ELECTRONIC LICENSE PLATE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An electronic license plate and information processing system, comprising:
- a license plate assembly adapted for secured attachment to a vehicle;
at least one data and command source;
a control server interposed between said license plate assembly and said at least one data and command source, said control server effecting transmission of data and commands with said license plate assembly and said data and command source; and
wherein said license plate assembly is dynamic and interactive, responding to data and commands from said data and command source through said control server to effect a controlled publication thereon.
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Abstract
An electronic license plate and information processing system allows for a vehicle license plate to serve not only the purpose of identifying a specifically associated vehicle, but to also serve as a media for publishing temporal messages specifically associated with the vehicle or its locale. A license plate assembly consisting of a microprocessor chip in communication with a radio frequency transponder serves to control a light emitting diode matrix or other similar display and to publish messages therethrough in accordance with data and commands received from the transponder. The various information sources, including a department of motor vehicles, law enforcement, insurance records, and public service agencies are capable of communicating with the electronic license plate through encrypted transmission. The control server is interposed between these various sources and the interactive license plate for effecting the desired transmission and receipt of data and commands. The license plate assembly itself is tamper resistant and tamper evident. With the license plate assembly being dynamic and interactive, its capabilities for publishing information and messages under control of various authorized sources is extensive.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic license plate and information processing system, comprising:
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a license plate assembly adapted for secured attachment to a vehicle; at least one data and command source; a control server interposed between said license plate assembly and said at least one data and command source, said control server effecting transmission of data and commands with said license plate assembly and said data and command source; and wherein said license plate assembly is dynamic and interactive, responding to data and commands from said data and command source through said control server to effect a controlled publication thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16)
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14. A method for regulating and controlling the publication of information on a dynamic interactive vehicle license plate, comprising;
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transmitting information from an information source to a control server; transmitting said information from said control server to the dynamic interactive vehicle license plate; and publishing a display on said dynamic interactive vehicle license plate in response to said information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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