diff --git a/src/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon.cpp
index 9256945..cd6e189 100644
--- a/src/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ void streamRecognitionThread(void* arg)
   
   while (daemon_active)
   {
-    int response = videoBuffer.getLatestFrame(&latestFrame);
+    std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest;
+    int response = videoBuffer.getLatestFrame(&latestFrame, regionsOfInterest);
     
     if (response != -1)
     {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 64d9d03..56dd67f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ int main( int argc, const char** argv )
     
     while (program_active)
     {
-      int response = videoBuffer.getLatestFrame(&latestFrame);
+      std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest;
+      int response = videoBuffer.getLatestFrame(&latestFrame, regionsOfInterest);
       
       if (response != -1)
       {
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr.cpp b/src/openalpr/alpr.cpp
index cc31091..03c8f09 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr.cpp
@@ -34,16 +34,24 @@ Alpr::~Alpr()
 
 std::vector<AlprResult> Alpr::recognize(std::string filepath)
 {
-  cv::Mat img = cv::imread(filepath, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR);
-  return impl->recognize(img);
+  std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest;
+  return this->recognize(filepath, regionsOfInterest);
+}
+
+std::vector<AlprResult> Alpr::recognize(std::string filepath, std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest)
+{
+  return impl->recognize(filepath, regionsOfInterest);
 }
 
 std::vector<AlprResult> Alpr::recognize(std::vector<unsigned char> imageBuffer)
 {
-  // Not sure if this actually works
-  cv::Mat img = cv::imdecode(cv::Mat(imageBuffer), 1);
+  std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest;
+  return this->recognize(imageBuffer, regionsOfInterest);
+}
 
-  return impl->recognize(img);
+std::vector<AlprResult> Alpr::recognize(std::vector<unsigned char> imageBuffer, std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest)
+{
+  return impl->recognize(imageBuffer, regionsOfInterest);
 }
 
 std::string Alpr::toJson(const std::vector< AlprResult > results, double processing_time_ms)
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr.h b/src/openalpr/alpr.h
index ef98290..a590644 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr.h
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ struct AlprCoordinate
   int y;
 };
 
+struct AlprRegionOfInterest
+{
+  int x;
+  int y;
+  int width;
+  int height;
+};
+
 class AlprResult
 {
   public:
@@ -71,7 +79,9 @@ class Alpr
     void setDefaultRegion(std::string region);
 
     std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(std::string filepath);
+    std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(std::string filepath, std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest);
     std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(std::vector<unsigned char> imageBuffer);
+    std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(std::vector<unsigned char> imageBuffer, std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest);
 
     std::string toJson(const std::vector<AlprResult> results, double processing_time_ms = -1);
 
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
index e04b26f..1e5be05 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.cpp
@@ -67,10 +67,21 @@ bool AlprImpl::isLoaded()
 }
 
 AlprFullDetails AlprImpl::recognizeFullDetails(cv::Mat img)
+{
+  std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest;
+  regionsOfInterest.push_back(cv::Rect(0, 0, img.cols, img.rows));
+  
+  return this->recognizeFullDetails(img, regionsOfInterest);
+}
+
+AlprFullDetails AlprImpl::recognizeFullDetails(cv::Mat img, std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest)
 {
   timespec startTime;
   getTime(&startTime);
   
+  if (regionsOfInterest.size() == 0)
+    regionsOfInterest.push_back(cv::Rect(0, 0, img.cols, img.rows));
+  
   AlprFullDetails response;
 
   if (!img.data)
@@ -89,7 +100,7 @@ AlprFullDetails AlprImpl::recognizeFullDetails(cv::Mat img)
   }
 
   // Find all the candidate regions
-  response.plateRegions = plateDetector->detect(img);
+  response.plateRegions = plateDetector->detect(img, regionsOfInterest);
 
   // Get the number of threads specified and make sure the value is sane (cannot be greater than CPU cores or less than 1)
   int numThreads = config->multithreading_cores;
@@ -165,12 +176,27 @@ AlprFullDetails AlprImpl::recognizeFullDetails(cv::Mat img)
   return response;
 }
 
-std::vector<AlprResult> AlprImpl::recognize(cv::Mat img)
+
+std::vector<AlprResult> AlprImpl::recognize(std::string filepath, std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest)
 {
-  AlprFullDetails fullDetails = recognizeFullDetails(img);
-  return fullDetails.results;
+  cv::Mat img = cv::imread(filepath, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR);
+  
+  return this->recognize(img, this->convertRects(regionsOfInterest));
 }
 
+std::vector<AlprResult> AlprImpl::recognize(std::vector<unsigned char> imageBuffer, std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest)
+{
+  cv::Mat img = cv::imdecode(cv::Mat(imageBuffer), 1);
+  
+  return this->recognize(img, this->convertRects(regionsOfInterest));
+}
+
+std::vector<AlprResult> AlprImpl::recognize(cv::Mat img, std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest)
+{
+  
+  AlprFullDetails fullDetails = recognizeFullDetails(img, regionsOfInterest);
+  return fullDetails.results;
+}
 void plateAnalysisThread(void* arg)
 {
   PlateDispatcher* dispatcher = (PlateDispatcher*) arg;
@@ -292,6 +318,17 @@ void plateAnalysisThread(void* arg)
     cout << "Thread: " << tthread::this_thread::get_id() << " Complete" << endl;
 }
 
+ std::vector<cv::Rect> AlprImpl::convertRects(std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest)
+ {
+   std::vector<cv::Rect> rectRegions;
+   for (int i = 0; i < regionsOfInterest.size(); i++)
+   {
+     rectRegions.push_back(cv::Rect(regionsOfInterest[i].x, regionsOfInterest[i].y, regionsOfInterest[i].width, regionsOfInterest[i].height));
+   }
+   
+   return rectRegions;
+ }
+
 string AlprImpl::toJson(const vector< AlprResult > results, double processing_time_ms)
 {
   cJSON *root, *jsonResults;
diff --git a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.h b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.h
index 7263812..78acf0a 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/alpr_impl.h
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ class AlprImpl
     virtual ~AlprImpl();
 
     AlprFullDetails recognizeFullDetails(cv::Mat img);
-    std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(cv::Mat img);
+    AlprFullDetails recognizeFullDetails(cv::Mat img, std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest);
+    
+    std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(std::string filepath, std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest);
+    std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(std::vector<unsigned char> imageBuffer, std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest);
+    std::vector<AlprResult> recognize(cv::Mat img, std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest);
     
     void applyRegionTemplate(AlprResult* result, std::string region);
     
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ class AlprImpl
     bool detectRegion;
     std::string defaultRegion;
     
+    std::vector<cv::Rect> convertRects(std::vector<AlprRegionOfInterest> regionsOfInterest);
+    
     cJSON* createJsonObj(const AlprResult* result);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/openalpr/regiondetector.cpp b/src/openalpr/regiondetector.cpp
index 4d63077..79e3de6 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/regiondetector.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/regiondetector.cpp
@@ -53,19 +53,18 @@ bool RegionDetector::isLoaded()
   return this->loaded;
 }
 
-vector<PlateRegion> RegionDetector::detect(Mat frame)
+vector<PlateRegion> RegionDetector::detect(Mat frame, std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest)
 {
 
   Mat frame_gray;
   cvtColor( frame, frame_gray, CV_BGR2GRAY );
   
-  vector<PlateRegion> regionsOfInterest = doCascade(frame_gray);
+  vector<PlateRegion> detectedRegions = doCascade(frame_gray, regionsOfInterest);
 
-  return regionsOfInterest;
+  return detectedRegions;
 }
 
-/** @function detectAndDisplay */
-vector<PlateRegion> RegionDetector::doCascade(Mat frame)
+vector<PlateRegion> RegionDetector::doCascade(Mat frame, std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest)
 {
 
   
diff --git a/src/openalpr/regiondetector.h b/src/openalpr/regiondetector.h
index 4698738..d279295 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/regiondetector.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/regiondetector.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class RegionDetector
     virtual ~RegionDetector();
 
     bool isLoaded();
-    std::vector<PlateRegion> detect(cv::Mat frame);
+    std::vector<PlateRegion> detect(cv::Mat frame, std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest);
 
   private:
     Config* config;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class RegionDetector
 
     bool loaded;
 
-    std::vector<PlateRegion> doCascade(cv::Mat frame);
+    std::vector<PlateRegion> doCascade(cv::Mat frame, std::vector<cv::Rect> regionsOfInterest);
 
     std::vector<PlateRegion> aggregateRegions(std::vector<cv::Rect> regions);
 };
diff --git a/src/video/videobuffer.cpp b/src/video/videobuffer.cpp
index a1fa33c..8d7be24 100644
--- a/src/video/videobuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/video/videobuffer.cpp
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ void VideoBuffer::connect(std::string mjpeg_url, int fps)
     
 }
 
-int VideoBuffer::getLatestFrame(cv::Mat* frame)
+int VideoBuffer::getLatestFrame(cv::Mat* frame, std::vector<cv::Rect>& regionsOfInterest)
 {
   if (dispatcher == NULL)
     return -1;
   
-  return dispatcher->getLatestFrame(frame);
+  return dispatcher->getLatestFrame(frame, regionsOfInterest);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/video/videobuffer.h b/src/video/videobuffer.h
index 3959261..5a28581 100644
--- a/src/video/videobuffer.h
+++ b/src/video/videobuffer.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class VideoDispatcher
     }
     
     
-    int getLatestFrame(cv::Mat* frame)
+    int getLatestFrame(cv::Mat* frame, std::vector<cv::Rect>& regionsOfInterest)
     {
       tthread::lock_guard<tthread::mutex> guard(mMutex);
       
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ class VideoDispatcher
       
       this->lastFrameRead = this->latestFrameNumber;
       
+      // Copy the regionsOfInterest array
+      for (int i = 0; i < this->latestRegionsOfInterest.size(); i++)
+          regionsOfInterest.push_back(this->latestRegionsOfInterest[i]);
+      
       return this->lastFrameRead;
     }
     
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ class VideoDispatcher
     {      
       //tthread::lock_guard<tthread::mutex> guard(mMutex);
       this->latestFrame = frame;
+      this->latestRegionsOfInterest = calculateRegionsOfInterest(frame);
       
       this->latestFrameNumber++;
     }
@@ -57,6 +62,16 @@ class VideoDispatcher
       std::cerr << error << std::endl;
     }
     
+    std::vector<cv::Rect> calculateRegionsOfInterest(cv::Mat* frame)
+    {
+        cv::Rect rect(0, 0, frame->cols, frame->rows);
+        
+        std::vector<cv::Rect> rois;
+        rois.push_back(rect);
+        
+        return rois;
+    }
+    
     bool active;
     
     int latestFrameNumber;
@@ -68,7 +83,7 @@ class VideoDispatcher
     
   private:
     cv::Mat* latestFrame;
-
+    std::vector<cv::Rect> latestRegionsOfInterest;
 };
 
 class VideoBuffer
@@ -83,7 +98,8 @@ class VideoBuffer
 
     // If a new frame is available, the function sets "frame" to it and returns the frame number
     // If no frames are available, or the latest has already been grabbed, returns -1.
-    int getLatestFrame(cv::Mat* frame);
+    // regionsOfInterest is set to a list of good regions to check for license plates.  Default is one rectangle for the entire frame.
+    int getLatestFrame(cv::Mat* frame, std::vector<cv::Rect>& regionsOfInterest);
 
     void disconnect();