categories item as shown in the image below:
Once selected, the system will display the group registration screen:
When clicking on the Add button, the system will display the following screen:
To change an already registered group, select it and click Modify, and change the data as explained on the following pages.
To remove a group, select the desired group and click the Delete button.
•Name: Group's name.
•Description: Group description.
•Category List: List of registered categories.
Click the Add button to create a new category label.
•Category ID: ID provided by the Carmen engine (This ID can be found in the details of the license plate recognition result in the Surveillance Client).
•Category Text: Provide the text that will replace the ID in the Surveillance Client
Advanced:
•Enable Plate Code Extraction: Allows the system to extract a special identification code from the plate (This feature is only available for certain Middle Eastern countries).
oPlate Code Position: Specify the position of the plate code character.
oCharacter Count: Specify how many characters are part of the license plate code.