METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE WIRELESS TRACKING AND CONTROL
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1. A method of verifying odometer readings in a vehicle comprising:
- (a) receiving a mileage indication from the vehicle'"'"'s odometer readings;
(b) measuring speed of the vehicle during a first time interval and calculating a mileage estimate for said first time interval;
(c) obtaining a secondary mileage estimate by adding the mileage estimate for the first time interval to a cumulative mileage estimate for a time period prior to the first time interval; and
(d) comparing the secondary mileage estimate with the odometer mileage to verify the vehicle'"'"'s odometer readings.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining a secondary mileage estimate for a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes measuring a travel speed of the vehicle over a period of time; integrating the current speed over said period of time to generate a secondary mileage estimate; and at least one of storing said secondary mileage estimate or transmitting said secondary mileage estimate to a server.
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1. A method of verifying odometer readings in a vehicle comprising:
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(a) receiving a mileage indication from the vehicle'"'"'s odometer readings; (b) measuring speed of the vehicle during a first time interval and calculating a mileage estimate for said first time interval; (c) obtaining a secondary mileage estimate by adding the mileage estimate for the first time interval to a cumulative mileage estimate for a time period prior to the first time interval; and (d) comparing the secondary mileage estimate with the odometer mileage to verify the vehicle'"'"'s odometer readings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing a secondary mileage estimate for a vehicle comprising:
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circuitry having at least one processor and a memory in communication with said processor; wherein said at least one processor is programmed with instructions to; (a) measure a travel speed of the vehicle over a first period of time, (b) integrate the travel speed over said first period to generate a mileage estimate for said first period, and (c) combine said mileage estimate for the first period with a cumulative mileage estimate for all times prior to the first period to obtain a secondary mileage estimate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for external monitoring of a vehicle'"'"'s diagnostic information comprising:
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(a) providing a transceiver connected to an electronic system of said vehicle, said transceiver configured for wireless communication; (b) querying the electronic system during a first time interval to obtain diagnostic information; (c) estimating the vehicle'"'"'s mileage at the end of said first time interval as a function of the vehicle'"'"'s speed during said first time interval; and (e) communicating the diagnostic information as a function of the estimated vehicle mileage to an external network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for monitoring a vehicle'"'"'s diagnostic information comprising:
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a circuitry in communication with the vehicle'"'"'s electronic system; a transmitter communicating with the circuitry and a remote network; and a memory for storing diagnostic information; wherein the circuitry is programmed with instructions to; (a) query the onboard diagnostic system during a first interval to obtain diagnostic information, (b) estimate the vehicle'"'"'s mileage at the end of said first time interval as a function of the vehicle'"'"'s speed during the first time interval and the vehicle'"'"'s cumulative mileage, and (c) store the queried diagnostic information as a function of the estimated vehicle mileage in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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