VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle monitoring system, comprising:
- an electronic access card, wherein said electronic access card includes memory and user identification information is stored in said memory, said user identification information is selected from the group consisting of a user name, a user social security number, a user address, user driving history, user criminal history, user insurance coverage information, vehicle information, at least one digital photograph of the user, user biometric information and a combination thereof;
a card reader for receiving said electronic access card and for reading said user identification information; and
a vehicle transceiver coupled to said card reader, wherein said vehicle transceiver transmits at least a portion of said user identification information to at least one of a monitoring station and a portable unit;
wherein said monitoring station and said portable unit each include a computer for displaying said user identification information.
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Abstract
A vehicle monitoring system. The system includes an electronic access card in which the electronic access card stores information associated with a user of the electronic access card, a card reader for receiving the electronic access card and for reading the associated information and a vehicle transceiver coupled to the card reader. The vehicle transceiver transmits at least a portion of the associated information to at least one of a monitoring station and a portable unit. The monitoring station and the portable unit each include a computer for displaying the associated information. In one arrangement, the card reader and the vehicle transceiver can be mounted in a vehicle, and the vehicle transceiver can transmit the associated information from any vehicle having the card reader and the vehicle transceiver. In addition, the portable unit can be a law enforcement mobile unit.
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26 Claims
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1. A vehicle monitoring system, comprising:
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an electronic access card, wherein said electronic access card includes memory and user identification information is stored in said memory, said user identification information is selected from the group consisting of a user name, a user social security number, a user address, user driving history, user criminal history, user insurance coverage information, vehicle information, at least one digital photograph of the user, user biometric information and a combination thereof;
a card reader for receiving said electronic access card and for reading said user identification information; and
a vehicle transceiver coupled to said card reader, wherein said vehicle transceiver transmits at least a portion of said user identification information to at least one of a monitoring station and a portable unit;
wherein said monitoring station and said portable unit each include a computer for displaying said user identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for monitoring a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic access card with memory;
storing user identification information in the memory of the electronic access card, wherein said user identification information is selected from at least one of the group consisting of a user name, a user social security number, a user address, user driving history, user criminal history, user insurance coverage information, vehicle information, at least one digital photograph of the user, user biometric information and a combination thereof;
reading the user identification information;
transmitting at least a portion of the user identification information from a vehicle transceiver to at least one of a monitoring station and a portable unit; and
displaying the user identification information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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