METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE RECHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND DETECTING STOLEN VEHICLES AND VEHICULAR COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. A method of identifying stolen vehicular components during a re-powering process, the method comprising:
- coupling a power input member of a vehicle to a power output member of a Power Provider, the Power Provider being configured to transfer a potential energy medium to vehicles; and
transmitting at least one information signal from the vehicle to the Power Provider.
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Abstract
In a system for preventing automobile theft, select automotive components are embedded with digital information and devices, including a unique public key, a unique private key, a decryption/encryption module, and a network address. Upon assembly of a vehicle, the components form addressable nodes of that vehicle. Relevant digital information of all components is recorded in a proprietary, highly secure data base at the time of manufacture, and updated for vehicular repairs. Only registered agents may access the data base or submit updates to the federal network. During refueling or re-charging of a vehicle, a digital handshake compares public keys of the vehicular components to the proprietary data base, and confirms the integrity of at least some components by a public-key/private-key challenge and response. If components have been reported stolen, or other irregularities are detected in the vehicle'"'"'s network of components during the hand shake process, the vehicle is disabled, and a message is automatically transmitted to one or more law enforcement agencies, identifying the vehicle and its location.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of identifying stolen vehicular components during a re-powering process, the method comprising:
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coupling a power input member of a vehicle to a power output member of a Power Provider, the Power Provider being configured to transfer a potential energy medium to vehicles; and transmitting at least one information signal from the vehicle to the Power Provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of identifying a stolen vehicle during a re-powering process, the method comprising:
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coupling a power input member of a vehicle to a power output member of a Power Provider, the Power Provider being configured to transfer a potential energy medium to vehicles; and transmitting a digital ID of the vehicle to the Power Provider; searching a data base for a data-base-value matching the digital ID; and ascertaining a theft status of the data-base-value matching the digital ID. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of identifying one or more stolen vehicular components of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first public digital ID corresponding to a first vehicular component, from a vehicle to a theft detection system; searching a data base of the theft detection system for a value matching the first public digital ID; transmitting a challenge value from the theft detection system to the vehicle; generating a first response value from a vehicular component; and transmitting the response value from the vehicle to the theft detection system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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