Search Vehicles

• Search Vehicles
• Search Vehicle Results
• Permits Tab
• Violations Tab
• Chalks Tab
• Permit Misuse Notification

Search Vehicles

Search Vehicles Menu

Tap on the Search Vehicles option

Search Vehicle Panel

The green dot indicates the unit is connected to a wifi or 3G/LTE source.

Static connection is not necessary since the device does maintain a cache of information.

If the dot is yellow that would indicate the unit does not have a connection but searches may still be performed.

Entering Search Criteria

There are three methods to enter the plate information.

Text using the keypad

Voice command using the built in mic

LPR using OCR technology through the tablet's camera

Text Search

Using Text - On the Vehicle Search screen, enter the plate number or VIN number that you want to search and tap on the Search button.
The vehicle details will appear below the search area.

 Example using a plate:

 Example using a VIN:

Voice Search

Using Voice - Select the microphone. 
The google voice recognition "Say Something" page appears, say the license plate number out loud.

LPR/OCR Camera Search

Tap the camera icon to enter LPR Search mode.

Line up the plate with the rectangle.  
Long press the screen to take a shot and the screen refreshes with a list of possible plate numbers. 

Select the plate number that matches the image. In this case tap BDHE385.

Selecting the vehicle being searched for expands a yellow ribbon which displays available options.

Three buttons will appear beneath the license plate for Virtual Chalk, Issue Violation, and Details. 

Select the permit that appears underneath the license plate number to review the expiry details.

Alternately select the Details button to view all permit details.

Search Vehicle Results

Typical Vehicle Search

During a typical plate search there is a lot of information at the patrol officers fingertips.

Let's have a look at the Details section of the OPS-COM for android software. In this example we are searching for plate number APVK123.

View Extended Details

By tapping on the plate read in the list you can view more detailed information.

You may also Chalk the vehicle, Issue a violation or view further details.

Tap the Details button to drill into this area.

Permit, Violation and Chalk Details

Notice there are three tabs presented. 

1. Permits
2. Violations
3. Chalks

The officer can either tap each tab to access the information as well as swipe back and forth between these screens.

Permits Tab

Vehicle Permit Details

1. This displays the expiry date of the permit
2. You also have the ability to set custom expiry dates such as permit 52 which has a custom expiry of Sep-01-2018.
3. The green and red bars represent whether the vehicle is valid in specific zones or not. If the users is associated to a zone it will display which zone they are in. For example we can see permit 52 is associated to the Day Care zone from 4:00 pm to midnight. While permit R102 is valid all week from 10:00 am to midnight for zones Centrum and Test Zone. 
4. This section shows which days of the which the permit is valid as well as the times that it can park on those particular days. 

Violations Tab

Review Past Violations 

In this case we see three violations. Two have been paid for and one is yet unpaid.

The date, location, and type of violation is also shown in this view.

Chalks Tab

Review Past Chalk Items

In the Chalks tab you are able to see a number of items.

• Chalks are listed from the most recent to the oldest.
• There is a map location that illustrates where the vehicle was chalked
• There is a date and time stamp for the chalk event
• There is a camera icon that can be tapped to display the image that was taken with the chalk event. See below.
• There is a comment displayed on two of the items. This comment is made at the time of chalking. See below.
• There is also a distance in meters reading that indicates the distance from the first chalk record to your present position.

Here is a closer look at one of these listings:

Review Chalk Images

By tapping on the camera Icon you will see the image you captured at the time you performed your chalking event.

Review Map and Chalk Comments

For the comment that appears in the records above. Here is the chalking screen.

You can see where the patrol officer added the comment.

Permit Misuse Notification

Setting up the Permit Misuse Timer

Select the System Settings menu item

Scroll to the Advanced Settings section of the settings, select Permit Sharing and Misuse 

When you tap on Permit Sharing and Misuse Timer, a menu will open allowing you to chose the length of time the first vehicle capture will be "remembered" by the system. Once you set a time the function is turned on.

In our example the system will present a warning if the second vehicle is scanned within an hour of the first vehicle scan. After that point the first read is forgotten so to speak and the process starts over again.

Permit Misuse Alert

When you search for a vehicle that shares a permit with another that was recently seen, an alert will appear on the device to notify you of possible permit misuse.