Method for automobile registry control system

• US 20050134480A1
• Filed: 12/18/2003
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nattel Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nattel Group Incorporated
• Inventors: Patel, Rajesh, Nath, Sanjeev
• Granted Patent: US 7,385,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/902
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/017 identifying vehicles G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/123 indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, tramstransmission of navigation instructions to vehicles G08G1/0968

Abstract

The invention described is a method and system for communicating automated vehicle information via a transceiver-facilitated communication device.

Claims

1. A method for wirelessly registering and monitoring a motor vehicle, the method comprising of:

(i) communicating vehicle information particular to the vehicle by wireless means from an automobile registry control system (ARCS) located in a vehicle to a communication device remote from the vehicle;

(ii) registering information from the communication device to the ARCS by wireless means; and

(iii) authenticating the information from the communication device to the ARCS mounted in the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises a vehicle identification number (VIN #) or code.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle registration information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle insurance information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle maintenance information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises vehicle operator and/or ownership information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle information comprises special/access/parking permits.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is selected from a group consisting of:

an automobile, a truck, a bus, train, tractor, crane, a 2- or 3-wheel conveyance, or a motorcycle;

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said wireless means is selected from the group consisting of:

WLAN 802.11x and 802.16x standards;

Radio Frequency;

Bluetooth; and

Infra Red.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the ARCS unit of one vehicle has the capability of communicating to the ARCS unit of another vehicle under both defined and undefined emergency situations.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the defined and undefined emergency situation comprise of;

An accident;

An access violation;

A theft;

etc. . . .

12. The method according to claim 15, consisting of the ability to update vehicle-associated information.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle information is selected from the group consisting of:

vehicle identification number;

vehicle registration;

vehicle insurance;

vehicle ownership information;

vehicle operator information;

vehicle special/access/parking permits;

vehicle operator license endorsements and restriction information;

vehicle operators motor vehicle rules infraction history;

vehicle maintenance information; and

/or vehicle accident history information.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying the vehicle information within the ARCS mounted in the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing the vehicle information within the ARCS mounted in the vehicle.

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of recording the state of vehicle operations in conjunction with the automobile main computer system.