System for disabling vehicles having air brake systems
First Claim
1. A vehicle disabling system for terminating operation of a vehicle having a braking system thereon, the system comprising:
- a) a transmit unit transmitting at least one brake activation message to the vehicle; and
b) a vehicle unit in communication with at least one braking component of the braking system such that receipt of the at least one brake activation message causes the vehicle unit to activate the at least one braking component thereby reducing speed of the vehicle and preventing movement thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle disabling system for terminating operation of a vehicle having a braking system thereon. The system includes a transmit unit transmitting at least one brake activation message to the vehicle. The system may further include a vehicle unit in communication with at least one braking component of the braking system such that receipt of the at least one brake activation message causes the vehicle unit to activate the at least one braking component thereby reducing speed of the vehicle and preventing movement thereof. Further, operator identity may be confirmed via use of a biometrics identification reader. A global positioning satellite may be employed for storing a usage record of the transmit unit.
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41 Claims
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1. A vehicle disabling system for terminating operation of a vehicle having a braking system thereon, the system comprising:
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a) a transmit unit transmitting at least one brake activation message to the vehicle; and
b) a vehicle unit in communication with at least one braking component of the braking system such that receipt of the at least one brake activation message causes the vehicle unit to activate the at least one braking component thereby reducing speed of the vehicle and preventing movement thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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22. A vehicle disabling system for terminating operation of a vehicle having a braking system thereon, the system comprising:
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a) a transmit unit operable only by an operator having a pre-authorized biometrics identification for transmitting at least one brake activation message to the vehicle, the transmit unit additionally comprising an operator biometrics identifier having access to a data base of respective authorized biometrics stored-identification indicia for a plurality of respective authorized operators, a reader of operator biometrics indicia provided by the operator, a comparator of operator biometrics identification indicia with the stored-identification indicia for matching the operator biometrics identification indicia with the stored-identification indicia, and a transmit unit activator for activating the transmit unit only upon a match of operator biometrics identification indicia with stored-identification indicia; and
b) a vehicle unit for receiving the at least one brake activation message, with the vehicle unit being in communication with at least one braking component of the braking system such that receipt of the at least one brake activation message causes the vehicle unit to activate the at least one braking component thereby reducing speed of the vehicle and terminating operation thereof. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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41. A method of disabling a vehicle having a braking system thereon, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a transmit unit;
b) transmitting at least one brake activation message to the vehicle via the transmit unit;
c) providing a vehicle unit in communication with at least one braking component of the braking system;
d) activating the at least one braking component in response to receiving the at least one brake activation message; and
e) reducing speed of the vehicle and preventing movement thereof.
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