METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, TRANSMITTING, AND VERIFYING VEHICLE EMISSIONS TESTING DATA
First Claim
1. A system for vehicle emissions testing, comprising:
- at least one central data storage location; and
a plurality of OBD scanning devices, each such OBD scanning device adapted for connection to an OBDII system of a vehicle to interrogate and collect certain information and data from the OBDII system of the vehicle, and further including;
a means for encoding the collected information and data into an alphanumeric character string for subsequent evaluation at said central data storage location, and a visual display for displaying said alphanumeric character string;
wherein, once certain information and data has been collected from the OBDII system of the vehicle as part of an inspection and said alphanumeric character string has been displayed on said visual display, said alphanumeric character string can be recorded and communicated to said central data storage location for evaluation to determine (a)whether the inspection was valid, and (b) whether the vehicle passed or failed the inspection.
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Abstract
A vehicle emissions inspection commences when a vehicle owner connects an OBD scanning device to the OBDII system of the vehicle. Once the OBD scanning device is connected, it interrogates the vehicle to solicit the necessary information and data from the OBDII system of the vehicle. After the necessary information and data has been collected from the vehicle'"'"'s OBDII system, it is encoded and encrypted into a alphanumeric character string displayed on the OBD scanning device. This alphanumeric character string is then reported to a central data storage location for evaluation and determination as to whether the inspection was valid and whether the vehicle passed or failed its inspection.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for vehicle emissions testing, comprising:
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at least one central data storage location; and
a plurality of OBD scanning devices, each such OBD scanning device adapted for connection to an OBDII system of a vehicle to interrogate and collect certain information and data from the OBDII system of the vehicle, and further including;
a means for encoding the collected information and data into an alphanumeric character string for subsequent evaluation at said central data storage location, and a visual display for displaying said alphanumeric character string;
wherein, once certain information and data has been collected from the OBDII system of the vehicle as part of an inspection and said alphanumeric character string has been displayed on said visual display, said alphanumeric character string can be recorded and communicated to said central data storage location for evaluation to determine (a)whether the inspection was valid, and (b) whether the vehicle passed or failed the inspection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for vehicle emissions testing, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one central data storage location;
providing an individual with an OBD scanning device adapted for connection to an OBDII system of a vehicle to perform an inspection, said OBD scanning device interrogating and collecting information and data from the vehicle, encoding the collected information and data into an alphanumeric character string for subsequent evaluation at said central data storage location, and displaying said alphanumeric character string; and
providing a means by which the individual can communicate said alphanumeric character string to said central data storage location for evaluation to determine (a)whether the inspection was valid, and (b) whether the vehicle passed or failed the inspection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for vehicle emissions testing, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one central data storage location;
providing an individual with an OBD scanning device adapted for connection to an OBDII system of a vehicle to perform an inspection, said OBD scanning device interrogating and collecting information and data from the vehicle, generating a first alphanumeric character string to uniquely identify the inspection, encoding the collected information and data into a second alphanumeric character string for subsequent evaluation at said central data storage location, displaying said second alphanumeric character string, displaying said first alphanumeric character string; and
providing a means by which the individual can communicate said first and second alphanumeric character strings to said central data storage location for evaluation to determine (a) whether the inspection was valid, and (b) whether the vehicle passed or failed the inspection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A scanning device adapted for connection to an OBDII system of a vehicle to perform an emissions inspection of the vehicle, wherein said scanning device:
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generates a first alphanumeric character string to uniquely identify the inspection;
interrogates and collects information and data from the vehicle;
encodes the collected information and data into a second alphanumeric character string for subsequent evaluation at said central data storage location;
displays said second alphanumeric character string; and
displays said first alphanumeric character string. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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