CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL TOWING ADMINISTRATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20080228512A1
• Filed: 12/10/2007
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Keith Lancaster, Keith Raterink, Kenneth Lancaster, Lawrence Estes, Michael Calkins
• Original Assignee: Keith Lancaster, Keith Raterink, Kenneth Lancaster, Lawrence Estes, Michael Calkins
• Inventors: Lancaster, Kenneth, Raterink, Keith, Calkins, Michael, Estes, Lawrence, Lancaster, Keith
• Application Number:
  US11/953,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20080228512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

Systems, computer programs, and methods for managing information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles are disclosed. The systems include a database for storing information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles, wherein at least one of the plurality of vehicles are non-consent tows and a plurality of user interfaces. Each user interface is configured to manage one or more pieces of information regarding one or more of the plurality of vehicles.

Claims

1. A system for managing information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles, including:

a database for storing information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles, wherein at least one of the plurality of vehicles are non-consent tows; and

a plurality of user interfaces, each user interface configured to manage one or more pieces of information regarding one or more of the plurality of vehicles.

2. The system of claim 1, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a vehicle owner user interface configured to search for a vehicle; and

where the database is configured to search for a vehicle based, at least in part, on information from the vehicle owner user interface.

3. The system of claim 2, where the vehicle owner interface is further configured to perform error checking of input information.

4. The system of claim 3, where when performing error checking the vehicle owner interface is further configured to determine one or more possible Vehicle Identification Numbers.

5. The system of claim 1, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a tow user interface configured to receive input information regarding a towed vehicle; and

where the database is configured to store the received input information regarding the towed vehicle.

6. The system of claim 1, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a storage lot operator interface configured to search for information regarding one or more vehicles at a storage lot; and

where the database is configured to perform a search based, at least in part, on the information from the storage lot operator interface.

7. The system of claim 1, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a storage lot operator interface configured to update information regarding one or more vehicles at a storage lot; and

where the database is configured to update information regarding one or more vehicles at the storage lot based, at least in part, on information from the storage lot operator interface.

8. A computer program, stored in a tangible medium for managing information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles, including executable instructions to cause at least one processor to:

store information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles, wherein at least one of the plurality of vehicles are non-consent tows; and

provide a plurality of user interfaces, each user interface configured to perform one or more operations on one or more pieces of information regarding one or more of the plurality of vehicles.

9. The computer program of claim 8, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

provide a vehicle owner user interface configured to search for a vehicle; and

where the computer program further comprises executable instructions that case the at least one processor to search for a vehicle based, at least in part, on information from the vehicle owner user interface.

10. The computer program of claim 8, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a tow user interface configured to receive input information regarding a towed vehicle; and

where the database is configured to store the received input information regarding the towed vehicle.

11. The computer program of claim 8, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a storage lot operator interface configured to search for information regarding one or more vehicles at a storage lot; and

where the computer program further comprises executable instructions that case the at least one processor to search based, at least in part, on the information from the storage lot operator interface.

12. The computer program of claim 8, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a storage lot operator interface configured to update information regarding one or more vehicles at a storage lot; and

where the computer program further comprises executable instructions that case the at least one processor to update information regarding one or more vehicles at the storage lot based, at least in part, on information from the storage lot operator interface.

13. A method for managing information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles, comprising:

storing information corresponding to a plurality of vehicles, wherein at least one of the plurality of vehicles are non-consent tows; and

providing a plurality of user interfaces, each user interface configured to perform one or more operations on one or more pieces of information regarding one or more of the plurality of vehicles.

14. The method of claim 13, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

provide a vehicle owner user interface configured to search for a vehicle; and

where the method further comprises searching for a vehicle based, at least in part, on information from the vehicle owner user interface.

15. The method of claim 13, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a tow user interface configured to receive input information regarding a towed vehicle; and

where the method further comprises storing the received input information regarding the towed vehicle.

16. The method of claim 13, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a storage lot operator interface configured to search for information regarding one or more vehicles at a storage lot; and

where the method further comprises searching based, at least in part, on the information from the storage lot operator interface.

17. The method of claim 13, where the plurality of user interfaces includes:

a storage lot operator interface configured to update information regarding one or more vehicles at a storage lot; and

where the method further comprises updating information regarding one or more vehicles at the storage lot based, at least in part, on information from the storage lot operator interface.