VEHICLE INSPECTION ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OFFERING MULTIPLE DATA TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ROAD
First Claim
1. A vehicle inspection system, comprising:
- a vehicle unit comprising a vehicle wireless communication transceiver and a control for controlling said wireless communication transceiver, said control including memory for storing vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters from a vehicle diagnostic system; and
a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed generally stationary wireless communication transceivers, wherein one of said stationary transceivers activates said vehicle wireless communication transceiver when in a vicinity of that stationary transceiver to communicate vehicle data in said memory to that stationary transceiver.
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Abstract
A vehicle inspection, diagnosing and maintenance system and method of inspecting, diagnosing and maintaining a vehicle includes providing a vehicle unit and a communications network. The vehicle unit receives vehicle data, such as exhaust emission data, and includes a wireless communication transceiver and a control for controlling the wireless communication transceiver. The control includes memory for storing vehicle data from the vehicle diagnostic system. A communication network provides wireless communication with the vehicle unit. The communication network is made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed generally stationary wireless communication transceivers. The vehicle unit communicates the exhaust emission data in its memory to a stationary transceiver in the vicinity of the vehicle.
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50 Claims
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1. A vehicle inspection system, comprising:
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a vehicle unit comprising a vehicle wireless communication transceiver and a control for controlling said wireless communication transceiver, said control including memory for storing vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters from a vehicle diagnostic system; and a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed generally stationary wireless communication transceivers, wherein one of said stationary transceivers activates said vehicle wireless communication transceiver when in a vicinity of that stationary transceiver to communicate vehicle data in said memory to that stationary transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle inspection system, comprising:
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a vehicle unit comprising an adapter configured to connect with a vehicle diagnostic port of a vehicle diagnostic system for receiving vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters, a vehicle wireless communication transceiver and a control for controlling said adapter and said wireless communication transceiver, said control including memory for storing vehicle data from the vehicle diagnostic system; and a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed generally stationary wireless communication transceivers, wherein said vehicle wireless communication transceiver communicates vehicle data in said memory to a stationary transceiver in a vicinity of that said vehicle unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of inspecting a vehicle, comprising:
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providing a vehicle unit comprising a vehicle wireless transceiver and a memory; storing in said memory vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters from a vehicle diagnostic system; providing a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed generally stationary wireless communication transceivers; activating said vehicle wireless communication transceiver with one of said stationary transceivers when said vehicle wireless communication transceiver is in a vicinity of that stationary transceiver to communicate the stored vehicle data to that stationary transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of inspecting a vehicle, comprising:
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providing a vehicle unit comprising an adapter and a vehicle wireless transceiver; connecting said vehicle unit with a diagnostic port of a vehicle diagnostic system and receiving vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters with said vehicle unit; storing vehicle data from the vehicle diagnostic port; providing a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed generally stationary wireless communication transceivers; and communicating the stored exhaust emission data to that stationary transceiver in a vicinity of that vehicle unit. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A vehicle diagnosing and maintenance system, comprising:
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a vehicle unit comprising a vehicle wireless communication transceiver and a control for controlling said wireless communication transceiver, said control including memory for storing vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters from a vehicle diagnostic system; and a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed generally stationary wireless communication transceivers, wherein said vehicle wireless communication transceiver communicates vehicle data in said memory to a stationary transceiver in a vicinity of that said vehicle unit; said communication network automatically determining if the vehicle data is out of specification and automatically notifying a vehicle owner thereof.
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50. A method of inspecting a vehicle, comprising:
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providing a vehicle unit comprising a vehicle wireless transceiver and a memory; storing in said memory vehicle data including exhaust emission parameters from a vehicle diagnostic system; providing a communication network for two-way wireless communication with said vehicle unit, said communication network made up of a plurality of geographically dispersed generally stationary wireless communication transceivers; communicating the stored exhaust emission data to that stationary transceiver in a vicinity of that vehicle unit; and automatically determining with said communication network if the vehicle data is out of specification and automatically notifying with said communication network a vehicle owner thereof.
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