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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def recognize_byte(self, image, timeout=10):
 """Process a byte image buffer."""

        result = []

        alpr = subprocess.Popen(
            self._cmd,
            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL
        )

        # send image
        try:
            # pylint: disable=unused-variable
            stdout, stderr = alpr.communicate(input=image, timeout=10)
            stdout = io.StringIO(str(stdout, 'utf-8'))
        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
            _LOGGER.error("Alpr process timeout!")
            alpr.kill()
            return None

        tmp_res = {}
        while True:
            line = stdout.readline()
            if not line:
                if len(tmp_res) > 0:
                    result.append(tmp_res)
                break

            new_plate = self.__re_plate.search(line)
            new_result = self.__re_result.search(line)

            # found a new plate
            if new_plate and len(tmp_res) > 0:
                result.append(tmp_res)
                tmp_res = {}
                continue

            # found plate result
            if new_result:
                try:
                    tmp_res[new_result.group(1)] = float(new_result.group(2))
                except ValueError:
                    continue

        _LOGGER.debug("Process alpr with result: %s", result)
        return result