WIRELESS ASSET MANAGEMENT AND DEMAND FLOOR PLAN AUDIT SYSTEM

• US 20110227709A1
• Filed: 03/17/2010
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brian Story
• Original Assignee: Brian Story
• Inventors: Story, Brian
• Application Number:
  US12/726,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20110227709A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.42
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0858 wherein the data carrier is removable

Abstract

Disclosed is a vehicle tracking and system for a vehicle dealerships, storage facilities and financial institutions. The vehicle tracking system includes wireless security apparatus that is coupled with a vehicles OBD-II system. The wireless security apparatus communicates with one or more GPS satellites to obtain location and other GPS generated data. The wireless security apparatus communications using radio-frequency signals and the internet to transfer the GPS data and vehicle OBD-II data to a service facility.

Claims

1. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institutions, which comprises the method:

Installing a specifically identified wireless security apparatus in specifically identified vehicle using the OBD-II receptacle, resulting in a monitored vehicle;

Periodically querying or interrogating wirelessly data parameters from the monitored vehicle, and

Said specifically identified wireless security apparatus transfer the data parameters wirelessly using radio-frequency signals and the internet to arrive at service facility;

2. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 1,

whereby one of the data parameters includes the vehicle identification number (VIN).

3. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 1,

whereby said transfer of data parameter using radio-frequency signals includes, in part, a cellular carrier wireless system.

4. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 2,

whereby the vehicle identification number is receive from the OBD-II system of the vehicle.

5. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 4,

whereby the vehicle identification number is transferred over the SAE J1850 VPW, SAE J1850 PPW or the ISO 9141 port.

6. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 1,

whereby said data parameters include the vehicle'"'"'s condition.

7. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 1,

whereby said data parameters include the vehicle'"'"'s use for actual road demonstrations.

8. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 1, further comprising the method of said wireless security apparatus wirelessly communicating with one or more GPS satellites resulting in GPS location data.

9. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 8, whereby location data can be determined on a specific frequency and period.

10. A vehicle tracking and data system for a vehicle dealership, storage facility or financial institution as recite in claim 8,

whereby said GPS location data is part of the data parameters.