System and method for authorizing a person to drive a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for authorizing a user of a tractor-trailer to drive said tractor-trailer out of a plurality of vehicles, said vehicles being tractors and trailers, said system comprising:
- modules located on each of said vehicles, and systems of said vehicle being uniquely associated with said module located on the vehicle, each of said modules being provided with a transceiver, modules located on tractors being tractor modules and modules being located on trailers being trailer modules;
a unique code being associated with each user of said system; and
a central station, said central station being adapted to send to said modules the unique code of the user authorized to drive said tractor-trailer, so that upon receipt of said code, said modules enable said user to drive said tractor-trailer.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for authorizing a user of a tractor-trailer to drive the tractor-trailer out of a plurality of tractors and trailers. The system comprises modules such as tractor modules and trailer modules. Each module comprises a user interface and a transceiver. A tractor module is located in each of the tractors and is uniquely associated with that tractor. The tractor module is also operatively associated with systems of that tractor. A trailer module is located in each of the trailers and is uniquely associated with that trailer. The trailer module is also operatively associated with systems of the trailer. In the system, a unique code is associated with each user and a central station sends this unique code to the modules, so that the modules enable the user to drive the tractor with the trailer.
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1. A system for authorizing a user of a tractor-trailer to drive said tractor-trailer out of a plurality of vehicles, said vehicles being tractors and trailers, said system comprising:
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modules located on each of said vehicles, and systems of said vehicle being uniquely associated with said module located on the vehicle, each of said modules being provided with a transceiver, modules located on tractors being tractor modules and modules being located on trailers being trailer modules;
a unique code being associated with each user of said system; and
a central station, said central station being adapted to send to said modules the unique code of the user authorized to drive said tractor-trailer, so that upon receipt of said code, said modules enable said user to drive said tractor-trailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A system according to claim 19, wherein said external clearance system is a customs system.
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21. A method for permitting a user to drive a tractor-trailer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing said user with a unique code;
(b) providing a tractor module;
(c) providing a trailer module;
(d) with a central station, sending to said tractor module and said trailer module said unique code of said user;
(e) said user sending to said tractor module and said trailer module said unique code;
(f) at said trailer module and said tractor module, comparing said code received by said central station and by said user;
(g) enabling said user to drive said tractor associated with said trailer when said codes match. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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