Motor vehicle documents

• US 20050283617A1
• Filed: 05/18/2005
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: L-1 Secure Credentialing, LLC (Advent International Corporation)
• Original Assignee: L-1 Secure Credentialing, LLC (Advent International Corporation)
• Inventors: Davis, Bruce L.
• Application Number:
  US11/132,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20050283617A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/182
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/229 Hierarchy of users of accounts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/355 Personalisation of cards for use
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/016 After-sales
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/41 with means for the generation of identity documents
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/25 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861

Abstract

A variety of technologies are detailed that can be employed by state departments of motor vehicles (DMVs), and other agencies, e.g., to reduce customer wait time and otherwise improve customer satisfaction, to streamline workflow, and to enhance security.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle registration document, characterized by being printed on a substrate sized for fitting with credit cards in a user'"'"'s wallet or purse, wherein if the vehicle is stolen, it likely will not also include said document.

2. The document of claim 1, further characterized by indicia submitted by the user and printed on the document, enhancing the aesthetic value of the document to the user.

3. The document of claim 2, wherein said user-submitted indicia is serves as a covert carrier of auxiliary data.

4. The document of claim 2, wherein said auxiliary data relates to at least one of:

document number, user name, user address, user date of birth, user hair color, or state of issuance.

5. The document of claim 1, further characterized by a photo of a family member submitted by the user and printed on the document.

6. The document of claim 1, further comprising a data carrier conveying information that serves to logically link the document to a different data carrier that resides with the vehicle or the user.

7. The document of claim 6, wherein said information serves to logically link the document to data carried on a physical component of the vehicle.

8. The document of claim 6, wherein said information serves to logically link the document to at least one of:

a user'"'"'s driver license, a user'"'"'s social security card, a user'"'"'s credit or debit card;

or a user'"'"'s paper bank check.

9. A motor vehicle registration credentialing arrangement including one first portion, and at least one second portion, the first portion being adapted for storage in the vehicle to which the registration relates, the second portion being printed on a substrate sized for fitting with credit cards in a user'"'"'s wallet or purse, the first and second portions having data logically linking the two portions together, wherein proof of proper vehicle registration requires presentation of both portions, and checking that said data logically links said portions in a predetermined manner.

10. The arrangement of claim 9 including two second portions, one maintained by a first family member and a second maintained by a second family member, wherein either family member can establish proper registration of the vehicle.