METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SELECTIVELY ENABLING A VEHICLE BY WAY OF A PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a first wireless communication circuit coupled to the processor, the first wireless communication circuit configured to receive, from an operations center remotely located with respect to a vehicle, a message comprising an alert concerning a payment event;
a second wireless communication circuit, distinct from the first wireless communication circuit, coupled to the processor, the second wireless communication circuit configured to relay the alert to a wireless device; and
the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;
disable the vehicle responsive to a first command from the operations center, the first command received across the first wireless communication circuit using a first communication protocoldisable the vehicle responsive to a second command from the operations center, the second command relayed through the wireless device across the second wireless communication circuit using a second communication protocol; and
disable the vehicle when the wireless device is not communicatively coupled to the onboard device.
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Abstract
A system. The system includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, a first wireless communication circuit coupled to the processor. The first wireless communication circuit is configured to receive, from an operations center remotely located with respect to a vehicle, a message comprising an alert concerning a payment event. The system also includes a second wireless communication circuit, distinct from the first wireless communication circuit, coupled to the processor. The second wireless communication circuit is configured to relay the alert to a wireless device. The memory stores a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: disable the vehicle responsive to a first command from the operations center, the first command received across the first wireless communication circuit using a first communication protocol, disable the vehicle responsive to a second command from the operations center, the second command relayed through the wireless device across the second wireless communication circuit using a second communication protocol, and disable the vehicle when the wireless device is not communicatively coupled to the onboard device.
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40 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a first wireless communication circuit coupled to the processor, the first wireless communication circuit configured to receive, from an operations center remotely located with respect to a vehicle, a message comprising an alert concerning a payment event; a second wireless communication circuit, distinct from the first wireless communication circuit, coupled to the processor, the second wireless communication circuit configured to relay the alert to a wireless device; and the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to; disable the vehicle responsive to a first command from the operations center, the first command received across the first wireless communication circuit using a first communication protocol disable the vehicle responsive to a second command from the operations center, the second command relayed through the wireless device across the second wireless communication circuit using a second communication protocol; and disable the vehicle when the wireless device is not communicatively coupled to the onboard device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system comprising:
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a wireless device configured to communicate with other devices by way of a wireless communication network; and an onboard device located on a vehicle, the onboard device comprising; a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a first wireless communications circuit coupled to the processor, the first wireless communication circuit configured to receive, from an operations center remotely located with respect to the vehicle, a message comprising an alert concerning a payment event; a second wireless communication circuit, first wireless communication circuit coupled to the processor, the second wireless communication circuit configured to relay the alert to the wireless device via the wireless network; and the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to; disable the vehicle responsive to a first command from the operations center, the first command received across the first wireless communication circuit; disable the vehicle responsive to a second command from the operations center, the second command relayed through the wireless device across the second wireless communication circuit; and disable the vehicle when the wireless device is not communicatively coupled to the onboard device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for relaying an alert concerning a trigger event to a user, comprising:
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at an operations center, detecting a trigger event; transmitting a message from the operations center to a device located onboard a vehicle, the message comprising an alert concerning the trigger event, the onboard device being adapted to selectively disable the vehicle; at the onboard device, relaying the alert to a wireless device via a wireless network, the wireless device being portable and movable with respect to the vehicle; outputting, at the wireless device, an indication of the alert to notify a user of the trigger event; and wherein the onboard device is configured to disable the vehicle when the wireless device is not communicatively coupled to the onboard device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for relaying an alert concerning a trigger event to a user, comprising:
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at an operations center, detecting a trigger event; transmitting a message from the operations center to a wireless device, the message comprising an alert concerning the trigger event, the wireless device being portable and movable with respect to the vehicle; at the wireless device, relaying the alert, via a wireless network, to a device located onboard a vehicle, the onboard device being adapted to selectively disable the vehicle; outputting, at the wireless device, an indication of the alert to notify a user of the trigger event; and wherein the onboard device is configured to disable the vehicle when the wireless device is not communicatively coupled to the onboard device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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