DIGITAL LICENSE PLATE WITH ACTIVE RESPONSE TO NARROWBAND LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION

A digital license plate includes a display system capable of showing a license number readable by camera systems even under poor external lighting conditions. A light redistribution element is positioned near the display system and a lighting system is positioned to direct light from the light redistribution element and toward the display system. In some embodiments the lighting system includes a narrowband lighting element such as can be provided by a narrowband light source, and the display system includes an electrophoretic or LCD display.