Digital license plate system with antitheft system

• US 10,464,525 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2018
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ReviverMx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ReviverMx, Inc.
• Inventors: Dubal, Prashant, Kopelman, Avi, Odenheimer, Zachary, Batten, Dean
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Santiago
• Application Number:
  US15/863,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20180186331A1
• Time in Patent Office: 669 Days
• Field of Search: 34042618
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/10 Registration, licensing, or like devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/25 using biometry
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/34 of conditions of vehicle components, e.g. of windows, door locks or gear selectors
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2007/1895 Licence number plates
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/048 Advertisement panels on sides, front or back of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/30 in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00

Abstract

Digital license plates having a range of physical and digital antitheft features are disclosed. Disengagement of the digital license plate from the vehicle triggers at least one of a wireless theft communication signal and the internal theft status indicator. Input of security credentials can prevent triggering the internal theft status indicator and disablement of the digital license plate.

Claims

1. A digital license plate antitheft system, comprising:

a digital license plate attachable to a vehicle, the digital license plate having a display and both a wireless communication system and an internal theft status indicator,

a first locking element attached to the digital license plates;

a second locking element attachable to the vehicle and engageable with the first locking element; and

wherein disengagement of the first and second locking elements triggers at least one of the wireless theft communication signal and the internal theft status indicator; and

wherein disengagement of the first and second locking elements further comprise biometric authorization.

2. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein the first and second locking elements further comprise an electromechanically actuatable latch.

3. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein the first and second locking elements further comprise a pairable RFID tag and reader.

4. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein the first and second locking elements further comprise a Hall effect sensor and magnetic material.

5. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein the first and second locking elements further comprise an embedded Secure Element chip and chip reader.

6. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein the first and second locking elements are mechanically interlocked.

9. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein disengagement of the first and second locking elements further requires smartphone authorization.

10. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein triggering the internal theft status indicator acts to disable the digital license plate.

11. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein triggering the internal theft status indicator acts to provide a theft warning on the display.

12. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein triggering the wireless theft communication signal provides indication of digital license plate theft and disablement to at least one of a vehicle owner, vehicle user, and governmental authority.

13. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein triggering the wireless theft communication signal provides geographic location of the digital license plate to at least one of a vehicle owner, vehicle user, and governmental authority.

14. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 1, wherein disengagement of the first and second locking elements triggers both of the wireless theft communication signal and the internal theft status indicator.

7. A digital license plate antitheft system, comprising:

a digital license plate attachable to a vehicle, the digital license plate having a display and both a wireless communication system and an internal theft status indicator,

a first locking element attached to the digital license plates;

a second locking element attachable to the vehicle and engageable with the first locking element; and

wherein disengagement of the first and second locking elements triggers at least one of the wireless theft communication signal and the internal theft status indicator; and

wherein disengagement of the first and second locking elements further requires user defined input credentials.

8. A digital license plate antitheft system, comprising:

a digital license plate attachable to a vehicle, the digital license plate having a display and both a wireless communication system and an internal theft status indicator,

a first locking element attached to the digital license plates;

a second locking element attachable to the vehicle and engageable with the first locking element; and

wherein disengagement of the first and second locking elements triggers at least one of the wireless theft communication signal and the internal theft status indicator; and

wherein disengagement of the first and second locking elements further requires biometric authorization.

15. A digital license plate antitheft system, comprising:

a digital license plate attachable to a vehicle, the digital license plate having a display and both a wireless communication system and internal theft status indicator,

a connection to an internal vehicle communication bus system;

wherein disengagement of the digital license plate from the vehicle triggers at least one of a wireless theft communication signal and the internal theft status indicator; and

wherein disengagement of the digital license plate from the vehicle requires biometric authorization to prevent triggering the internal theft status indicator and disablement of the digital license plate.

16. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 15, wherein disengagement of the digital license plate from the vehicle requires user defined input credentials to prevent triggering the internal theft status indicator and disablement of the digital license plate.

17. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 15, wherein disengagement of the digital license plate from the vehicle requires smartphone authorization to prevent triggering the internal theft status indicator and disablement of the digital license plate.

18. The digital license plate antitheft system of claim 15, wherein triggering at least one of the wireless theft communication signal and the internal theft status indicator provides indication of digital license plate theft and disablement to at least one of a vehicle owner, vehicle user, and governmental authority.