Onboard Starter-Interrupt Device Incorporating Wireless Personal Area Network
First Claim
1. In a system for relaying an alert concerning a trigger event to a user, an onboard device located on a vehicle, the onboard device comprising:
- a wireless communications interface for receiving, from an operations center remotely located with respect to the vehicle, a message comprising an alert concerning a trigger event;
a personal area network interface for relaying the alert to a wireless device via a personal area network; and
a processor, adapted to selectively disable the vehicle responsive to commands from at least one of the operations center and the wireless device.
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Abstract
An onboard starter-interrupt device uses a Personal Area Network (PAN) to facilitate communication between a wireless device (such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA)) and the onboard device (also referred to interchangeably as a vehicle control device or a payment enforcement device) installed on a vehicle. The PAN can be implemented using, for example, the well-known Bluetooth protocol. The use of a PAN avoids the need for a visible keypad or other input device installed in the vehicle. The interface with the PAN also facilitates direct communication (including voice communication) using an existing cell phone. The interface with the PAN further allows a user or administrator to configure the operation of the onboard device using input/output components of the wireless device.
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22 Claims
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1. In a system for relaying an alert concerning a trigger event to a user, an onboard device located on a vehicle, the onboard device comprising:
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a wireless communications interface for receiving, from an operations center remotely located with respect to the vehicle, a message comprising an alert concerning a trigger event; a personal area network interface for relaying the alert to a wireless device via a personal area network; and a processor, adapted to selectively disable the vehicle responsive to commands from at least one of the operations center and the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A system for relaying an alert concerning a trigger event to a user, comprising:
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a wireless device; and an onboard device located on a vehicle, the onboard device comprising; a wireless communications interface for receiving, from an operations center remotely located with respect to the vehicle, a message comprising an alert concerning a trigger event; a personal area network interface for relaying the alert to the wireless device via a personal area network; and a processor, adapted to selectively disable the vehicle responsive to commands from at least one of the operations center and the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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