Traffic violation warning and traffic violation storage apparatus

A traffic violation warning and traffic violation storage system comprising:

• a traffic light state transmitter for transmitting traffic light state information obtained from a traffic light controller for controlling traffic lights;
• a traffic light state receiver for receiving traffic light state information;
• a vehicle location detector which detects the location and vehicle state of a vehicle to output vehicle state information;
• a memory which stores at least one of map data, traffic regulation data and penal regulation data;
• a traffic violation memory which stores personal information in advance;
• a first determination unit which determines whether there is a possibility that a driver commits traffic violations based on the vehicle state information and the traffic regulation data;
• a warning unit which issues a traffic violation warning in case there is the possibility that the driver commits traffic violations;
• a second determination unit which determines whether the driver has committed traffic violations based on the vehicle state information and the traffic regulation data;
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• a violation recording unit which records a traffic violation details in the traffic violation memory in case the driver has committed traffic violations.

A traffic violation warning and traffic violation storage system comprising:

• a traffic regulation data transmitter for transmitting traffic regulation data on the road where the vehicle is traveling and its vicinity;
• and
• a traffic regulation data receiver which receives temporarily or permanently modified traffic regulation data;
• a vehicle location detector which detects the location and vehicle state of a vehicle to output vehicle state information;
• a memory which stores at least one of map data, traffic regulation data and penal regulation data;
• a traffic violation memory which stores personal information in advance;
• a first determination unit which determines whether there is a possibility that a driver commits traffic violations based on the vehicle state information and the traffic regulation data;
• a warning unit which issues a traffic violation warning in case there is the possibility that the driver commits traffic violations;
• a second determination unit which determines whether the driver has committed traffic violations based on the vehicle state information and the traffic regulation data;
• and
• a violation recording unit which records a traffic violation details in the traffic violation memory in case the driver has committed traffic violations.

A traffic violation warning and traffic violation storage system comprising:

• a penal regulation data transmitter for transmitting penal regulation data on the road where the vehicle is traveling and its vicinity;
• a penal regulation data receiver for receiving modified penal regulation data;
• a vehicle location detector which detects the location and vehicle state of a vehicle to output vehicle state information;
• a memory which stores at least one of map data, traffic regulation data and penal regulation data;
• a traffic violation memory which stores personal information in advance;
• a first determination unit which determines whether there is a possibility that a driver commits traffic violations based on the vehicle state information and the traffic regulation data;
• a warning unit which issues a traffic violation warning in case there is the possibility that the driver commits traffic violations;
• a second determination unit which determines whether the driver has committed traffic violations based on the vehicle state information and the traffic regulation data;
• and
• a violation recording unit which records a traffic violation details in the traffic violation memory in case the driver has committed traffic violations.

A traffic violation management apparatus comprising:

• a traffic violation memory reading unit which reads traffic violation details and personal information stored in the traffic violation memory of the traffic violation warning and traffic violation storage apparatus comprising:
• a vehicle location detector which detects the location and vehicle state of a vehicle to output vehicle state information;
• a memory which stores at least one of map data, traffic regulation data and penal regulation data;
• a traffic violation memory which stores personal information in advance;
• a first determination unit which determines whether there is a possibility that a driver commits traffic violations based on the vehicle state information and the traffic regulation data;
• a warning unit which issues a traffic violation warning in case there is the possibility that the driver commits traffic violations;
• a second determination unit which determines whether the driver has committed traffic violations based on the vehicle state information and the traffic regulation data;
• a violation recording unit which records a traffic violation details in the traffic violation memory in case the driver has committed traffic violations;
• a management memory which stores the traffic violation details and the personal information;
• a management display which displays the traffic violation details and the personal information;
• an input unit which accepts various operations;
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• a management controller which controls the functional sections.