Method and system for vehicle emissions testing through on-board diagnostics unit inspection
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1. A system for vehicle emissions testing, comprising:
- at least one remote supervisory location; and
a plurality of inspection locations, each of said inspection locations including equipment for conducting emissions testing of a vehicle and data transfer equipment for transmitting information and data associated with the emissions testing to said remote supervisory location;
wherein an overview camera is installed at each of said inspection locations for providing video images of each said inspection location to said remote supervisory location through said data transfer equipment during the emissions testing; and
wherein the equipment for conducting emissions testing includes a means for communicating test data to said data transfer equipment for subsequent transmission to said remote supervisory location.
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Abstract
A decentralized method and system for vehicle emissions testing preferably uses the OBD unit of the vehicle to be tested. A preferred implementation of the method and system includes a remote overview or supervisory location in communication with a plurality of decentralized inspection stations or test locations. Supervisory personnel at the remote overview location are in video and data communication with the inspection location and thus are able to monitor and audit all aspects of the OBD testing process, including a review of the actual test data.
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1. A system for vehicle emissions testing, comprising:
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at least one remote supervisory location; and
a plurality of inspection locations, each of said inspection locations including equipment for conducting emissions testing of a vehicle and data transfer equipment for transmitting information and data associated with the emissions testing to said remote supervisory location;
wherein an overview camera is installed at each of said inspection locations for providing video images of each said inspection location to said remote supervisory location through said data transfer equipment during the emissions testing; and
wherein the equipment for conducting emissions testing includes a means for communicating test data to said data transfer equipment for subsequent transmission to said remote supervisory location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for monitoring vehicle emissions testing, comprising:
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a plurality of inspection locations, each of said inspection locations having equipment for conducting emissions testing of a vehicle;
at least one remote supervisory location;
a video communications link between each of said inspection stations and said remote supervisory location, allowing a supervisor at the remote supervisory location to monitor the emissions testing of a particular vehicle; and
a data communications link between each of said inspection stations and said remote supervisory location, allowing transfer of data associated with emissions testing from each of said inspection stations to said remote supervisory location. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of vehicle emissions testing, comprising:
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accepting a particular vehicle at an inspection station for emissions testing;
assigning supervision of the emissions testing of the vehicle to a supervisor at a remote location;
verifying identification of the vehicle;
communicating data associated the identification of the vehicle to the supervisor;
conducting the emissions test while (a) transmitting video images of the emissions test to the supervisor at said remote location, and (b) transmitting data associated with the emissions test to the supervisor at said remote location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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