For release
18 November 1998
COMPUTERIZED VISION SYSTEM SHOWCASES AT SOFTWARE EXHIBITION Ô98
The Vehicle & Container (VECON) Number Recognition System jointly developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Asia Vision Technology Ltd will be demonstrated at Software Exhibition Ô98 (booth D11), to be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 25 November to 28 November.
Based on sophisticated computer vision technology, the VECON system can quickly and accurately identify printed characters on both moving and stationary cargo containers and vehicle license plates even under adverse conditions like rainy days and dim light.
The system first captures the image of the container or vehicle. The image captured is then analyzed to locate the areas containing alphanumeric information. Artificial intelligence techniques are applied to filter out useful information from noise, for example, a vehicleÕs brand name, which may appear just above the license plate. Finally, the system analyzes the useful information to produce the recognition. The whole process can be completed in less than 0.5 second when used with a Pentium II-based personal computer.
Asia Vision Technology Ltd is a member company of the Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre CorporationÕs Business Incubation Programme which aims at helping hi-tech start-up companies grow.
ÒThe cofounder of Asia Vision Technology, Wing Kin Wong, developed the computer vision technology for the VECON system when he studied at HKUST,Ó says Dr John Lee, assistant professor of computer science at HKUST. ÒThe Business Incubation Programme offered him the opportunity to set up a new business so that he could apply the new technology he developed at the University.Ó
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