MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641050464 A) filed by Mr. T. Nakul; Ms. B. Naveena; Ms. S. Ramya; Ms. V. Ramyadevi; Ms. A. Santhini; Dr. M. Saravanan; Ms. A. Punidha; and Ms. S. P. Kavya, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on April 21, for 'portable edge-based traffic violation and hazard detection system using yolo26n.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. T. Nakul; Ms. B. Naveena; Ms. S. Ramya; Ms. V. Ramyadevi; Ms. A. Santhini; Dr. M. Saravanan; Ms. A. Punidha; and Ms. S. P. Kavya.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Portable edge-based traffic violation and hazard detection system using YOLO26n Abstract: A portable adaptive camera-based enforcement and recognition system is disclosed for real-time detection of multi-category road safety violations and hazards using a hybrid edge-cloud architecture. The system integrates heterogeneous video sources, including edge cameras, roadside CCTV, and vehicle-mounted devices, and performs frame normalization and quality assessment to ensure reliable input. A lightweight YOLO-based inference engine deployed on an edge processing unit detects violations such as helmet absence, mobile phone usage, wrong-side driving, and overspeeding, along with hazards including potholes and animal crossings. Detection outputs are refined through adaptive thresholding and temporal deduplication to minimize false positives and redundant events. Valid detections are converted into structured evidence packages containing annotated images, geolocation, timestamps, and metadata, and are securely transmitted or locally buffered during connectivity loss. A cloud backend performs number plate recognition, data storage, and AI-based summarization, enabling real-time monitoring and analysis through an interactive dashboard."
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