COMMUNICATING STATUSES OF VEHICLES

• US 20130088345A1
• Filed: 10/11/2011
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: V Track Id, Inc.
• Original Assignee: V Track Id, Inc.
• Inventors: Roesner, Bruce B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,902,082 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag

Abstract

In some implementations, a method for wirelessly communicating with the processor of a vehicle includes receiving, from a status module in a vehicle, a value for a dynamic attribute of the vehicle. The value for the dynamic attribute is wirelessly transmitted, from the vehicle, to a Radio Frequency (RF) reader.

Claims

1. A system for wirelessly communicating with the processor of a vehicle, comprising:

a processor connected to a status module in a vehicle and configured to receive, from the status module, a value for a dynamic attribute of the vehicle;

an antenna; and

a transceiver connected to the antenna and the processor and configured to wirelessly communicate the value for the dynamic attribute to a Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) reader.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured to demodulate and modulate a carrier signal.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

a demodulator configured to demodulate the received signal; and

an amplifier connected to the demodulator and configured to amplify the wirelessly communications.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the status module includes a sensor configured to detect the value for the dynamic attribute.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an odometer, a Global Positioning System (GPS), or a speedometer.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a converter connected to the transceiver and the processor and configured to convert between serial data and parallel data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the transceiver includes a plurality of antennas each of the antennas configured to communicate using a different frequency.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising an RFID module connected to the antenna in parallel with the transceiver and configured to wirelessly communicate with the RF reader.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive, from the RF reader, a notification for a user of the vehicle of one or more conditions.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the notification indicates that the value for the dynamic attribute violates one or more criteria, and the processor further configured to automatically notify the user in response to at least the violation.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the notification comprises at least one of an audio notification or a visual notification.

12. A method for wirelessly communicating with the processor of a vehicle, comprising:

receiving, from a status module in a vehicle, a value for a dynamic attribute of the vehicle; and

wirelessly transmitting, from the vehicle, the value for the dynamic attribute to a Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) reader.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a baseband signal form a processor of the vehicle identifying the value of the dynamic attributed; and

modulating the baseband signal to a RF signal identifying the value of the dynamic attributed.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the baseband signal comprises a first baseband signal, further comprising:

wirelessly receiving an RF signal from the RF reader;

demodulating the received signal to a second baseband signal; and

amplifying the second baseband signal.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the value comprises a signal from a sensor included in the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an odometer, a Global Positioning System (GPS), or a speedometer.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising converting from parallel data to serial data prior to wirelessly transmitting the value to the RF reader.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the RIFD reader comprises a first RF reader, and the value is transmitted using a first frequency, the method further comprising communicating with a second RF reader using a second frequency different from the first frequency.

19. The method of claim 12, receiving, from the RF reader, a notification for a user of the vehicle of one or more conditions.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the notification indicates that the value for the dynamic attribute violates one or more criteria, the method further comprising automatically notifying the user in response to at least the violation.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the notification comprises at least one of an audio notification or a visual notification.