SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING VEHICLES AND COLLECTING FEES FOR VEHICLE USES OF LAND-WAYS, SEA-WAYS AND AIR-WAYS
First Claim
1. A method for identifying and tracking vehicles and collecting vehicle related tolls and fees and for monitoring vehicular regulatory compliance, comprising the steps of:
- (a) establishing a regional or international treaty, including at least the United States, Canada and Mexico;
(b) implanting a plurality of active and/or passive signaling devices on every vehicle, to include cars, boats and aircrafts, that operate or enter into the territory governed by the United States, Canada, Mexico or other participating countries;
(c) issuing a mandatory unique (VIN) vehicle identification code for each vehicle by a central registration agency, said code associated with at least the vehicle'"'"'s VIN vehicle identification number and with the registered owner/or owners of said vehicle;
(d) associating said VIN code with said signaling devices;
(e) inputting information concerning said vehicle to said central agency, said information including vehicle title, insurance, driver'"'"'s license information, vehicle safety inspection, exhaust emissions control, and a chronology of accident reports;
(f) establishing an account at said central agency, said account not requiring a subscription;
(g) providing vehicle identification code scanner or readers in satellite scanners equipped with global positioning systems in sky and on-ground scanners positioned on transportation pathways;
(h) reading said identification code with said vehicle code readers at periodic intervals when vehicle is stationary and each time the vehicle passes the scanner on the transportation pathway;
(i) communicating said identification code with a date, a time and a vehicle geographical location to said central agency;
(j) using said code to charge relevant fees against said account incurred by said vehicle for transportation pathways'"'"' use during a period of time; and
(k) issuing a periodic report of said account to the title owner of the vehicle containing identifications of time, place, fee charges and account balances.
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A method for identifying and tracking vehicles and for monitoring vehicular regulatory compliance and collecting vehicle related fees includes the steps of implanting a plurality of passive bar-code or active transponder-type signaling devices on every vehicle, including cars, boats and aircrafts, registered in the United States, Canada and Mexico and those of foreign registry allowed to operate within the tri-national borders by regional or international treaty agreement; issuing a mandatory unique VIN ID vehicle identification code for each vehicle by a central registration agency, said code associated identically with the vehicle'"'"'s VIN vehicle identification number and with the registered owner/owners of the vehicle; associating said VIN ID code with said signaling devices; inputting information concerning said vehicle to said central agency, said information comprising vehicle title, insurance, driver license information, accident history, vehicular inspection and emissions; establishing an account at said central agency, said account not requiring a subscription; providing vehicle VIN code scanner/readers in selected areas in the sky and on the ground near the entry of a transportation pathway; reading said VIN ID identification code with said vehicle code scanner/readers; communicating said identification VIN ID code and a date and time and geographical location to said central agency; using said VIN ID code to charge said account with a relevant fee incurred by said vehicle during a period of time; and issuing a periodic report to the title owner/owners of the vehicle containing identifications of the time, the place, the fee charges and the account balance.
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4 Claims
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1. A method for identifying and tracking vehicles and collecting vehicle related tolls and fees and for monitoring vehicular regulatory compliance, comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a regional or international treaty, including at least the United States, Canada and Mexico; (b) implanting a plurality of active and/or passive signaling devices on every vehicle, to include cars, boats and aircrafts, that operate or enter into the territory governed by the United States, Canada, Mexico or other participating countries; (c) issuing a mandatory unique (VIN) vehicle identification code for each vehicle by a central registration agency, said code associated with at least the vehicle'"'"'s VIN vehicle identification number and with the registered owner/or owners of said vehicle; (d) associating said VIN code with said signaling devices; (e) inputting information concerning said vehicle to said central agency, said information including vehicle title, insurance, driver'"'"'s license information, vehicle safety inspection, exhaust emissions control, and a chronology of accident reports; (f) establishing an account at said central agency, said account not requiring a subscription; (g) providing vehicle identification code scanner or readers in satellite scanners equipped with global positioning systems in sky and on-ground scanners positioned on transportation pathways; (h) reading said identification code with said vehicle code readers at periodic intervals when vehicle is stationary and each time the vehicle passes the scanner on the transportation pathway; (i) communicating said identification code with a date, a time and a vehicle geographical location to said central agency; (j) using said code to charge relevant fees against said account incurred by said vehicle for transportation pathways'"'"' use during a period of time; and (k) issuing a periodic report of said account to the title owner of the vehicle containing identifications of time, place, fee charges and account balances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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