Mechanism to Monitor Vehicle Miles Traveled
First Claim
1. An appliance to control the actual miles traveled by a vehicle, comprising:
- a system that measures the distance traveled of a vehicle, which is integrated into the vehicle;
a mobile communication system for wireless transmission, which is integrated into the vehicle and which is identifiable by a unique identification number and can transmit data from the vehicle to a recipient;
a stationary database system equipped with a retrieval interface to facilitate communication with the communication system integrated in the vehicle and performing storage and retrieval of the data; and
an interface that enables the stationary and mobile communication system to store and retrieve vehicle-specific data from and to the stationary database system when the identification number associated to a specific vehicle is provided.
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Abstract
A device for checking the running performance of a motor vehicle, which can have at least the following components: a system for measuring a distance of a motor vehicle which is integrated in a motor vehicle, a vehicle communication system for wireless data transmission, where the system is identifiable by a unique identification number of the motor vehicle, and data may be transmitted from the vehicle to a receiver, a stationary database system for storing and providing data, which is equipped with a receiver that allows communication with the in-vehicle communication system, and an interface which allows stationary and mobile communication terminal system.
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15 Claims
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1. An appliance to control the actual miles traveled by a vehicle, comprising:
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a system that measures the distance traveled of a vehicle, which is integrated into the vehicle; a mobile communication system for wireless transmission, which is integrated into the vehicle and which is identifiable by a unique identification number and can transmit data from the vehicle to a recipient; a stationary database system equipped with a retrieval interface to facilitate communication with the communication system integrated in the vehicle and performing storage and retrieval of the data; and an interface that enables the stationary and mobile communication system to store and retrieve vehicle-specific data from and to the stationary database system when the identification number associated to a specific vehicle is provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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