Vehicle transportation tracking
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1. A method comprising:
- when transporting a vehicle, using a hand-held wireless device toscan vehicle identifying information from the vehicle,enter to the device information about the transportation, andsend the identifying information and the information about the transportation toa server;
receiving the identifying information and the information about the transportation; and
upon receiving the information, transmitting a record about the transportation.
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Abstract
When transporting a vehicle, a hand-held wireless device is used to scan vehicle identifying information from the vehicle, information about the delivery is entered to the device, and the identifying information and the information about the transportation are sent to a server. The identifying information and the information about the transportation are received. Upon receiving the information, a record about the transportation is transmitted.
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1. A method comprising:
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when transporting a vehicle, using a hand-held wireless device to scan vehicle identifying information from the vehicle, enter to the device information about the transportation, and send the identifying information and the information about the transportation to a server; receiving the identifying information and the information about the transportation; and upon receiving the information, transmitting a record about the transportation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communications interface, a first input device comprising one or more of a bar code scanner and an RFID tag reader, a second input device, a display, a processor, and a memory; in which the memory contains instructions that cause the processor to; receive first data from the first input device that identifies a vehicle, interpret the first data as a vehicle identification number (VIN), retrieve information relating the VIN to information associated with the vehicle, display the VIN and the information on the display, receive second data from the second input device relating to the vehicle, and use the wireless communications interface to transmit the first and second data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium containing instructions to cause a computer to
receive from a first network interface first information comprising an identification of a vehicle and a destination, transmit on a second network interface at least a part of the first information, receive on the second network interface second information comprising an identification of the vehicle, an indication that the vehicle has been received for shipment, and an indication of whether the vehicle has any damage, receive on the second network interface third information comprising an identification of the vehicle and indication that the vehicle has been delivered, and transmit on the first network interface information comprising an indication that the vehicle has been delivered.
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