LPR implements security cameras and optical character recognition (OCR) software to create a textual record of license plates moving through an area.
Not to be confused with (LPC) license plate cameras of which the sole purpose is to record a usable image of the plate, LPR extracts the text from the plate into a database for many applications.
Some applications include unauthorized vehicle alerts (blacklisted vehicles), onsite vehicle verification, suspicious employee activity, and automatic gate access.