Vehicle speed control device

• US 20070046490A1
• Filed: 08/25/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Irene Booth
• Original Assignee: Irene Booth
• Inventors: Booth, Irene
• Application Number:
  US11/211,393
• Publication Number:
  US 20070046490A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.690
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 7/18 operated by wayside apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096725 where the received information generates an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle speed control device for remotely controlling the speed of a vehicle has receiver device coupled to the vehicle that receives a speed control signal, A processor device is coupled to the receiver device and to a computer control system of the vehicle. The processor device receives the speed control signal from the receiver and sends a signal to the computer control system of the vehicle to control the speed of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle speed control device for remotely controlling the speed of a vehicle comprising:

a receiver device coupled to the vehicle that receives a speed control signal; and

a processor device coupled to said receiver device and to a computer control system of the vehicle, said processor device receiving said speed control signal from said receiver and sending a signal to said computer control system of the vehicle to control the speed of the vehicle.

2. The vehicle speed control device of claim 1 further comprising a filter device coupled to said receiver device and to said processor device, said filter device determining whether said speed control signal substantially matches a determined speed control signal.

3. The vehicle speed control device of claim 1 wherein the computer control system of the vehicle comprises an On-Board Diagnostic II system.

4. The vehicle speed control device of claim 1 further comprising a memory device coupled to said processor device, said memory device for storing vehicle speed control device use data.

5. The vehicle speed control device of claim 1 wherein said processor device retrieves data from said memory device modifying processor device output based on prior use of said vehicle speed control device.