Mobile asset data management system
First Claim
1. A method for providing access to a mobile asset using an access control device coupled to the mobile asset to selectively control whether the mobile asset is enabled for operation, the method comprising:
- storing, in the access control device, approved operator data which identifies a group of one or more approved asset operators who are permitted to operate that mobile asset, the stored data further comprising authorization condition data associated with the group of approved asset operators, the authorization condition data specifying certain environmental conditions which must exist in order for the mobile asset to be enabled for operation;
receiving, by the access control device, from an accessing operator an operator identifier;
comparing, by the access control device, the received operator identifier to the stored approved operator data in order to confirm that the accessing operator is one of the group of approved asset operators;
comparing, by the access control device, a current environmental condition for the mobile asset to the authorization condition data in order to confirm that the specified certain environmental conditions for the group of approved asset operators to which the accessing operator belongs have been met; and
controlling the mobile asset to be enabled for operation by the accessing operator if the comparisons are satisfied.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for preventing unauthorized use of a mobile asset are described. The method for providing access to the mobile asset can include providing a control device on the mobile asset. The control device is in communication with the mobile asset to selectively control whether the mobile asset is enabled for operation. The method also includes storing data in the control device that identifies a group of potential operators who are permitted to operate that mobile asset. This stored data includes unique password data for each potential operator in the permitted group. Further, the method includes receiving an identifier and password from an accessing operator and comparing by the control device of the received identifier to the stored data to order confirm that the accessing operator is a potential operator. Moreover, the method includes comparing by the received password to the stored data in order to confirm that the password matches the unique password data, and, if the comparisons are satisfied, controlling the mobile asset to be enabled for operation by the accessing operator.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing access to a mobile asset using an access control device coupled to the mobile asset to selectively control whether the mobile asset is enabled for operation, the method comprising:
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storing, in the access control device, approved operator data which identifies a group of one or more approved asset operators who are permitted to operate that mobile asset, the stored data further comprising authorization condition data associated with the group of approved asset operators, the authorization condition data specifying certain environmental conditions which must exist in order for the mobile asset to be enabled for operation; receiving, by the access control device, from an accessing operator an operator identifier; comparing, by the access control device, the received operator identifier to the stored approved operator data in order to confirm that the accessing operator is one of the group of approved asset operators; comparing, by the access control device, a current environmental condition for the mobile asset to the authorization condition data in order to confirm that the specified certain environmental conditions for the group of approved asset operators to which the accessing operator belongs have been met; and controlling the mobile asset to be enabled for operation by the accessing operator if the comparisons are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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